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Montana hurries to adopt Trump’s Medicaid work rules
Montana plans to be one of the first states to enforce President Donald Trump’s work mandate for Medicaid enrollee…
Flathead County sees 27th COVID-related death
The Flathead City-County Health Department confirmed one additional COVID-19-related death in Flathead County on Thursday, bringing the area’s total number of virus fatalities to 27.
Kalispell man convicted of rape in Gallatin County
A Kalispell man was recently convicted by a Gallatin County jury for raping a woman while she was drunk and unconscious.
The end of the line: A bugling bull, falling off Laverene and the ride out
The sound of rain hitting the tent was music to my ears. It was a product of a cold front which moved through the upper South Fork drainage.
Early-release Wednesdays OK’d for Kalispell schools
Students enrolled in Kalispell Public Schools will be released two hours early on Wednesdays, starting Nov. 11.
Woman insists broken TV is emergency
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Montana governor COVID free after staffer tests positive
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A staff member in Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's office tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for the governor said Wednesday, but Bu…
6 people cited after hunters kill about 50 elk in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials have cited six people after a group of about 100 hunters shot into a herd of elk and killed about 50 of them.
Group opposed to COVID restrictions makes stop in Kalispell
A new group that opposes government COVID-19 restrictions held a meeting of several dozen people Wednesday morning at Sykes Diner in Kalispell, one of five Flathead County businesses being sued by Gov. Steve Bulloc…
Judge OKs name change for Lost Coon Lake
A Flathead County District Court judge Tuesday ruled to grant a petition to change the name of a lake southwest of Whitefish that has carried a racial slur for…
Fifth Flathead County business sued over COVID noncompliance
A fifth Flathead County business has been sued by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services for allegedly violating COVID-19 mandates that require business employees and patrons to wear facial cove…
Montana man sentenced for killing 6-month-old boy
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 34-year-old Montana man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for killing a six-month-old boy he babysat in 2017.
Free meals for students extended through June
The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended waivers for schools to serve free meals to all students through the end of the school year.
Wide variety of Halloween events planned for kids
This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, neither the Kalispell Center Mall nor downtown Whitefish are planning trick or treat events or costume contests.
Mobile mammography unit in Bigfork on Friday
The Winkley Mobile Mammography unit will be at the Old Town Shopping Center in Bigfork on Friday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. providing mobile 3D digital mammograms.
Neighbors report couple fighting about meth
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