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PHOTOS: Flathead, Glacier class of 2026 graduation ceremonies
Photos from Flathead and Glacier high schools' graduation ceremonies held Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.
Whitefish Middle School goes fully remote, hybrid model of instruction extended
Whitefish Middle School moves to fully remote instruction starting Monday due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Whitefish treehouses make Vrbo's Top 25 list
The Ponderosa Chalet at Snow Bear Chalets on Big Mountain has been selected as one of Vrbo’s 25 all-time favorite properties in the world.
KittyMOM’s Rescue founder goes the distance to save cats
The stacks of cat carriers nearly touch the ceiling in Darcy Albert’s garage.
Pot proposition: Voters to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana
In Montana, medical marijuana was legalized in 2004 through a ballot initiative.
NW Montana grizzlies featured on '60 Minutes' tonight
The growing number of interactions between Montana’s grizzly bears and their human neighbors will be the subject of a report on “60 Minutes” tonight, Oct. 11.
As COVID surges, health officials try to balance public buy-in with stricter measures
Montana has set multiple new records for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the past week, and now ranks among the top states in the nation in daily new ca…
Man collects rocks in his socks
A shirtless man wearing a hockey mask was allegedly walking around the back of a building and picking up rocks that he dropped into his socks.
Montana has dive team to search for aquatic invasive species
BILLINGS (AP) — Aquatic invasive species are like the COVID-19 of streams and lakes. It takes only one watercraft to become a super spreader, introducing an in…
Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, clashed over the response to the pandemic and…
US seeks mining withdrawal of polluted Montana site
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials in Montana have proposed withdrawing 2,600 acres of a degraded gold mining area to prevent additional mining and protect restoration work.
Clothes thief's act caught on camera
A man called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report someone stole all his clothes at the laundry the previous night.
Maverick's Army: Community rallies to support Kila boy with rare disorder
After months of intensive treatment, 8-year-old Maverick Bench of Kila is right back where he was nearly four months ago — square one.
Big turnout reported for annual flu clinic
Nearly 1,200 individuals received the influenza vaccine during this year’s annual flu clinic put on by the Flathead City-County Health Department Wednesday at …
Investigators have new leads in Sanders County cold-case murder
Western Montana law enforcement officials said a joint investigation into the murder of a Sander County man has developed new leads.
Coram utility district gets federal funding for improvements
The Coram County Water and Sewer District will soon be making several improvements thanks to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program.