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Flathead Valley cities feel financial strain of land use law
Representatives from each of the 10 cities required to comply with the law expressed support for its long-term goa…
Magpie Rock Fire grows, Horseshoe 60% contained
It was a mixed bag of news for two wildfires burning on tribal land in Northwest Montana.
US officials seek limits on "habitat" for imperiled species
The Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can be declared as “habitat” for imperiled plants and animals _ potentially excluding areas…
Downed airplane found, 1 dead in southwestern Montana
Officials in Montana say one person is dead after a small airplane crashed
Bullock staffer fired after offensive tweets surface
A staffer in Montana Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock’s senate campaign was fired Thursday after a history of racist, sexist and homophobic tweets surfaced
Health-care providers want fair significantly downsized
At a Flathead County Fair Board meeting Thursday evening, a local pediatrician presented a letter signed by 140 Flathead Valley health-care professionals who do not believe the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo shou…
Whitefish council denies fee extension for Alta Views
The Whitefish City Council last week rejected a request for a one-year extension for the Alta Views subdivision to pay a required fee in lieu of affordable hou…
School district in throes of accommodating on-site learning
A majority of respondents to a survey emailed to Kalispell Public Schools families regarding whether or not they want to return to school were favorable to on-…
Water rights bill moves to U.S. Senate
Legislation aimed at settling a long-running water-rights dispute in Western Montana cleared another hurdle on Wednesday as it moved out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The Montana Water Rights Protectio…
Grandmother faces child endangerment charge
A Polson woman is facing a felony charge after authorities allege she drove drunk and crashed her vehicle with her 8-year-old grandson in the car.
Pet food available to those affected by pandemic
More than 9,000 pounds of pet food will be distributed over the next few days to provide relief to those affected by COVID-19.
Fire in tree is just moonlight
Someone on Empire Loop in Kalispell told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office there was a “tree on fire in the subdivision.” The caller said he could see flames, but then he called back and said he realized the fir…
Kalispell VA Clinic employee tests positive for COVID
An employee with the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Kalispell recently tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in isolation, according to clinic officials.
Campfire-caused fire jumps river, grows in acreage
Fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions, two wildfires continue to burn in Western Montana on tribal land.
Columbia Falls man missing in Glacier
Search efforts are underway in Glacier National Park for Barry J. Tragen, a 68-year-old Columbia Falls resident.
Madison County officials searching for reported plane crash
Officials in southwestern Montana are searching for a small airplane after a passenger called and reported it had crashed