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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…
Great Fish Challenge launches July 30
The Whitefish Community Foundation will kick off the sixth annual Great Fish Community Challenge with a virtual launch event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 30.
Authorities identify woman from fatal crash
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino identified a Kalispell woman who died in a traffic crash Saturday night.
Assisted-living residents, staff tested after one employee gets COVID-19
BeeHive Homes, an assisted-living facility in Columbia Falls, had an employee test positive for COVID-19 on July 11.
Trooper receives medical retirement
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer of Missoula, who was critically injured in the line of duty in March 2019, retired Monday after receiving a medical …
Rodeo goes on in small Montana town despite pandemic
Rodeos are a summertime staple across the West, but the pandemic has presented a dilemma for cities and towns dependent on the economic and cultural boost the …
2 more COVID deaths tied to Montana care facility outbreak
Two more deaths have been tied to an outbreak of COVID-19 at a Montana care facility
Man missing in Flathead River west of Polson
A man is missing and presumed drowned after being swept away in the Flathead River west of Polson over the weekend
Kalispell woman dies in three-vehicle collision
An 80-year-old Kalispell woman died in a three-vehicle collision Saturday on Montana 82 on Sportsman’s Bridge, located between Bigfork and Kalispell.
People unleash their ire in drive-thrus
A man in a big red truck reportedly threatened to run into a woman in a sedan while they were in a drive-thru because he thought she cut him off in line. The man and the woman’s boyfriend started yelling at each ot…
Kalispell City Council looks at extending Woodland Park Ice Rink agreement
The Kalispell City Council tonight will consider approving a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Flathead Valley Hockey Association for the continued operation of the Woodland Park Ice Rink.
Whitefish cracks down on clutter
Personal items, such as duffel bags, backpacks or suitcases, can no longer be left to clutter public spaces in Whitefish, under a city new ordinance.
Counselor blends therapy with outdoor adventures
Kalispell-based counselor Sean Patrick thinks he has the best working space in the world — Montana.
Whitefish council to vote on ice cream manufacturing facility
Sweet Peaks Ice Cream’s request to operate an ice cream manufacturing facility and retail store on U.S. 93 S. in Whitefish will be considered during a public hearing at tonight’s Whitefish City Council meeting.
Tenacious Dames share sisterhood on the open road
With black leather jackets and colorful personalities they take to the open road in Northwest Montana and beyond.
Local drone company taps into film industry
Matt Ragan is finally living his dream of working in the movies, just not quite in the way he always expected to.