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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Some churches reopen while others continue online
It has been over a month since churches in the Flathead Valley shut their doors, and after Gov. Steve Bullock lifted the stay-at-home order for Montana on Apri…
Shelby hospital resumes services as outbreak stabilizes
After stabilizing the number of coronavirus-positive patients in need of treatment, the Marias Medical Center in Shelby has once again started offering various outpatient services.
Flathead braces for return of snowbirds, tourists
Since the start of Montana’s coronavirus outbreak in March, government and public health officials have wrestled with how to keep tourists, short-term renters and snowbirds at bay while the state battles positive c…
Neighborly dispute gets wet and wild
A man told the Kalispell Police Department his neighbor sprayed his mother with a hose after his mother tried to videotape the neighbor yelling at her.
Flathead Food Bank has surplus to give away
With reports of food shortages in some places around the country, the Flathead Food Bank has the opposite problem — more food than it knows what to do with.
Two grizzles euthanized near Columbia Falls
Two grizzly bears were euthanized earlier this week after the bears became food conditioned from accessing bird feeders, unsecured chicken feed and other sources near residences north of Columbia Falls.
Task force presents guidance on coronavirus relief spending
A task force appointed by Gov. Steve Bullock to make recommendations for how the state should spend $1.25 billion in coronavirus relief funding presented its guidance on Friday
Barbecue the cause of Kalispell structure fire
Firefighters from three departments battled a structure fire west of Kalispell City Airport late Thursday.
C-Falls works with land trust on affordable housing
The city of Columbia Falls and the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust are hoping to bring more affordable housing to Columbia Falls by the end of the year.
Meals on Wheels expands eligibility
As Montana slowly begins to reopen under a three-phase plan set forward by Gov. Steve Bullock, officials are still recommending seniors and other vulnerable po…
Neighbor dispute turns to name-calling
A woman told the Kalispell Police Department she was outside playing with her children when her neighbor started screaming at her and calling her a pejorative term for a working woman. The woman being harassed said…
Kirk-Boon takes on Skees in House District 11 primary
Republican Dee Kirk-Boon will challenge incumbent Derek Skees for the Montana House District 11 Republican nomination in the June 2 primary election. District …
Local community foundations team up for fundraising blitz
Whitefish Community Foundation has teamed up with Flathead Community Foundation to participate in the Global Day of Giving and Unity, scheduled for Tuesday, May 5.
Kalispell Farmers Market opens Saturday
The Kalispell Farmers Market will open Saturday as regularly scheduled; however, the event may lack the familiar social atmosphere to start this season.
Kalispell Regional continues ramping up services
Beginning next week, some operative and interventional procedures will once again be offered by Kalispell Regional Healthcare as part of the hospital system’s …