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Flathead County says it gets to appoint Planning Board members in lawsuit response
The conservation district filed a lawsuit against county commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Department afte…
Whitefish group awards scholarship
The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship recognizes the accomplishments of graduating high school young women planning to pursue post-secondary education.
Man accused of pulling knife sentenced to state prison
A Kalispell man accused of pulling a knife on men confronting him for shoplifting earlier this year received a partially suspended 10-year sentence in the Mont…
Summer Experience kicks off at ImagineIF Libraries
The library will be celebrating by hosting a Kids Summer Kickoff Party at the Ark Building, which is the future home of ImagineIF Bigfork, located at 162 Bridg…
Kalispell man sentenced in intimidation case
A Flathead County judge has handed down a trio of suspended sentences to a Kalispell man accused of harassing and threatening his ex-girlfriend.
Work underway to build trail system near Bigfork
The Bigfork Harrell Forest Trails project, which at its completion will consist of 4.5 miles of single track trail alongside an existing two track road system,…
Law roundup: Beach day marred by strange man
Thinking she recognized an individual panhandling from a Facebook post about a theft at a construction site, a motorist contacted deputies.
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Justice Dirk Sandefur will not seek re-election to Montana Supreme Court in 2024
Neither Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath nor Justice Dirk Sandefur will run for re-election in 2024, they independently told Montana Free Press this week.
Blackfeet Nation seeks to drop lawsuit over state vaccine discrimination ban
The question of whether a controversial Montana law banning vaccine discrimination can be enforced on Native American reservations will remain unanswered after the Blackfeet Nation and a local economic development …
Kalispell receives $750K on behalf of manufactured home community
A resident-owned manufactured home community seeking to hook into Kalispell’s water and sewer system has received a boost from the Montana Coal Endowment Program.
RV park pitched for Columbia Falls
The Flathead County Planning Board at its June 14 meeting will take up an application by Michael Faktor for a 21 space RV park on six acres at Narrow Way.
Melt out: Flathead Basin snowpack all but gone
Northwest Montana’s mountain snowpack is nearly melted out already, setting up a dire forecast of below normal water supply for rivers across the region.
Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a ru…
Law roundup: Man makes pointed effort to share his intentions
A man in his mid-30s, who was wearing glasses, reportedly asked an employee if there were cameras outside the business and when they said, “No,” he responded, “Good because I am going to stab this guy out here.”
Kalispell Chamber hopes to find new offices by October
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce hopes to have a new home secured by October or November, President Lorraine Clarno told local business leaders Tuesday.
Whitefish to move forward with $33.7M bond for high school expansion
Through an intensive process that started almost a year ago, the Whitefish School District is moving forward with plans to expand the high school and athletic …