General News
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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.
Lighting up the night sky
The aurora borealis lit up the skies of the Flathead Valley last week to the delight of both photographers and sky gazers.
New life planned for Ol’ River Bridge Inn in Columbia Falls
The building is going through massive renovations under new ownership.
Community briefs
West Valley Naturalists Program features photos; Learning Center holds fundraiser; Spring burning season opens; Community fundraiser for Lonepine Hall in Hot Springs; Community meals set; Kalispell Senior Center an…
Nonprofit provides vehicles for those in need
Robert and Lacy Bradford, founders of the nonprofit Driving Hope, are fixing up donated vehicles and getting as many people as they can back into the driver’s …
Information blackout shrouds new reports of deaths, injuries and abuse at Montana State Hospital
BUTTE, Mont. — Jennifer Mitchell remembered getting a call nearly two years ago that her 69-year-old husband, Bill, had crashed his car and had been committed …
Co-op energy savings totaled $800,000 in 2022
Since 2009, the co-op’s efficiency programs have realized significant energy efficiency gains, totaling about 128,086-megawatt hours.
Dismantling of Bigfork’s ‘bridge to nowhere’ underway
After seven years of legal battles, Bigfork’s ‘bridge to nowhere’ is coming down.
Law roundup: Woman heated over gas fireplace issue
A woman allegedly thought a tenant in the process of moving out of a property that had a new gas fireplace installed, was tampering with or adjusting it, causing gas leaks.
Longtime liftie nears 50 years on The Big
Generations of skiers and snowboarders on the Big Mountain have enjoyed the same friendly face and warm smile when Chair 1 took them to the lift shack at the s…
Glacier Park International Airport gets $7.3M for expansion project
Glacier Park International Airport is landing about $7.3 million in a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, the funds slated to go toward the second …
U.S. to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds
U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the…
Authorities arrest suspected leaders of local Pagan Motorcycle Club chapter
Flathead County authorities announced Friday the arrest of two men thought to be leaders of the local chapter of a motorcycle club linked to last month’s brawl…
Kalispell ag center hosts district competitive events
More than 200 FFA students from a dozen high schools around Montana recently converged at the H.E. Robinson Agricultural Education Center in Kalispell for a ch…
Free the Seeds event cultivates agricultural learning
One of the featured speakers Alissa LaChance is the owner and operator of Dirt Rich Compost, an industrial scale compost company, where the focus is on regener…
Assault with a weapon charges in C-Falls case dropped
The two entered not guilty pleas at their subsequent arraignments, setting the stage for eventual jury trials.