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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.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks outlines efforts to protect westslope cutthroat trout
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking for public comments on proposed state efforts to protect native westslope cutthroat trout in the Flathead Basin’s tr…
Law roundup:Dividing line deepens between neighbors
Division between neighbors deepened when a woman called the police claiming her neighbor was banging on her door and had “challenged her” by asking if she was having company over, to which she replied that it was n…
Economic outlook conference talks "in-migration"
The seminar’s keynote speaker, economist Bryce Ward, discussed the trends driving the increase in Montana’s popularity — often attributed to the hit television show “Yellowstone” — and what the state’s future might…
Compact settlement delivers $157 million to CSKT
The Department of the Interior last week released nearly $580 million to continue fulfilling settlements of Indian water rights claims.
Flathead youth hockey coach facing rape charge in Silver Bow County
The founder of a Flathead Valley youth hockey academy is behind bars and awaiting transport to Silver Bow County to face allegations he raped a child there in …
Loophole allows construction of private home along McDonald Creek
A private landowner has built a home along the shore of Lower McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park and Flathead County planning officials say there’s nothin…
Update: Suspect in Kalispell incident held on pending attempted deliberate homicide charge
The Kalispell Police Department is investigating an alleged shooting at a hotel on the city’s west side on Tuesday.
Man charged in connection with Bigfork double homicide
Derrick James Jackson faces two counts of deliberate homicide in Flathead County District Court and one count each of tampering with or fabricating physical ev…
Ban on transgender medical care for youth advances
A bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors cleared an initial vote in the Montana Senate Tuesday after an hour of intense debate and oc…
Planning board set to vote on KM Ranch Road project revision
The board meets at 6 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the South Campus Building at 40 11th St. W. in Kalispell.
FWP seeks public comment on boating restrictions for Half Moon Slough
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is considering a resident-submitted petition to add boating restrictions to the Half Moon Slough of the Flathead River to stem…
Deer Park School nominated for Blue Ribbon award
Deer Park School in rural Columbia Falls is one of three Montana schools nominated for the U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program …
Judge orders evaluation for man accused of threatening shelter staff
Judge Robert Allison directed staff at the state hospital to examine Ilya Paul Khmelev, 26, on Jan. 26 with an eye toward determining his mental condition.
UM alum featured in Showtime series on missing, murdered Indigenous women
With strong ties to the community and journalistic expertise, Luella Brien serves as a key voice in the docuseries.
Buckaroo Gardner given consecutive five-year sentences for chase
Buckaroo Bennie Gardner, 43, had pleaded guilty in Flathead County District Court to criminal endangerment and criminal mischief in early December after striki…