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.
Historic Whitefish home returns to original grandeur
The historic home at 405 Central Ave. in Whitefish has for years been a focal point of the transition between the commercial bustle of downtown and the charmin…
Kila School planning for expansion
Kila School Principal Liz English described the school and gym are more than buildings for learning, they serve as a community hub — a hub that’s run out of sp…
Community briefs
Registration opens for Cedar Creek Marathon; Teacher raises money for Lego Club with STEM emphasis; Montana farms and ranches seeking workers for 2023 season, Registration opens for Woody Weekend event
WTC receives National Endowment for the Arts grant for performances
The Whitefish Theatre Company has been approved for a $10,000 Challenge America award from the National Endowment of the Arts to support two live performances by the vibrant Mediterranean band Seffarine.
Wave of rural nursing home closures grows
WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years.
ImagineIF trustees hold special meeting on library security concerns
The meeting on Monday takes place in the downstairs conference room of the Kalispell library at 3:30 p.m.
Law roundup: Sandwich artist can’t handle critique
A customer allegedly asked an employee, who had been drinking, to remake a poorly made sandwich and she became confrontational about it, so another employee remade the sandwich. When the
Board of Public Ed offers support of financial literacy, civics requirement
The Montana Board of Public Education has given their vocal support for a proposal to add financial literacy and civics to graduation requirements for Montana …
Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of missile crews
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Air Force general in charge of the nation's air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into th…
Bill to ban care for transgender minors gets heated hearing
The bill by Republican Sen. John Fuller threatens health care providers with the loss of their licenses for a year if they use puberty blockers, hormones or su…
Sprunger seeks tax credit for adoptive families
Legislation that would create an adoption tax credit for Montana residents passed unanimously through the House Taxation Committee on Thursday.
County denies zone change to accommodate illegal fence
Jason and Raquela Garza were looking for a zone change for their property at 415 Lake Hills Lane in Kalispell to allow for the already erected fence that viola…
Law roundup: Crime pays for snack thief
Officers with the Kalispell Police Department were asked to investigate the theft of a Hostess snack after a woman allegedly walked out of an Idaho Street store with the product.
Multiple investigations underway after allegations of hazing at Glacier High School
Amid accusations of sexual assault inflicted on members of Glacier High School’s wrestling team as part of hazing rituals, Kalispell Police and Kalispell Publi…
How to spend a $2.5 billion surplus? Lawmakers have no shortage of ideas.
As lawmakers negotiate Montana’s next state budget this winter, the Republican-controlled Capitol has a once-in-a-generation windfall to spend — the state’s $2.5 billion surplus.