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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…
Logan Health donates land for new MSU nursing education building in Kalispell
BOZEMAN — Logan Health has signed a letter of intent to donate land for a new nursing education building in Kalispell to be built with a portion of a $101 mill…
Residency program benefits future educators, school districts
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is hoping to address teacher shortages and better prepare future educators by incentivizing traditionally unpaid stude…
Large-scale subdivision heads before Whitefish Council
Whitefish City Council on Tuesday is set to vote on a 92-acre subdivision proposed on East Edgewood Drive that would include industrial lots, multi-family deve…
Kalispell Council considers transportation planning grant apps
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
Law roundup: Rocket launchers and grenades for sale
A passerby thought it was suspicious that people standing on a corner allegedly had signs about selling rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades. Kalispell Police Department officers only located
Canadian police: 1 suspect in stabbings has been found dead
One of the suspects in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has been found dead, and his injuries are not self inflicted, …
Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in floatplane crash
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Monday afternoon for nine people, including a child, who were missing after a floatplane crashed in the waters of Pug…
Lucy Smith — A heart for lifelong service
From saying yes to countless local community projects to teaching English as a second language to standing in as a birth attendant and driving an ambulance in …
Law roundup: Whistling while working is not a crime
A man’s purported hour-long whistling while he worked in an area of a bank grated on a woman’s nerves enough to have her husband confront him, which proved to be unsuccessful. She then complained to the Kalispell P…
Fire near Marion grows to 500 acres
A fire that cropped up west of Kalispell on Sept. 1 drew a significant firefighter response over the weekend.
Grants assist in growing child care options
Finding child care in the Flathead Valley can be stressful for parents as a lack of spaces brings long wait lists. At the same time, business leaders face thei…
Donation to foundation translates to safety equipment for sheriff's office K-9
The nonprofit Flathead K9 Foundation bringing the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and Flathead County Search and Rescue K-9s under one umbrella.
Scientists puts DNA microscope on studying harlequin duck population
While data from the harlequin’s wintering range has shown a steady decline in population numbers of the past years, gathering information from the duck’s breed…
Law roundup: Woman deflates tires to get time with man
Whitefish Police Department received a report about a woman who allegedly wanted to spend time with a man and let the air out of his tires and punctured them so he couldn’t drive.
Kalispell man dies in crash Friday
A 47-year-old Kalispell man died in a crash in Somers Friday when his motorcycle collided with a truck, trapping him underneath.