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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
Repeat DUI offender arrested after smashing snowman
A woman with four previous DUIs is once again accused of driving impaired, this time allegedly plowing through a ditch and smashing a snowman in front of multi…
Portal opens for school and scholarship donations
The race will be on for donors to support innovative education in public schools or private school scholarships and get dollar-for-dollar tax credits before a statewide cap is reached.
Wildlife officials start feeding elk in central Idaho
Idaho wildlife officials have started feeding elk west of Ketchum and Sun Valley in central Idaho to keep them out of populated areas.
2 Minnesota snowmobilers die in southern Montana avalanche
Two Minnesota men died in an avalanche while snowmobiling in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park, where about 3 feet (1 meter) of snow had fallen over the past week, the Gallatin National Forest Avalan…
County poised to complete building projects in 2022
Flathead County will see a number of building and remodeling projects come to fruition in 2022, including the renovation of the former CenturyLink building tha…
Montana has spent 1,800 hours, $100K defending challenges to 2021 bills
The Montana Department of Justice has spent just more than $100,000 and nearly 2,000 hours defending the state from legal challenges against laws passed during the 2021 legislative session, according to a legislati…
Law roundup: Driver hits snowman on way to gas station
A reckless — possibly intoxicated — driver wearing a pink hat reportedly drove through a ditch and ran over a snowman on her way to the gas station.
Whitefish woman killed in crash on I-90
A Whitefish woman was killed Sunday when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a parked semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Belgrade.
Veteran financial adviser retiring at year’s end
Financial advising is notoriously prone to burnout, but not in the case of Rex Harris. The founder of Harris Financial Services, Inc. in Whitefish is set to re…
Law roundup: ‘All of Montana’ is source of woman’s distress
Dispatchers called back a phone number connected with a 911 hang-up and the woman who answered said, “all of Montana was causing her distress.” She told dispatchers to “stay out of her business,” and hung up again.
Law roundup: Bah humbug: Christmas curmudgeon gets lippy
A Scrooge driving a big Ford pickup wasn’t in the Christmas spirit while shopping in Kalispell. He cursed at a woman and nearly hit her with his door after he was asked not to park in the employee lot.
Tech company specializes in serving small businesses
New tech company specializes in serving small businesses.
Fatal occupational injuries decreased in 2020
The number of workplace deaths in Montana decreased in 2020, according to the Montana Department of Labor & Industry.
Dispensaries ramp up for legalized pot
A new law going into effect Jan. 1 will be blazing a new trail for Montana cannabis dispensaries.
Grants boost plans for Flathead River Alliance
The Flathead Rivers Alliance plans to have much greater outreach to river users on the three forks of the Flathead this coming summer.