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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.
Applied Materials to add up to 200 new jobs
Applied Materials plans to add as many as 200 new jobs in Kalispell with its expansion into a new manufacturing facility in Evergreen, Brian Aegerter, the comp…
Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence
A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly …
Montana's general hunting season wraps up Sunday
Montana’s general hunting season is winding down and concludes Sunday, Nov. 28.
Query of hospital threats finds voicemail by former senator
An investigation into a complaint that public officials tried to intimidate employees of Montana hospital into treating a COVID-19 patient with unapproved medi…
Preseason uphill rules begin at Whitefish Mountain Resort
Preseason uphill skiing regulations are now in effect at Whitefish Mountain Resort, resort officials announced Tuesday.
Missoula woman charged for allegedly killing her children
A Montana woman accused of stabbing her two small children was kept behind bars Monday on a $10 million bail by a judge who called her a great risk to the comm…
FVCC library acquires extraordinary Western book collection
The Old West is back and wild as ever at the Broussard Family Library and Learning Commons at Flathead Valley Community College, thanks to a significant donati…
Where there's a mill, there's a way
When Josh Byers moved his family to Troy earlier this year, he didn’t expect that running a backyard sawmill would be in the cards.
Proposed change to on-the-job training regs rankles Montana labor
Trade unions and state officials are at odds over a proposed rule that would increase the number of apprentices who can work under a journeyman tradesman, with directors of union training programs warning that the …
In the Flathead, civic leaders struggle with a worsening housing ‘crisis’
An affordable housing forum in Whitefish on Nov. 17 featured representatives from local government, nonprofits and the business community.
Whitefish School Board to revisit mask policy in December
Although the Covid-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use in children ages 5 through 15 in early November, the Whitefish School District is sticking with th…
C-Falls School Board ditches membership in national association
The Columbia Falls School District has joined the Montana School Board Association in dropping its membership to the National School Boards Association.
Law roundup: Thirsty woman suspected of excessive drinking
A woman who had already been asked to leave a business took two wine bottles into the store’s bathroom.
Kids' Covid vaccine clinic planned Dec. 1
A Covid-19 vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 is planned Wednesday, Dec. 1 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Forest project near Lakeside to begin next spring
The Flathead Forest has approved a 1,200-acre project west of Lakeside aimed at stopping the spread of insects and diseases affecting forest health.