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.
Whitefish council to consider 95 Karrow project
An amended proposal for a large mixed-use development at the site of a shuttered timber plant is expected to receive final approval from the Whitefish City Cou…
Morisaki tackles Flathead housing crunch with business expertise
As the new executive director of the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust, Kim Morisaki is on a mission to help solve the Flathead Valley's shortage of affor…
Law roundup: Redhead asks man to help take people
A man in his 50s with red hair and a beard allegedly approached another man to ask him if he wanted to help him “take people.”
Bigfork man dies in crash near Ferndale
A Bigfork man died Sunday morning after being ejected from his vehicle in a crash near Ferndale.
New Kalispell restaurant offers authentic ramen
John E. Watson hopes to bowl people over with the soup at Hokkaido Ramen House.
Big housing project proposed at base of Big Mountain
A team of developers has submitted plans to the city of Whitefish to build 318 housing units and a small "island" of commercial space at the base of Big Mounta…
Kalispell schools offer counseling, resources amid suicide cluster
Following the suicide deaths of multiple Flathead and Glacier high school students, Kalispell Public Schools, counselors, psychologists and social workers are …
Families, students left reeling after several deaths by suicide
Seven local teens ages 15 to 19 have died by suicide since May 2020, tragedies that mirror a major public health issue nationwide.
What are 'crisis standards of care?'
As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in much of the U.S., public health leaders have approved health care rationing in Idaho and parts of Alas…
Federal land agency moving back to D.C.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the national headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management back to the nation's capital after two years in Colorado, r…
Law roundup ‘Annoying neighbors’ to blame for rodents
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department complaining about “annoying neighbors.” She said the neighbors left so much trash against her fence, it started a mouse infestation.
With hands tied, Montana officials issue public health plea
Health officials in both Missoula and Bozeman are begging Montana residents to wear masks indoors and get vaccinated as hospitals face increasing strain and th…
Interior Secretary signs Montana tribes water rights compact
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water rights compact on Friday, settling a decades-long battle over thousands…
West Valley School District keeps masks optional
Masks will remain optional for students and staff at West Valley School District following a long discussion about Covid-19 protocols at Wednesday’s school boa…
Officials ID Kalispell man who died in shooting
The shootings at Fuel Fitness in Kalispell also left two others injured. They were taken to Logan Health in Kalispell.