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Flathead Valley cities feel financial strain of land use law
Representatives from each of the 10 cities required to comply with the law expressed support for its long-term goa…
Sun Road reservation system gets mixed reviews
Glacier National Park's reservation system for the Going-to-the-Sun Road ended Monday after a three-month trial run. For the remainder of the 2021 visitor seas…
Law roundup: Business owner distressed over hullabaloo
A business owner reportedly heard a big hullabaloo downtown and wanted the Kalispell Police Department to drive by and check it out rather than himself, implying he would incite violence if he caught anyone at his …
Idaho hospitals to ration health care amid Covid surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital h…
Polson man charged with murder in Colorado
A Polson man residing in Aurora, Colorado, was taken into custody Sunday morning and charged with first-degree murder following the death of a 20-year-old woma…
Bicycle-truck accident claims life of man in Browning
A Great Falls man riding a bicycle died Tuesday after colliding with a pickup truck Sunday in Browning.
National Park Service still waiting for Biden to pick a director
The last time the National Park Service had a Senate-confirmed director, Joe Biden was vice president.
Idaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid Covid surge
Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated "crisis standards of care" allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals …
Human remains found in Flathead River
Rafters discovered human remains in the Flathead River while floating below the Pressentine Bar fishing access site on Monday.
Prized trout streams shrink as heat, drought grip US West
The North Platte River in southern Wyoming has been so low in places lately that a toddler could easily wade across and thick mats of olive-green algae grow in…
Zone change proposed for acreage near Happy Valley
A proposal to alter the zoning on roughly 28 acres north of Happy Valley to allow further development is among four zone-change requests awaiting the Flathead County Planning Board at its Wednesday meeting.
Libby crews clearing waste from public land once claimed by City Council candidate
City workers in Libby are busy cleaning up piles of waste and debris on public land off City Service Road — land that City Council candidate Darrel "DC" Orr cl…
Landowners demand Columbia Falls close Old Red Bridge park
The city of Columbia Falls and a couple of local landowners are at odds over the Old Red Bridge park.
School-based health clinics open to students in Kalispell, Evergreen
Students' access to affordable health care is now steps away from the classroom at two new health clinics at the Linderman Education Center in Kalispell and Ea…
Whitefish Community Foundation accepting fall grant applications
The Whitefish Community Foundation is accepting community grant applications from eligible nonprofits until 4 p.m. on Sept. 30.
Deer Lodge man dies, 2 Flathead residents hospitalized after crash near Marion
A Deer Lodge man died and two Flathead Valley residents were hospitalized Monday after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 2 near Marion.