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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…
Nurses reach union contract at Logan Health clinic in Cut Bank
A union representing nurses at the Northern Rockies Medical Center, an acute-care hospital in Cut Bank recently acquired by Kalispell-based Logan Health, ratif…
DNA confirms slain grizzly killed camper in Ovando
DNA tests have confirmed a grizzly bear killed by wildlife officials is the same bear that attacked and killed a camper last week in the tiny western Montana t…
Numbers explain how and why West bakes, burns and dries out
The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain wh…
Frustration builds in Montana border towns as 'temporary' closure drags on
No one thought it would last this long.
Search continues for Montana hiker, believed dead
Search crews continue to look for a Montana State University graduate student who is believed to have died in a climbing accident in the Beartooth Mountains in…
Kalispell man charged with federal sex crimes
A Kalispell man is behind bars facing federal child sex crime charges.
Law roundup: Woman’s wobble raises concerns
A very tan blonde woman with a homemade bandage around her head was allegedly walking too wobbly for a passerby’s comfort and they called the Kalispell Police Department out of concern that she had been drinking an…
Local conservation nonprofits get REI Co-op grants
Three local conservation nonprofits will receive a total of $16,500 in funding and over $1,000 in gear donations from the REI Co-op to support public lands stewardship work.
Kalispell IDs three potential areas for marijuana sales
The Kalispell City Council on Monday identified three potential areas of the city for marijuana dispensaries as the council mulls rules for pot sales.
Kalispell councilman running for state Senate
After nearly four years on the Kalispell City Council, Kyle Waterman is mounting a second bid for a seat in the Montana Senate.
Car dealership expansion, housing proposal on agenda
A proposal to expand the Don K Chrysler dealership along U.S. 93, as well as a major change to the city's affordable-housing program that was weakened by a new…
Sanders County moves to Stage II fire restrictions
Extreme weather conditions in Northwest Montana have prompted Sanders County officials to order Stage II fire restrictions on private lands beginning Saturday.
Wildfires torch homes, land across 10 states in US West
Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened a port…
US to take longer look at contentious Montana bison proposal
Federal officials will give the public more time to comment on a contentious proposal to expand bison grazing on public lands in north-central Montana, officia…
Cora Neumann joins race for Montana's new US House seat
Cora Neumann announced Tuesday a run for Montana's new U.S. House seat, becoming the third Democrat to join the race.