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Hot Springs superintendent quits without warning amid wave of turnover at school district
The month of May brought tumultuous turnover within the Hot Springs School District, including the abrupt departur…
Highway Patrol finds lost video evidence sought for lawsuit
The Montana Highway Patrol says it has found lost dashcam footage of a 2017 crash that is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit against the agency by a driver who …
Resort wants to use treated wastewater to supplement snow
An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that's shrinking because o…
House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post
House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber's No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former Presid…
Vaccination rates slowing in Flathead County
The covid vaccination operation at the Flathead County fairgrounds can dole out 1,000 doses in seven hours. But demand has plummeted recently, down to fewer th…
Growth Summit to address local development
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce will host a new event — Growth Summit 2021 — from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Mother accused of DUI with child in car
A Flathead Valley woman is accused of driving drunk with her young child in the vehicle.
Evergreen man charged with assault with weapon
An Evergreen man was charged with assaulting another man with a fiberglass post marker.
Law roundup: Drive-by dognapper snags husky puppy
Someone called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report a dognapping. The caller reportedly let a 10-week old male husky out for a minute on U.S. 2 in Columbia Falls when another vehicle pulled in, grabbed th…
Opponents call for veto of Montana gravel mining bill
Environmentalists and neighborhood advocates are calling on Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte to veto a bill that would ease regulations on open-pit gravel mining, s…
New Flathead County building on track for completion in 2022
Flathead County officials on Monday got a peek at their future offices in the county's North Campus Building in Kalispell, which is being remodeled to alleviat…
Mining ban considered to protect bird species in West
BILLINGS (AP) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect …
Construction starts May 24 on Dern and Springcreek roundabout
Construction starting at Dern and Springcreek intersection
Finalists named for Kalispell schools' No. 2 administrator job
Kalispell Public Schools invites the public to meet three finalists who will be interviewed for a new full-time assistant superintendent of schools position th…
Well-known Bitterroot Valley climber dies in weekend fall
HAMILTON (AP) — A well-known Bitterroot Valley climber died in a weekend fall from an ice-covered slope southwest of Darby, Ravalli County officials said.
Montana universities eye plan for students to carry guns
HELENA (AP) — People could have concealed weapons on Montana's public college campuses if they have firearms training and keep the guns holstered or locked in …