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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.
Sun Road plow crews a mile beyond the Loop
Glacier National Park plow crews were working beyond Crystal Point on Friday, which is about a mile beyond the Loop on the road’s west side, park officials sai…
Legislation allows lottery winners to remain anonymous
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Lottery sent out its first news release Friday listing major lottery prizes won this week without including the names of the winners,…
Night construction resumes Monday in downtown Kalispell
Kalispell concrete work starts Monday
Officials: Yellowstone-area grizzly bear deaths up from 2019
BOZEMAN (AP) — A Montana state report made public this week showed that grizzly bear deaths in parts of Yellowstone National Park increased last year and were …
U.S. judge retires from bench in Montana after 36 years
HELENA (AP) — A judge in Montana known for approving a search warrant for the Unabomber's cabin and presiding over his first few court appearances in 1996 has retired.
Local students win awards at state science fair
Students from Flathead High School, Helena Flats School and Deer Park School earned special awards from the 66th annual Montana Science Fair, which was held virtually this year due to the pandemic.
Law roundup: Alleged crime scene isn't what caller imagined
0409 law roundup
Lawmakers pass bill giving elected officials power over health boards
A bill that would give elected officials the power to change or shoot down emergency rules adopted by local health boards was sent to Montana Gov. Greg Gianfor…
Health officials: More Flathead residents must sign up for vaccine
Flathead Count health officials say more people must sign up to be vaccinated
Columbia Falls gets big infrastructure grant
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration on Thursday awarded a $633,146 grant to the city of Columbia Falls, to build water and sewer infrastructure and improve roads to serve a growing…
Board OKs housing projects in Evergreen, Bigfork
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment has approved permits for a manufactured home park in Evergreen as well as a cluster of apartment buildings in Bigfork.
Flathead felon jailed after high-speed chase, crash
A Flathead Valley career criminal was arrested Wednesday evening after a high-speed chase and crash on Willow Glen Drive in Kalispell.
County sets rules for West Glacier work camps
The Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved regulations allowing "work camps" for seasonal employees in the West Glacier area.
Bunker Park cabin project put on hold
Bunker Cabin Project near the Bob placed on temporary hold by Flathead National Forest Service officials
Man pleads no contest to killing woman in Great Falls motel
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A man who pleaded no contest to deliberate homicide for killing a woman at a Great Falls motel in 2017 faces at least 20 years in prison, the Great Falls Tribune reported Thursday.