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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.
Kalispell council still wrangling about accessory dwellings
The Kalispell City Council will hold what could be its final conversation about accessory dwelling units during a virtual meeting tonight.
Area speech and debate students qualify for nationals
Speech and debate competitors from Columbia Falls, Flathead, Glacier, Ronan and Whitefish high schools will represent Montana at nationals following a district…
Law roundup: Unruly man knocks over displays
A rabble-rouser sporting a buzz cut and a blue hoodie was allegedly knocking store displays over, walking up and down aisles calling employees names and refusing to leave. He eventually left in a white truck by the…
Highway Patrol sanctioned for lost video evidence in lawsuit
HELENA (AP) — A district court judge has ordered sanctions against the Montana Highway Patrol, the defendant in a civil lawsuit filed by an injured driver, for failing to keep evidence in the case stored as require…
Glacier expects east-side opening this summer
Glacier National Park, the Blackfeet Tribe and the state of Montana are planning to have the east side of the Park reopened by this summer’s tourist season.
Snowboarder killed in backcountry avalanche near Big Sky
BIG SKY (AP) — The principal of an elementary school in Bozeman has been killed in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in southwestern Montana, Gallatin Coun…
35 Montana bison moved to South Dakota reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Thirty-five bison have been moved from Montana to their new home on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota as part of an effort to expand the herd.
Dangerous dogs, $2.35M street rebuild top Whitefish agenda
The council on Tuesday will consider authorizing the reconstruction design of a stretch of Edgewood Place, the first of two phases in a $5 million road improvement project covered by the city's resort tax.
Hospital chaplain provides emotional support at the bedside
One of the cruelest consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is the way it has divided us, especially in the physical sense.
Law roundup: Man finds doors kicked out, walls kicked in
A man called Kalispell Police Department when he allegedly came home after being gone for two weeks to find his house had been broken into.
Districts continue to require masks in schools
School districts around Northwest Montana will continue requiring masks as part of COVID-19 mitigation measures, even though a statewide mandate was lifted by …
Northwest storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power
Tens of thousands of people remained without power in the Pacific Northwest after a winter storm blanketed the region with ice and snow and made travel treache…
Bigfork barber revives classic traditions
Bigfork barber revives classic traditions
Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort debuts new pools
A couple slinks into the crystalline waters at Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort with a pair of lemon-yellow drinks, steam slowly rising around them. In the next pool…
Polson voters reject resort tax
Polson will have to take a different route toward fixing the city’s dilapidated streets after voters rejected a proposal to initiate a resort tax in a Feb. 2 special election.