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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.
Snowmobiler killed in Swan Range avalanche
One snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche while riding in the Swan Range east of Kalispell on Saturday, the Flathead Avalanche Center reported Sunday morning.
Pandemic separates couple, though just miles apart
Every Sunday afternoon, Suzan Mubarak keeps an eye on her phone. That is when her boyfriend will call to let her know he’s outside her house for their weekly w…
New C-Falls coffee shop brings military family home
The new coffee shop and micro-bakery in the Columbia Falls’ Super 1 Foods parking lot doesn’t have a sizable footprint, but it’s been a big undertaking for the…
Frugals to open second restaurant in Kalispell
New Frugals could open later this month
Miracle of America Museum launches YouTube channel
POLSON — The Miracle of America Museum, known as “the Smithsonian of the West," has brought its museum online with a new YouTube channel, created to share foun…
Die-hard fan photographs C-Falls games for 50 years
For the last half-century, even the most die-hard of Columbia Falls basketball fans would be hard-pressed to remember a game played on home court where local p…
Health officials say no one is skipping the vaccine line
Local health officials and providers say no one is cutting in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Bill would eliminate Whitefish affordable-housing program
A bill sponsored by House Majority Leader Sue Vinton, R-Billings, would prohibit cities from requiring developers to dedicate land or pay fees in order to keep…
Law roundup: Loud man too intoxicated to be disorderly
The Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of an intoxicated man who was purportedly sitting in a store wheelchair and was being very loud and boisterous, however, the store manager, who was keeping an e…
Browning man admits to dealing meth
A Browning man admitted Thursday he distributed methamphetamine on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Law roundup: Suspicious siphoning can't be explained
A woman wanted the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to be aware gasoline was regularly being siphoned out of her car, typically “at night time” and “usually during a new moon.” She said the activity had been going …
Pickleball facility in Bigfork on track for May opening
Bigfork’s forthcoming pickleball facility, the Jewel Basin Center, doesn’t have four complete walls yet, but interest in the location is already booming.
Family tension erupts in alleged arson at Marion home
Apparent tension between family members resulted in a camper fire that left one man behind bars.
Reports underscore Medicaid’s impacts on state’s health, economy
Two new reports, released by the Montana Healthcare Foundation, underscore Medicaid’s impacts on Montana’s health and economy
Montana coal mine closes amid decline in demand
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana coal mine has closed amid a substantial decline in demand for thermal coal.