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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.
Man wants motorists to stop rowdy behavior
A Baker Avenue resident called Whitefish Police Department because people were driving by, laughing and throwing stuff at his house.
Biden: 'We can't wait any longer' to address climate crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst of climate change, President Joe Biden signed executive orders Wednesday to transfor…
House passes bill that would ban trans females from women's sports
HELENA (AP) — A bill that would ban transgender females from competing on female sports teams sponsored by public schools and universities passed the Montana H…
Jury poised to begin deliberations in murder trial
THOMPSON FALLS — Jurors hearing the murder case of a Northwest Montana woman accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend in May 2018 are expected to begin deliberatio…
Campus free speech bill considered by Montana House
HELENA (AP) — The Montana House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a bill that seeks to protect free speech on public university campuses in the s…
Airport adds service from Minneapolis-based carrier
Glacier Park International Airport will add flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul on Sun Country Airlines beginning in May.
Wings Radiothon: Cancer fundraiser relying on remote donations this year
The 25th annual Radiothon for Wings Regional Cancer Support will take place on Feb. 4 and 5, and like so many other local events, it’s being retooled to adapt …
Kalispell Education Foundation hires new director
The Kalispell Education Foundation has been revamped and a new executive director hired to take the lead on broadening the nonprofit’s reach.
FCC slaps Libby-based neo-Nazi with $10 million fine
A 51-year-old Nazi sympathizer residing in Libby faces a $9.9 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission after he plagued various parts of the country with racist, anti-Semitic and threatening robocall…
Person’s screams far from pitch-perfect
A Baker Avenue resident claimed someone walked past their house “screaming at the top of their lungs.” All was quiet, however, when Whitefish Police Department officers drove through the area.
Jurors hear cellphone analysis in Wood murder trial
THOMPSON FALLS — Two witnesses with backgrounds in analyzing cellphone data testified how one device belonging to murder suspect Danielle Wood allegedly was in use with another phone investigators believe she used …
Bill to deny gender-affirming care for trans youth fails
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House on Tuesday voted 51-49 against a bill that sought to penalize physicians who provide gender-affirming health care for tr…
Man dies of gunshot injuries during traffic stop near Creston
A man died Monday evening of apparent self-inflicted gunshot injuries following a traffic stop by the Montana Highway Patrol in the area of Montana 35 and Turtle Mountain Road near Creston.
GOP chair shuts down testimony opposing sanctuary city ban
HELENA (AP) — Montana House Judiciary Committee Republicans cut short the testimony of two opponents of a bill that would ban sanctuary cities in the state during a hearing Tuesday after they said the bill reinforc…
RightOnTrek: Backpacking entrepreneur relocates business to Whitefish
Victoria Livschitz was balancing a career in Silicon Valley and raising three children when she found an escape from the pressures of daily life — time spent o…