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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park
A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …
Alpine section of Sun Road to close Oct. 15
With cold and snowy weather in the forecast, Glacier National Park has begun preparing for the winter season.
Jury: Jehovah's Witnesses must pay $35M to abuse survivor
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Jehovah's Witnesses must pay $35 million to a woman who says the church's national organization ordered Montana clergy members not to …
Hunter-grizzly encounters yield 1 attack, 3 dead bears
Two Montana bowhunters who encountered grizzly bears in separate incidents this week responded by shooting the animals and, in one case, wounding a cub that wa…
New bird viewing area opens this fall
Behind the efforts of more than 80 partners and contributors from the Flathead Valley community, a new bird and wildlife viewing area will be open to the publi…
Director says she doesn't recall receiving summons
Northwest Montana United Way Executive Director Sherry Stevens has responded to a lawsuit filed against the agency by a Whitefish man who provided the collater…
Kalispell schools probing anonymous email incident
Kalispell Public Schools are investigating a recent incident in which an anonymous person used email in an attempt to pressure the school district into punishi…
Hospital reaches settlement; terms under seal
Kalispell Regional Healthcare has officially reached a settlement in the whistleblower lawsuit brought by the former chief financial officer of its Physician N…
Judge still weighing Glacier Loon project's impacts
Chain saws won’t sputter or roar on the Glacier Loon project until a federal judge concludes the U.S. Forest Service has met its obligations to fully assess the venture’s environmental impacts.
Grappling with grizzlies 'if and when'
Grizzly bears regularly make news in Montana and the powerful bruin’s circumstances grabbed headlines again this week.
Judge postpones ruling in dispute
The long-running dispute over a Creston-area water-bottling plant will continue for a few weeks longer after a district judge on Tuesday declined to order the plant’s shutdown, pending more information.
FVCC Festival of Flavors begins Oct. 5
Flathead Valley Community College’s 11th Annual Fall Festival of Flavors to support scholarships and student success returns to campus Oct. 5.
Local author gets letter back from president
A Hungry Horse woman recently received a letter from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania after she sent her book to the president’s office.
Judge restores energy lease on Montana land sacred to tribes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge reinstated an oil and gas lease on land in northwestern Montana considered sacred to some tribes in the U.S. and Canada — a ruli…
Car raffle yields poignant moment for rural church
Stillwater Free Lutheran Church residents can’t help but feel there’s been some divine intervention in their quest to raise money for a new building to house t…
Bigfork to move ahead with trail expansion
The Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork voted Thursday to move forward with plans to expand the current Bigfork Nature Trails system following an update …