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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Dead grizzly bear found near Hungry Horse Reservoir
An adult female grizzly bear was found dead in the Spotted Bear area south of Hungry Horse Reservoir. The cause of death is unknown.
Sparrow's Nest prepares to welcome homeless teens
Piece by piece, the Sparrow’s Nest has been woven and it will soon be ready to receive homeless high school students around the valley to its Kalispell home.
Amtrak traffic rerouted by bus due to BN derailment
A train derailment in Cut Bank led to a rough night for several passengers on a westbound Amtrak train.
Man wanted for harassing bison in Yellowstone arrested at Many Glacier Hotel
A man was arrested Thursday at approximately 10:45 p.m. at the Many Glacier Hotel after park rangers responded to a report of two guests arguing loudly and cre…
Candlelight vigil tonight for drowning victim
There will be a candlelight vigil tonight for the Whitefish woman who was found dead in Kalispell Wednesday.
Gianforte gives progress report on first year in Congress
In a year punctuated with political issues ranging from immigration reform to global trade policies, Montana’s lone U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte said he’…
Donation helps bio station expand reach
Flathead Lake Biological Station is ramping up its K-12 education program thanks to a $500,000 donation.
Creston School taking comments on wireless tower
A public commenting period on locating a wireless internet tower at Creston School began this week following opposition to its installation.
BNSF train derails in Cut Bank
A BNSF Railway train hauling grain derailed near Cut Bank on Thursday afternoon.
Outage impacts Flathead 911 call center
911 calls were not delivered to many Montana counties due to a network failure from late Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday. The outage included the Flathead Emergency Communication Center.
New fire burning along state border tops 600 acres
A new wildfire ignited about 5 miles east of East Hope, Idaho grew to around 600 acres Thursday, joining a handful of other fires burning across Northwest Mont…
Whitefish man accused of vehicular assault pleads not guilty
A Whitefish man accused of striking two pedestrians with his car in downtown Whitefish last month pleaded not guilty to two counts of negligent vehicle assault…
Concierge physicians tout personalized primary care
Dr. Doug Pitman’s phone is always on. Whether he’s in a meeting, playing golf, on the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort or out of town for a wedding, he’ll a…
More crews arrive to help fight Yaak wildfires
A Type 2 Incident team arrived Wednesday and began setting up a collaborative camp for both the 213-acre Davis fire and 25-acre Porcupine fire burning the on the Kootenai National Forest.
Kalispell woman jailed after police chase
An allegedly armed Kalispell woman was jailed Tuesday evening after she led several law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase through Kalispell and into E…