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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…
Native bull trout reintroduced to Glacier lakes
Native fish, specifically bull trout, have taken it on the chin for many years in Glacier National Park as lake trout took over the park’s waters.
Funding eliminated for after-school programs serving rural communities
Approximately $200,000 in annual 21st-Century Community Learning Center federal grant funding has been eliminated for after-school programming in Bigfork, Deer…
Truck crashes into Whitefish gym
A truck crashed into the Straight Blast Gym in Whitefish Friday evening, but there were no injuries.
Whitefish woman takes up fight for prison reform
A Whitefish woman has joined a national effort targeting prison reform and inmate rehabilitation.
Local food truck owners start culinary association
Few would deny that the Flathead Valley draws tourists for a litany of reasons, but local chefs Martin Flores and Star Ironside are more concerned with a point…
State says resources limited for road mowing
Mowing the grass and weeds along state secondary highways such as Farm to Market Road is a Montana Department of Transportation responsibility, and it all boil…
Food-conditioned griz euthanized near Trego
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks captured a male grizzly bear south of Eureka near Trego and euthanized the animal because it was food-conditioned and habituated to people.
Car collides with garbage truck; 3 injured
A two-car wreck in a remote area near Hungry Horse Reservoir Friday afternoon left three Wisconsin people hospitalized.
3 injured in Lakeside crash
A two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon on U.S. 93 south of Lakeside sent three people to the hospital.
Officer rams vehicle to end chase through Kalispell
A Kalispell woman is in the Flathead County Jail after a high-speed chase through Kalispell early Tuesday morning involving several county Sheriff’s Office vehicles.
Request for bypass funding gains support
Kalispell and Flathead County officials, along with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, are throwing their support behind a state effort to pursue federal fundi…
PHOTO GALLERY: Trump holds rally in Great Falls
President Donald Trump speaks to a capacity crowd at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls on Thursday, July 5. More than 1,000 people who wanted to attend the…
Accident blocks traffic on Glacier Park's Sun Road
Vehicle traffic attempting to enter Glacier National Park at the West Entrance was turned around for a few hours Thursday afternoon due to a vehicle accident o…
Taco John's returns to former Kalispell location
Taco John’s is moving back into its old location on Main Street in Kalispell.
Grizzly captured south of Condon euthanized
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently released information about two dead grizzly bears, including one that was euthanized after it had become conditioned to human food sources.