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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Kalispell man arrested in Evergreen stabbing
A Kalispell man was arrested Monday night after he allegedly stabbed another man in the chest.
Gianforte proposes to release wilderness study areas
BILLINGS (AP) — Montana U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte has drafted two bills proposing to release almost 690,000 acres of wilderness study areas in Montana.
Basin Commission executive director terminated
After 12 years as the Flathead Basin Commission’s executive director, Caryn Miske has been terminated.
Man sentenced for pointing loaded AR-15 rifle at deputy
A Kalispell man has lost his right to own firearms after pointing an AR-15-style rifle out of his trailer window at a deputy.
Center selected for green building award
The Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship at Whitefish High School has been selected for a Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council for the Mountain West region.
Local soccer company finds global success
One local company has found a market niche in a place many don’t even think to look: under other people’s socks.
Scattered nails shut down highway
Traffic was rerouted along a major highway between Whitefish and Columbia Falls on Monday afternoon after boxes of nails were scattered across the roadway.
Whitefish eyes tax credits for housing project
The Whitefish Housing Authority plans to vie for low-income housing tax credits that could pave the way for an affordable housing complex in Whitefish.
Black beauties
Lia, a curious Friesian mare, pokes her head out of her stall as Josh and Raena Stibal make their way down a long hallway in the middle of the barn at Legendar…
Read files for HD 93 race, Gross enters race in 13
Two more candidates have entered area legislative races.
Council to discuss Two Mile apartment proposal
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Glacier Rail Park work halted by snow, moisture
LHC, Inc. was selected as the contractor for the new Glacier Rail Park in June of last year, and construction began soon afterward. A winter featuring brutal levels of snowfall has slowed progress, but not derailed…
Mosquito-control drone proposal resurfaces
The Flathead City-County Health Department will try for a second time to get its mosquito-control drone proposal off the ground.
CFalls church becomes command center to help Blackfeet
The Columbia Falls United Methodist Church in the past week has been transformed into an incident command center to funnel food, supplies, feed and firewood to…
Voters to decide Evergreen Fire levy
A spike in emergency calls, a revenue shortfall and a high rate of turnover is making it difficult to sustain emergency services in Evergreen, district officials report. According to Evergreen Fire Chief Craig Will…