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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Treeline Center developer breaks ground
A developer has broken ground on a 6.8-acre tract of land on the north end of Kalispell known as Treeline Center. Mounds of dirt and nearly a dozen various hydraulic land-moving pieces of machinery dot the landscap…
Students find success with job-training program
Whitefish Independent High School has had a variety of success stories with its graduates and two current seniors can add their recent accomplishments to that …
State grants permit to water-bottling plant
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Kalispell man faces rape charge
A Kalispell man was booked into the Flathead County Detention Center on Wednesday on a felony rape charge.
Ronalee Skees enters election for Flathead commission
The 2018 campaign season continues to heat up in the Flathead Valley, with more candidates filing for state and local races in recent weeks.
Artist creates massive book on vanishing glaciers
Montana State University photography professor Ian van Coller’s efforts to shine a light on climate change have resulted in a series of art books documenting d…
Skijoring event relocates with new track
Whitefish Winter Carnival Skijoring returns this weekend with a new location and a new track design, that organizers say is sure to improve on an already fun e…
Convicted murderer sentenced to 70 years
Cecil Thomas Rice was sentenced Thursday to 70 years at Montana State Prison for the murder of Anthony Walthers.
Crash at main intersection sends one to hospital
A woman was transported to the hospital after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. 93 and Montana 40 Thursday morning.
Students recovering after cornice collapse
One student fractured a femur and a second student sustained a concussion after falling about 8 to 10 feet when a snow cornice collapsed during a Bigfork High …
Gianforte talks tax plan, park fee increases and net neutrality
Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, stopped in Kalispell Wednesday on his sweep through the state, visiting with workers and executives at Applied Materials.
State commission adopts bylaws, talks mussels
A new force in Montana’s invasive mussel fight took shape Wednesday.
FVCC-brewed beer headed for local taps
The process of brewing beer is not silent. The rolling boil as malt and hops are combined in water to make wort and the burble of carbon dioxide escaping the f…
Forum to discuss Flathead homeless population
Christ Church Episcopal in Kalispell on Jan. 30 will host an informational community forum addressing the homeless population in the Flathead area.
State health department to give test results to prosecutors
HELENA — Montana’s health department will begin complying with a state law that requires it to share with prosecutors the results of drug toxicology tests done on children in abuse and neglect cases, the agency dir…