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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 …
Tester votes no on bill to end shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana has voted against a bipartisan agreement to re-open the federal government after a three-day shutdown.
Pro rodeo board calls off Bigfork event
A Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association-sanctioned rodeo planned in July near Bigfork cannot be held, the PRCA board of directors decided Monday.
FVCC plans campus expansion
Flathead Valley Community College announced plans Monday for two major campus expansion projects to take place over the next two years as the college launches …
3.0 quake jolts Bigfork area
Another mini earthquake struck the Bigfork area at approximately 6:45 p.m. Sunday evening.
Internet provider brings new technology to Kalispell
A new Kalispell business is hoping to dismantle expensive barriers to quality online access in rural areas using LTE cellular wireless internet service.
Planning board member Steve Lorch steps down
Last fall, Kalispell Planning Board Member Steve Lorch and his wife, Suzie, piled up all their things. They realized it wasn’t that big, and opportunity was knocking.
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Tanner Coker started coughing in late August as smoke from the region’s wildfires settled into the Flathead Valley.
New rule considered for water pollution
The Montana Board of Environmental Review is weighing a change in the state’s rules for waterway pollution.
The LONG HAUL
It’s fairly easy to understand why restaurants aren’t usually placed on the tops of mountains, let alone mountains that are covered in nearly 100 inches of sno…
Cuts overload public assistance offices
The need for public assistance in Montana is on the rise this winter, but according to some locals, that assistance is becoming harder to come by in the wake of major state budget cuts.
PHOTOS: Women's March held in Kalispell
Hundreds of people turned out Saturday to listen to speakers during the Women’s March in Depot Park in downtown Kalispell.
PHOTOS: March for Life held in Kalispell
The annual March for Life was held on Main Street in Kalispell on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. The event began with a keynote address from Dr. Al Olszewski, a Repu…
Packed house for special edition of 'Frabert'
Recounting tales of glory and tragedy is a staple for folks who do dangerous work — a release valve that lends dignity to their profession and forms tales that…
Kalispell Chamber optimistic about 2018
The Kalispell Chamber hosted its first lunch gathering of the year Tuesday where well over 100 people gathered to hear about the chamber’s plans for the upcoming year.
Hockey spirit
Two hockey teams, mostly from Alaska and Alberta, gathered on the ice at Woodland Park for hockey and beer on Friday afternoon Iin Kalispell.