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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 …
Bundys draw big crowd to Paradise
Cliven Bundy received a minute-long standing ovation when he arrived in the Old Paradise School on Saturday.
Glacier will remain open if federal government shuts down
Glacier National Park will remain open even if the government shuts down this weekend.
Whitefish board rejects Fresh Life project
After more than three hours of passionate testimony from both supporters and opponents, the Whitefish Planning Board on Thursday unanimously voted to recommend…
Tester wants more border personnel
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is co-sponsoring a bill to increase staffing at America’s border crossings.
Fairgrounds growth spurs request for events coordinator
The Flathead County Fair Board has asked the county commissioners to consider hiring a full-time event coordinator to keep pace with a growing activity level a…
Neo-Nazi publisher won't reveal whereabouts, citing threats
Andrew Anglin operates a neo-Nazi website notorious for publishing personal information about the targets of its internet trolling campaigns. But The Daily Sto…
Yellowstone's 2017 visitation almost hits 2016 record
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park had recorded its second busiest season last year, lagging just behind the record set in 2016.
Man shot to death in Arlee, suspect arrested
POLSON, Mont. (AP) — Law enforcement officers in northwestern Montana are investigating a fatal shooting that happened at a residence in Arlee on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Woman charged in murder case accepts plea deal
Heather Meeker’s tampering with evidence charge in the murder of Anthony Andrew Walthers was dropped in Flathead District Court on Thursday and she was release…
Interior official blasts resignation of parks advisory board
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Interior Department official on Wednesday blasted the resignation of most members of a board that advises it on national parks,…
Women's March planned in Kalispell
Kalispell will join dozens of communities across Montana holding a localized Women’s March Jan. 20 in Depot Park in downtown Kalispell.
Marion hunter claims big mountain lion
In 13 years of hunting, Trevor St. Germain says, “I’ve taken some pretty nice bull elk, [and] some whitetail.”
Council OKs funds for new bike path
Kalispell City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion to accept $251,152 of federal and state funds to build a pedestrian and bike path along U.S. 93 in front of the Kalispell Youth Athletic Complex and a…
Cliven Bundy, allies to speak in Paradise Saturday
Two weeks after the charges against him were dropped, Nevada rancher and anti-government activist Cliven Bundy will speak in Paradise.
Fair officials oppose new Bigfork rodeo
A plan to hold a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo in Bigfork in early July has been met with opposition from the Flathead County Fair Board and Fai…