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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
FVCC adds solar energy course
Flathead Valley Community College has announced the addition of a new course on solar energy to the spring 2018 academic catalog.
Kalispell man identified as victim of deadly car crash
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office released the name of a man killed in a car crash Wednesday morning.
Billings firm picked for Flathead jail planning
A Billings firm with extensive experience in detention facility planning will lead the planning process for a new Flathead County jail, the county commissioners decided Tuesday.
Prestige Assisted Living adopts local family for Christmas
Christmas came early this year for one Flathead Valley family.
Commission sides with U.S. mills
U.S. lumber mills have gained some ground in a long-running trade dispute.
Plan for mosquito-control drone grounded
The Flathead City-County Health Department hopes to add another tool to its mosquito-control arsenal: a drone to apply insecticide to trouble spots where the b…
Norovirus hits the Flathead Valley
The highly contagious gastrointestinal illness norovirus is making an appearance across the state, striking eight counties over the past six weeks. Public health officials have reported outbreaks of the virus in Ca…
Whitefish OKs redevelopment plan for former lumber yard
A new life is likely ahead for the former Idaho Timber site on the west side of Whitefish.
1 killed in 3-vehicle crash on bypass
One person was killed in a crash and multiple other commuters were injured as a wave of winter weather rolled across the Flathead Valley Wednesday morning.
Event spotlights student research projects
Inspired by subject matter they’ve studied over the course of the semester, students of Flathead Valley Community College presented their research projects las…
Comments sought on Northwest Montana grizzly criteria
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking input from scientists and the general public on draft criteria for the eventual recovery of the Northern Continen…
House and Senate tax bills differ on wildfire relief
If the House Republican tax bill became law, victims of hurricanes in Texas and Florida who’ve yet to account for all their losses could deduct them on their 2…
Grinches snatch resident's Christmas decorations
A Kalispell family woke up earlier this week to find a Grinch had stolen and vandalized their Christmas decorations.
Fire destroys 3 generations of farm tools
A Bigfork farm family lost all of their tools, welding equipment and some farm machinery in a Dec. 5 fire that destroyed a large workshop.
Whitefish wants artists for snow sculpture symposium
The city of Whitefish is looking for teams of artists to participate in the first snow sculpture symposium planned for the final weekend of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, Feb. 2-4.