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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 …
Kalispell man denies pointing rifle at man, assault charges
A Kalispell man is denying charges he punched two women and pointed a rifle at a man outside Columbia Falls last month.
Bell-ringing contest set for Thursday
This Thursday, Dec. 14, the Salvation Army’s annual “Bell Ringing” city competition will take place at several retail locations throughout the Flathead Valley.
Young skier uses artistic talent to reach his goals on the slopes
Heel grabs and greeting cards, 13-year-old skiing prodigy Aidan Rambo of Evergreen has developed a unique way combining his skills to support himself as he wor…
Zinke, House GOP escalate feud with Patagonia over monuments
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and House Republicans have escalated their feud with Patagonia after the outdoor retailer told Americans that Presid…
Mangan: Democratic Party violated campaign finance rules
HELENA — The Montana Democratic Party failed to identify the issues and candidates that benefited from its spending of about $375,000 on the 2016 general election, the state’s top election watchdog found.
Glacier, Whitefish win Kalispell Speech and Debate meet
Glacier High School took the top honors in a two-day Kalispell Speech and Debate tournament over the weekend, beating Flathead High School 224-191. The tournament featured teams from all over western Montana and on…
Flathead physicians chosen for leadership program
Physicians have long played important roles in hospital leadership, often serving as the link between the board room and clinical realms. But many don’t receive specific leadership training during their medical car…
Colt Idol and wife to lead the Dick Idol Gallery
From an outsider’s perspective, it might seem that Colt Idol’s fate was sealed from an early age.
High-fives and hard hits at Flathead Roller Derby league
Faces painted for war under their helmets and fishnet tights hugging their legs under kneepads, a team of women ranging in shape and size take to an oval track…
Libby native co-founds flask company
The streets of San Francisco are known to be the breeding ground of American innovation, but for inventor Whit Gautreaux they are merely the incubator.
Montana prepares to model its wolf populations
In the span of a human lifetime, gray wolves have re-established their presence in Montana’s mountains and forests.
2 years after passage, doubts remain about water compact
Over two years have passed since a slim majority of Montana lawmakers approved the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Water Compact, a massive agreement that quantifies the tribes’ water rights on and o…
Tree-lighting commemorates fallen officers
Kalispell resident Tawny Haynes stepped forward from the crowd in front of the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to place a shining blue ornament with silver ri…
Huge apartment complex proposed in Kalispell
A consulting firm is asking the city of Kalispell to annex a 15-acre parcel of property and allow the construction of a 324-unit apartment complex on the property.
Blackfeet hopeful for 'workable solution'
BILLINGS — Even as it clashes with American Indians over reductions to national monuments in the Southwest, the Trump administration is engaging with a Montana…