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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Downtown plan gets unanimous nod
The Kalispell City Council came to an inevitable, long-awaited conclusion Monday night when they unanimously passed an update to the downtown plan.
Kalispell hands over city airport to independent group
The Kalispell City Council voted Monday night to lease the 71-acre municipal airport property to an independent group of users. The move releases the city from the financial obligations of maintenance and also nega…
Special Olympics cancels State Winter Games in Whitefish
Special Olympics Montana will not hold its 2018 State Winter Games in Whitefish.
Hand, foot and mouth outbreak strikes Flathead daycares
The Flathead City-County Health Department reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in daycares across the county at the end of November. The spread of the disease has decreased over the past few weeks, w…
FWP: Swan Lake walleye came from Helena
A state biologist has pinpointed Lake Helena as the source of two walleye illegally introduced to Swan Lake in 2015.
Zinke: Claim that Trump stole public land a lie
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday accused outdoor retailer Patagonia of lying when it said that President Donald Trump “stole your lan…
Girl uses Christmas money to pay others' lunch debts
BELGRADE (AP) — A Belgrade girl has donated part of her Christmas money to help pay other students’ school lunch debts.
Montana files lawsuit against OxyContin manufacturer
HELENA — The state of Montana filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the manufacturer of OxyContin, alleging it engaged in deceptive marketing practices by misrepresenting the risk of addiction to the opioid p…
Jury hears Old Steel Bridge homicide case
A jury this week is deciding whether a Flathead Valley man committed homicide by pushing another man off a bridge earlier this year.
Study: Fee hike will hurt economy
Economic theory holds that an increase in the cost of a good will always diminish demand, all other things remaining equal. In recent weeks, researchers at the…
Counties push for increased wildfire salvages
Northwest Montana’s county commissioners want to see more fire-scorched timber salvaged from Lolo National Forest.
Former senior center goes on auction block
Two city lots where the Kalispell Senior Center and a rental home previously were located will be sold to the highest bidder at a public auction.
Whitefish board considers variance requests
A variance request to develop a commercial mixed-use building at 124 O’Brien Ave. tops the Dec. 5 Whitefish Board of Adjustment meeting.
Daines names Kalispell's Ted Koenig as Montanan of the Week
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines recognized Kalispell resident Ted Koenig as the Montanan of the Week for his role in humanitarian relief efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands following the destruction of hurricanes Maria and I…
2 injured in rollover west of Kalispell
Two women from Libby were sent to the hospital after crashing on an icy highway west of Kalispell Monday morning.