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Senior Spotlight: Senior embodies Flathead High School motto to ‘Rise Up, Be Brave’
Under the upturned brim of her signature bucket hat, Flathead High School senior Madison Geiger’s smile and bright…
Kalispell City Council votes to settle with Warming Center
Kalispell City Council on Monday voted to settle with the Flathead Warming Center, resolving the yearlong fight over the shelter’s future that culminated in a …
Two arrested after police standoff in Kalispell
Two people were arrested following a standoff on the 700 block of 10th Ave. W. on Tuesday, authorities say.
Trout Creek woman killed in crash on snowy highway
A Trout Creek woman was killed in a crash on a snowy Montana 200 near Noxon on Saturday, March 15.
Glacier High student’s appointment to West Point celebrated
Wyatt Jensen specifically remembers opening the mail with his parents in the third grade when he saw an academy brochure. He was in awe, and immediately knew h…
Kalispell names new fire chief
Jay Hagen will assume the role of Kalispell Fire chief on May 5, returning to western Montana where he started his career in firefighting three decades ago.
Headlines: Efforts to restore Blasdel Barn, auto shop opens with charitable focus, and Habitat for Humanity turns toward building prefab homes
Efforts to restore Blasdel Barn, auto shop opens with charitable focus, and Habitat for Humanity turns toward building prefab homes
Kalispell City Council to settle deal with Flathead Warming Center
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote on an agreement with the Flathead Warming Center on Monday, ending a yearlong fight to shutter the homeless shelter …
Whitefish looks to move forward on viaduct project
Improvements to the viaduct in Whitefish over the BNSF Railway tracks have long been identified as a way to improve the link between the north side of Whitefis…
New sales manager aims to promote Kalispell
As group sales manager, Ben Gould leads efforts by Discover Kalispell to drive revenue growth by securing new conferences, reunions, tour groups, sports events…
Kalispell studio illustrates stories using natural products for stop-motion animation
Stop-motion animation is a style of animation that utilizes photographing and then physically moving objects within the frame in order to tell a story. As each…
Flathead Childcare expands with two new locations
Mishael Jelley owns Flathead Childcare alongside her brother, Mark Vogel. Originally from Northwest Montana, the pair grew up with almost a dozen siblings. Chi…
Making change — Edgerton third graders get inspired to help their community and adoptable animals
After reading articles about how children were helping their communities, Edgerton Elementary third graders in Alexis Gilbert’s class were inspired to make a c…
California man pleads not guilty in murder of girlfriend in Polson
A California man accused of killing his girlfriend earlier this year pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide and attempted deliberate homicide in district co…
Columbia Falls police officers recognized for saving lives
Two Columbia Falls police officers were recognized at the March 3 City Council meeting for saving lives while on duty in separate incidents.
Man accused of abandoning his vehicle in traffic for drinks given suspended jail sentence
Samuel Walter Rauser, 33, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, second offense, in Flathead County District Court on April 4,…