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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…
Public engagement kicking off as Kalispell works on new land use plan
Efforts to stoke public involvement as the city drafts a new land use plan are kicking off, according to Colorado-based planning firm Logan Simpson.
Montana Department of Transportation holds open house for U.S. 93 access plan
The Montana Department of Transportation is starting work on a plan to inform traffic safety measures and guide reduced congestion along U.S. 93 as Kalispell a…
Seeley Lake man killed in head-on crash with semi
A Seeley Lake man is dead after colliding head-on with a semi-truck Tuesday morning on the Seeley-Swan highway.
A year after unionizing, Whitefish ski patrol holds rally to show solidarity
Whitefish Mountain Resort Professional Ski Patrol Union (WMRPSP) members and supporters held a protest on the viaduct Saturday morning after passing the one-ye…
Kalispell Social Security office downsizing, but will remain open, assures Zinke's office
Kalispell’s Social Security Administration office is shrinking, but will remain open, according to the office of Congressman Ryan Zinke.
Tree clearing work begins to prepare for construction on U.S. 93 west of Whitefish
Work is slated for the section of highway starting near the intersection with Mountainside Drive and continuing west for approximately 3 miles, ending just past Livermore Flats.
FVCC faculty members honored for work
Eliza Sorte-Thomas, associate professor of education, and Katie Clarke, assistant professor of communications, have been named 2024-2025 League Excellence Award recipients.
County planning board looks at zone change in Evergreen
The Flathead County Planning Board on Wednesday will consider a zone change for a roughly 7-acre property in Evergreen.
Young moose euthanized after taking up residence in Osburn
An unfortunate situation in Osburn last month resulted in the Idaho Department of Fish and Game dispatching a young moose who had taken up residency inside the…
Thinning project expected in Ray Kuhns Wildlife Managment Area this summer
According to an environmental assessment released by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, a combination of commercial and non-commercial thinning, prescribed burn…
Residents endorse state plans to add acreage to conservation easement
The state completed the first phase of the plan in February by purchasing rights to 32,821 acres of land roughly north of the Thompson chain of lakes from Gree…
Sen. Regier calls ethics allegations a 'witch hunt'
On the last day before the 69th Montana Legislature adjourned for transmittal break and after the Senate held a marathon floor session to debate and vote on 99…
New high-density development proposed in North Kalispell
Named the Reserve at Johnson Ranch, the development would see 186 single-family lots and two multi-family lots, one of which contains 237 units.
Headlines: County Health Department prepares for measles, arts funding cut and proposed Warming Center settlement
Flathead County health experts prepare for measles, Kalispell City Council expected to vote on deal with homeless shelter, and legislators slash grant funding …
UM researcher reflects on 30 years of wolves in Yellowstone
Thirty years later, Mark Hebblewhite is a professor of ungulate habitat ecology at the University of Montana. He and the University’s W.A. Franke College of Fo…