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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 Council scraps road diet plan, but embraces roundabouts
Kalispell City Council appeared willing Monday to pursue a federal grant for pedestrian safety improvements on Main Street but decided against reducing it from…
Flathead Valley Community College library earns national excellence award
The national award recognizes academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to develop academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the ed…
Flathead Electric Cooperative conducts aerial inspections of power lines
The co-op has partnered with Voltair, a certified utility inspection contractor, to assess equipment across its service territory in Northwest Montana.
Students hit a high note at the 2026 District Music Festival
Northwest Montana’s students didn’t miss a beat at the District Music Festival hosted by Flathead and Glacier high schools.
Logan Health raises over $750,000 at ALERT Banquet
ALERT leaders have identified the Bell 429 as the program’s next helicopter.
State scopes new conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties
State officials are laying the groundwork for a new 21,000-acre conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties.
State of emergency declared after East Glacier Sewer Lagoon System fails
The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council declared a state of emergency Tuesday after the failure of the East Glacier lagoon system.
Whitefish settles racial profiling suit brought on by detained immigrant
The city of Whitefish signed a $90,000 settlement in a racial profiling lawsuit tied to the April 2025 detainment of Venezuelan national and Kalispell resident…
Whitefish woman charged after she allegedly attacked her husband, adult children
Prosecutors brought Amber Lynne Zorn, 54, up on a felony assault with a weapon charge and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct following her April 5 arrest on Lion Trail.
Suspected drunk driver crashed with young child in vehicle, court docs say
There they found 34-year-old Tony Roy Shewalter, who they described as "highly intoxicated and slurring his words heavily," court documents said.
Lakeside residents frustrated over hurried wastewater treatment project assessment
Many residents felt they did not have enough time to seek out independent professional assessments of the project and its impacts on Flathead Lake.
Suspected drunk driver charged in connection with January wreck in Whitefish
A Columbia Falls man has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge in connection with a January wreck that prosecutors say he caused after a day of drinking and skiing.
'In his blood': Bigfork graduate named Utah Soldier of the Year
Caden Leonard enlisted in the National Guard four years ago. A 2022 Bigfork High School graduate, he moved to Utah to study psychology and criminology at the U…
Kalispell City Council revisits Main Street Safety Action Plan as federal funding returns
The embattled Main Street Safety Action Plan is returning to City Hall as councilors once again consider whether to pursue a federal grant to fund the projects…
Coeur d'Alene's Wolf Lodge may rise again
The couple stood at the site of the former restaurant on a gray and windy afternoon, traffic whizzing by on U.S. 90. The property that was once home to the pop…