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'Mountain Momma' looks to preserve land east of river with community support
A Columbia Falls woman who is no stranger to public lands advocacy hopes to preserve a key piece of land east of t…
Fish and Wildlife Commission issues proposed wolf trapping season regulations
Montana’s wolf trapping season will again run from Jan. 1 through Feb. 15 in western and most of central Montana – the same as last year’s season following a f…
Game check stations see uptick in traffic for opening weekend
Northwest Montana hunters are off to a successful start to the general big game season.
Kalispell City Council to look at ordinances limiting downtown cruising
Downtown Kalispell could go cruise-free in the near future.
Trail journeys inspire hiker to create guides for Glacier National Park
Day Hikes of Glacier National Park map can be found in almost every store in the park and thousands of visitors use it to guide their itinerary every season. I…
Kalispell shop relies on Chinese medicine to help the community
It’s an approach to medicine that connects physical well-being with the mental, according to James Berry, a doctor of Chinese medicine and co-owner of Jing She…
Driven by learning: Flathead High School automotive program navigates into 75th year
The automotive program is cruising through its 75th year at Flathead High School. Going along for the ride have been generations of graduates who have gone o…
Lions Club ornament sale set
The Kalispell Lions Club’s seventh annual Christmas ornament fundraiser will begin Friday, Nov. 1.
Montana Land Board approves large easement in Salish, Cabinet mountains
The Montana Land Board approved last week the first phase of a large conservation easement in Northwest Montana in a 3-2 vote.
PHOTOS: Evergreen Trunk-or-Treat
Costumed trick-or-treaters were out in full force collecting pieces of candy as the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce teamed up with the Kalispell Moose Lodge to h…
Federal judge hears arguments over allowing the Flathead Warming Center to open this winter
MISSOULA – Lawyers for the Flathead Warming Center argued in federal court Friday to keep the overnight shelter open this winter while it sues over the revocat…
Elections 2024: Debo Powers candidate for District 3 Montana House of Representatives
Democrat Debo Powers, a retired teacher, is hoping to return to the Legislature after filling a vacancy for House District 3 in 2019.
Glacier Park International Airport expansion project gets another infusion of federal money
Glacier Park International Airport earned another $2.5 million in federal funding this month for its ongoing terminal expansion project.
In response to CWD discovery, white-tailed deer licenses increased for Flathead Valley
The number of antlerless white-tailed deer hunting licenses will be increased in the Flathead Valley's Hunting District 170 following the detection of chronic …
Elections 2024: Lukas Schubert candidate for Montana House District 8
Republican Lukas Schubert, a recent graduate of Glacier High School, is looking to secure a spot in the Legislature for House District 8 after beating incumben…
Elections 2024: Beth Sibert candidate for Montana District 8 House of Representatives
Democrat Beth Sibert, a political newcomer who grew up in Kalispell and works at Logan Health on the behavioral health and patient rehabilitation unit, is vyin…