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Senior Spotlight: Columbia Falls cross country star changes pace with journalistic ambitions
He joined Hungry Horse News in February 2025 through his school’s Work-Based Learning Program, where he photograph…
Memorial held for victims in Mann Gulch fire at Conrad Cemetery
A memorial was held Thursday for two Kalispell natives who died in the 1949 Mann Gulch fire as part of commemorations surrounding the 75-year anniversary of th…
Montana sheriff says 28-year-old cold case slaying solved
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The man law enforcement officials say is responsible for the long-unsolved death of 15-year-old Danielle Houchins at a popular fishing access site a few miles south of Belgrade nearly 28 years…
Campaign to find missing paddleboarder expanding
Friends and family of a woman who vanished while paddleboarding on the Hungry Horse Reservoir last month are expanding a public outreach campaign in the hopes …
Healthy rainfall eases fire restrictions in Glacier Park
Campfires will once again be allowed in Glacier National Park and on the Flathead Forest beginning Friday.
Rose Crossing construction delayed until Thursday
Construction work affecting the eastbound Lane of Rose Crossing has been delayed until Thursday, Aug. 8 and Friday, Aug. 9, officials said.
Historic North Fork ranch up for sale for $30M
The Rocky Bar O Ranch, founded by the Ladenburg family in the 1800s is being listed for $30 million.
Accused Ferndale killer pleads guilty to deliberate homicide charge
Twentieth Judicial District Judge Molly Owen set a sentencing date of Sept. 18 for a Bigfork man accused of shooting three people last year, killing one of the…
FWP lifts fishing restrictions on North Fork Flathead
Cooler weather and some rain led Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Tuesday to rescind fishing restrictions on the North Fork Flathead River in late July and …
Kalispell to begin treating forever chemicals in contaminated wells
Kalispell is purchasing equipment to treat forever chemicals detected at the Grandview Wells site.
Meals on Wheels program seeks support through livestock purchase
The Flathead County agency that distributes meals for seniors is hoping the upcoming market livestock sale at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo could be an av…
Great Fish Community Challenge begins with launch party Aug. 8
Whitefish Community Foundation kicks off the 10th Great Fish Community Challenge on Thursday, Aug. 8 with the Great Fish Launch Party at Three Rivers Bank in W…
Gianforte, FWP say grizzly translocations shows Montana ready for delisting
After announcing on Friday that two grizzly bears from an ecosystem in northwest Montana had been translocated to Yellowstone National Park and Wyoming, Montan…
New chapter begins with opening of Bigfork library branch
Patrons flooded into the new building, complete with roughly two to three times the number of books compared to the previous location inside the Bigfork Art an…
Kalispell City Council adopts amended Main Street Safety Action Plan
Kalispell City Council voted in favor of adopting an amended version of the Main Street Safety Action plan on Monday.
Multiyear black bear study comes to Flathead Valley
State biologists are shining a light on Northwest Montana’s black bears as part of a multiyear effort to improve their understanding of the species’ habitat an…