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Senior Spotlight: Glacier High School student looks to use science to help others
Knowing she wanted to help others, there was a time when Anitha Ravipati considered pursuing a career as a medical…
Organization raises funds to assist veteran with home upgrades
The nonprofit is holding a 4 Miles to Freedom fun run on July 6 at Happy’s Inn west of Kalispell. All the proceeds go toward the Childs family.
Irrigators along Hi-Line likely to close season early due to St. Mary breach
The Milk River Project, which is part of a system that delivers drinking water to 18,000 people and more than 700 farms, will shut down early this year followi…
Residents still skeptical of CFAC cleanup after tour
Busloads of people toured the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site on June 12 as the company and government officials explained how a slurry wall contain…
Lake County petitions White House to remedy Flathead Lake's water woes
Lake County commissioners sent a letter to President Joe Biden June 6, asking him to intercede “on behalf of two counties and affected U.S. citizens visiting t…
Free shuttle service launched in Bigfork following bridge's closure
After the closure of the Bigfork's Bridge Street Bridge, several local businesses began to think about a shuttle service. With the help of the Bigfork Area Cha…
Bio Station awarded $9.5 Million for ocean climate change science
FLATHEAD LAKE – A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station expands the impact of the station’s renowned experti…
FEC Roundup for Safety awards grants
The Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety program has approved $18,500 in grants supporting community safety projects proposed by local nonprofits.
Humphrey’s leadership leaves lasting mark on UM, statewide health care
As University of Montana’s College of Health Dean Reed Humphrey wraps up his decades-long run at the helm of UM’s fastest-growing college, he can finally take …
Troy man plans to appeal sentence for killing grizzly
A Troy man who pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing of a grizzly bear and was sentenced last week said he plans to appeal.
Flathead Valley man allegedly fired gun during argument over water pump
Donald James Hanson, 73, is expected to appear before Judge Dan Wilson in Flathead County District Court on July 18 for his arraignment on the felony charge.
St. Mary Canal failure stirs agriculture, ecological concerns
The catastrophic failure of two siphons on the St. Mary Canal near Babb could create a ripple effect on Montana's agriculture industry this summer, officials w…
U.S. government details in report how Northwest dams devastated the region's Native tribes
The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pa…
State plans to repave Foys Lake Road
The Montana Department of Transportation plans to resurface about 9.2 miles of Foys Lake Road southwest of Kalispell.
Sen. Regier challenging subpoena of records tied to creation of new PSC district map
A Helena law firm challenging the Public Service Commission redistricting map drawn and approved by Republican lawmakers last year is now in a fight with the sponsor of the bill that changed the map and the Montana…
Blackfeet Nation resumes enforcement of Chief Mountain closure
Tribal leaders are again enforcing a decades-old closure of Chief Mountain after recent tourist activity disturbed cultural and spiritual practices there.