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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…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
St. Mary Canal failure causes flooding near Babb

The St. Mary Canal Siphon breached just outside Babb at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Monday, resulting in some flooding in the surrounding area, according to Bur…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Larry and Julie Feist made spreading hope their mission

The Feists have spent a little more than four years listening to people struggling with all sorts of obstacles in the valley, among them addiction, poverty, ho…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Whitefish updates tourism management plan

Whitefish City Council on Monday is poised to vote on an update to its Sustainable Tourism Management Plan that includes six action items.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Sheehy supporters see candidate who will take on immigration, economy

Sylvia Timboe moved to Montana for its perceived conservative principles. Sending Tim Sheehy to the U.S. Senate will preserve those values, she said.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
PHOTOS: Classic and custom vehicles roll into The Big Shindig

Attendees check out rows of custom and classic vehicles at The Big Shindig outside The Desoto Grill in Kalispell on Saturday, June 15. The Big Shindig features…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
State environmental agency halts rewrite of water quality standards

Three years into a legislatively mandated effort to adopt looser standards for two nutrients abundant in Montana waterways, the state has halted rulemaking on …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Political practices commissioner rules that AG candidate was ineligible

The Montana Commissioner of Political Practices has ruled that Republican Attorney General candidate and Daniels County Attorney Logan Olson was not qualified to run for Montana Attorney General in the 2024 primary…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Tester, Daines differ on IVF protections vote

Montana’s senators split Thursday on a Democratic-backed bill to establish federal protections for in vitro fertilization.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Great Outdoors Act funding to spur Flathead National Forest improvements

Thanks to a $26 million investment into the Forest Service’s Northern Region, rental cabin updates, road work, campground improvements are among the upcoming projects slated to occur in the Flathead Valley.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Kalispell Public Schools, teachers union pause contract negotiations

Teachers will be paid according to a contract that was set to expire this week after the Kalispell Education Association and Kalispell Public Schools failed to…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Free summer meals available for children and teens

Free meals are available to youths 18 and under in Flathead County over the summer months when school is not in session.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Don 'K' Subaru fundraiser benefits Flathead K9 Foundation

Don “K” and Subaru last month presented a check in the amount of $21,700 to the Flathead K9 Foundation because they were chosen by the employees and customers …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
PHOTOS: Save America Rally at Snowline Acres

Photos from the Save America Rally featuring Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy and former congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Mountain snow forecast for Glacier Park next week

An abrupt change in weather is expected next week, with below average temperatures and mountain snow likely.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Backers say nonpartisan primary and majority vote initiatives qualify for fall ballot

Backers advancing a pair of constitutional initiatives that would overhaul how Montana voters elect state and federal candidates said Wednesday that they have …