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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…
Bigfork School District holds trustee election
The election is May 7.
Swan River School holds trustee election
The election is May 7.
Helena Flats School holds trustee election
The election is May 7.
Kalispell Public Schools holds trustee election, asks for levies
School elections are May 7.
Man arrested with loaded weapons receives suspended sentence
In exchange for a guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to amend the felony to a misdemeanor charge of partner or family member assault and recommend a suspended sen…
MSU breaks ground on new nursing education building in Kalispell
Montana State University officials joined community members in Kalispell on Tuesday to break ground on the final of five new nursing education facilities under…
Montana’s representatives come down against aid for Israel, Ukraine
U.S. Reps. Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke voted against funding for war-torn Israel and Ukraine in a $95 billion foreign aid package approved by the House on Sa…
Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with forever chemicals
Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, accord…
Evergreen man charged with assault on a peace officer
An Evergreen man picked up a fourth active felony case in Flathead County District Court after allegedly threatening deputies with a knife during an April 17 d…
Interior Department pushes Glacier Range Riders to drop logo
The U.S. Department of the Interior is calling foul on the Glacier Range Riders’ logo, arguing it violates trademark rights held by the National Park Service.
Forum for House District 8 candidates April 24
Republican incumbent Rep. Tony Brockman is running against challenger Lukas Schubert in the June primary. Democratic Beth Sibert has also filed to run for the seat.
Authorities nab kidnapping suspect after victim escapes in Columbia Falls
Adam Joel Whiteman was being held in the county jail on Monday as prosecutors filed one count of felony kidnapping and misdemeanor counts of partner or family …
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted m…
Veto override push on long-debated marijuana money bill falls short
A veto override effort on a much-debated marijuana revenue bill that initially passed the Montana Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support last year ha…
Columbia Falls local returns to serve as Logan Health’s reconstructive surgeon
Thomas Wright began his tenure at Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell in August of 2023. With an emphasis on breast reconstruction, Wright said he enjoys …