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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…
Jury finds New York woman guilty of vehicular homicide
A jury on Thursday found a New York woman guilty of vehicular homicide while under the influence for striking and killing a pedestrian in Kalispell in July 202…
Suspect who fled Kalispell Police given deferred sentence
An alleged drunk driver who led Kalispell Police officers on a chase last year that ended near the entrance of Logan Health Medical Center received a deferred sentence in Flathead County District Court in November.
Garland, tribal officials discuss crime, drugs and missing people in Indian Country
On the day that the U.S. Departments of Justice and Interior released their response to violence and missing persons in Indian Country, the Attorney General of…
Gianforte addresses Lake County's withdrawal from Public Law 280
In a long-awaited letter, Gov. Greg Gianforte informed the Lake County Commissioners March 1 that his administration had no intention of allocating “current re…
Columbia Falls resident to attend State of the Union address
Flathead Valley native and Air Force veteran Fred Hamilton will attend the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. tonight at the invitation of U.S. Sen…
Residents get say in Kalispell's Main Street safety plan effort
Kalispell officials solicited public input for the forthcoming Main Street safety plan at an open house Tuesday, which also gave residents an opportunity to sp…
Kalispell hosting open house on wells contaminated with forever chemicals
Following the revelation that cancer-linked PFAS contaminants, also known as "forever chemicals," are circulating in Kalispell's drinking water supply, city of…
Kila man earns deferred sentences for drug possession charges
Randaell Charles Stilson, 20, faced charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs in two separate cases following arrests in 2023 and 2024. He pleaded guil…
Trinity Lutheran School administrator receives award
Trinity Lutheran School Principal Laura White received the 2024 Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Administrator Award from the Lutheran Education Association.
Montana appeals TikTok ban, saying consumer protection outweighs First Amendment worries
The State of Montana filed its opening brief with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday in its appeal of a preliminary injunction prohibiting the state …
Montana State plans new nurse-midwifery program
The nursing college has been authorized by the national Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education to start a nurse-midwifery track in its existing Docto…
Explore health care careers at FVCC
The public is invited to explore health care careers at Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday, March 14.
Teen accused of punching deputy during disturbance call
An 18-year-old faces a felony assault on a peace officer charge after allegedly attacking Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a Kalispell area disturb…
Accused drug dealer sentenced to state Department of Corrections
Judge Dan Wilson handed down a five-year sentence to Jeffrey Duane Portmann, 55, for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and another two years, suspe…
Glacier National Park receives over $1.9 million for ecosystem restoration
Glacier Park’s climate-related projects are part of an overall $195 million investment from the act announced last week to prepare parks across the country to …