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Primary delivers mixed results for Northwest Montana incumbents
Tuesday’s primary election delivered beginnings and endings to political hopefuls across Northwest Montana.
Kalispell City Council to create Planning Commission
Kalispell City Council on Monday is expected to redesignate the city Planning Board as the Planning Commission, bringing the municipality in line with new deve…
Grizzly bear conflict calls were down this year, despite a few notable conflicts
Despite several high profile run-ins with bears in 2023, the overall number of grizzly mortalities and conflict calls per bear in the area was lower than in pr…
Millions in opioid settlement funds sit untouched as overdose deaths rise
Nearly a year after Montana began receiving millions of dollars to invest in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, much of that money remains untouched. Meanwhi…
Unique Eagle Scout project brings ‘flybraries’ to the Flathead
Ryland Armstrong, a senior at Whitefish High School and the Senior Patrol Leader of Whitefish Boy Scout Troop 1936, and other scouts recently built and install…
Environmental groups sue over train-related grizzly deaths
Two environmental groups are suing Burlington Northern Santa Fe over the train-related deaths of dozens of federally protected grizzly bears in northwestern Mo…
Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts new administrative rules on grizzly, wolf management
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new administrative rules Thursday regarding grizzly bear and wolf management that have drawn criticism from en…
Cascade County judge tries new approach to Warm Springs wait lists
At least one Montana judge has sought to creatively apply his legal authority to increase pressure on state officials to address “excessive, chronic wait lists” at the adult psychiatric hospital in Warm Springs. Th…
Feds pass on funding North Fork Road paving study
Flathead County did not receive federal funding for an environmental analysis to look at paving a portion of the North Fork Road, county Public Works Director …
Libby grad named Montana Assistant Principal of the Year
A Libby native has earned high accolades after being named the Montana Assistant High School Principal of the Year.
Conservationists, tribes say deal is a road map to breach Snake River dams
The U.S. government said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade to help recover depleted populations of salmon in the Pacific Nor…
Commerce Department director resigns after probe into travel expenses
Montana Department of Commerce Director Scott Osterman resigned this week after an internal probe found that he racked up more than $26,000 in disallowed gover…
Montana State nursing student overcomes cancer to graduate with high honors
Born in Montana’s Flathead Valley, Peyton Michnal spent most of her childhood in Boise, Idaho, and moved to Kalispell for high school.
Whitefish insurance company makes donation to Special Olympics Montana
Whitefish’s Lone Tree Insurance awarded a $10,000 donation to Special Olympics Montana, a local organization dedicated to providing year-round sports training …
Don ‘K’ makes donation to animal shelter
Don “K” Subaru presented a $3,100 check to the Flathead County Animal Shelter in recognition of the shelter’s dedicated staff finding forever homes for over 31…
Fortine wood bank earns grant
The St. Michael and All Angels Wood Bank Ministry based in Fortine has been awarded a $20,000 grant.