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Flathead High School student competes in national Trig-Star competition
Representing Montana, Flathead High School junior Jacob Braach awaits the results of the national Trig-Star math c…
Montana asks judge to allow TikTok ban to take effect while legal challenge moves through courts
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana is asking a federal judge to allow its law banning new downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok to take effect in January while a…
Crews battle wildfires as rainy weather descends on region
With the River Road East Fire outside of Paradise growing to more than 16,000 acres over the weekend, officials implemented a temporary flight restriction in t…
Kalispell attorney Garry Seaman pleads guilty to two counts of deliberate homicide
A Kalispell attorney pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges of deliberate homicide and attempted homicide in relation to the shotgun shootings of two peop…
Results from the 2023 Northwest Montana Fair
Results from the 2023 Northwest Montana Fair
Whitefish's final budget includes tax decrease
Whitefish property owners should see a decrease in their city tax bill as a result of a large increase in taxable value.
Entrepreneur coaches others looking to grow business ideas
Aside from business coaching, Scot Chisholm owns Haskill Creek Farms, a holistic health store located in Whitefish.
Kalispell City Council poised to vote on $141M budget
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on the municipality’s final roughly $141 million fiscal year 2024 budget.
Federal judge halts Black Ram logging project in Kootenai National Forest
A federal judge has halted an expansive logging project in the Kootenai National Forest, often referred to as the “Black Ram Project,” after finding that the U…
River Road East Fire near Paradise grows to 13K acres
The River Road East Fire outside Paradise grew to roughly 13,414 acres on Saturday as smoky conditions hampered the use of aircraft to fight the blaze.
Whitefish School District budget shows slight increase
After brief discussion, the Whitefish School Board approved the final budget for the upcoming school year at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 8.
Montana delegation pushes to keep AM radio in vehicles
The act would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a rule that requires automobile manufacturers to continue to include AM broadcast radio in their vehicles without additional work or …
FEC Roundup for Safety awards nonprofit grants
Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety board of directors on Aug. 10 awarded $33,986 in support of community safety projects proposed by nonprofit organizations.
Blooming for a blue ribbon — dahlia lovers compete at the fair
The floriculture building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds was decorated with a multitude of dahlia and gladiolus flowers on Friday morning as exhibitors awa…
The last days of a Columbia Falls crypto mine
When Danny McCargar went to work at a windowless, nondescript building just south of Columbia Falls off of Montana 206 last December, he found the lights off a…
Commissioner sees few ways to help homeless people
While decrying violence among the community’s homeless population in the wake of a deadly fight in Kalispell earlier this month, Flathead County Commissioner B…