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Flathead Forest updates Round Star Project following court order
Flathead National Forest released an updated assessment for the 9,500-acre Round Star Project near Whitefish, fulf…
Logan Health and Billings Clinic integration will be official on Sept. 1
Logan Health and Billings Clinic will come together as a new health care system Sept. 1 with Logan Health President and CEO Dr. Craig Lambrecht expected to ser…
Fire behavior could moderate with cool, wet week ahead
Northwest Montana’s wildfire activity is expected to moderate over the next seven days with wetting rain and below normal temperatures increasingly likely begi…
Tester wary of defunding Glacier's entry system
Montana Sen. Jon Tester said last week that he didn’t think defunding Glacier National Park’s reservation system was a good idea.
Polson implements water restrictions
In response to prolonged drought, the City of Polson implemented odd/even water restrictions across the city Aug. 1.
Hockaday Museum secures grant for capital project
The Hockaday Museum of Art is moving forward with renovations to aging heating and cooling systems after receiving funding through the Montana Historic Preserv…
Kalispell man earns partially suspended sentence for assaulting girlfriend
Eugene Clark, 42, at one point faced a felony count of aggravated assault in Flathead County District Court.
Alleged drunk driver involved in fatal collision with pedestrian pleads not guilty
The motorist accused of striking and killing a 21-year-old from Columbia Falls while drunk in March faces a trio of misdemeanor charges related to the fatal collision.
Stoltze to close public access as fire danger rises
Columbia Falls-based F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co. plans to close its land to public access on Monday, Aug. 7 due to elevated fire danger.
Flathead County moves to stage 2 fire restrictions Saturday
Flathead and Sanders counties will move to stage 2 fire restrictions beginning Saturday, Aug. 5.
Niarada Fire surges to 8,400 acres; evacuations ordered near Spotted Bear complex
Command of the Niarada Fire west of Elmo was turned over to the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 3 on Wednesday morning.
Blackfeet tribe of Montana declares emergency over Medicaid scam that lured members to Arizona
BROWNING, Mont. (AP) — A widespread Medicaid scam that left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless in metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Blackfeet Nation of Montana af…
Discounted Northwest Montana Fair carnival tickets available
A limited number of discounted tickets for the carnival at the 2023 Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo are on sale now at all Whitefish Credit Union branches, th…
PEO awards scholarship to Flathead senior
The scholarship recognizes the accomplishments of graduating high school young women planning to pursue post-secondary education based on leadership, academics…
Big Mountain Road pavement project to begin
Big Mountain Road will undergo pavement preservation work starting Aug. 7, according to the Montana Department of Transportation.
Witness to shooting given suspended prison sentence
The man who accompanied convicted murderer Zackary Mass on the night he killed Gabriel Wagoner in a Kalispell apartment received a suspended 10-year sentence f…