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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…
Man missing after 90-foot cliff jump into Lake Koocanusa
Lincoln County authorities are searching for a man who reportedly jumped off a cliff into Lake Koocanusa and failed to resurface on Monday evening.
Grizzly euthanized after conflicts at Hungry Horse Reservoir
A grizzly bear was captured and euthanized after several conflicts with people along Hungry Horse Reservoir last weekend.
Patriot Front members arrested during Pride event stand trial
Free speech is at the heart of the trial of five Patriot Front members accused of planning to violently disrupt a Pride celebration in Coeur d’Alene City Park …
Triple-digit temperatures to roast Western Montana this weekend
The hottest temperatures of the summer are set to bake Northwest Montana this weekend, with some low lying areas likely hitting triple digits for the first tim…
Whitefish firefighters receive grant to assist hearing-impaired seniors
Hearing-impaired, deaf, and deaf-blind senior citizens need more than the traditional smoke detector to notify them of an emergency, especially after removing …
Flathead senior winner of car giveaway awarding students
The winner of the car is randomly selected from all participating high schools from the Flathead Valley.
Roundup for Safety awards $22,500 in grant funding
Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety Board on July 13 awarded $22,500 to support area nonprofit community safety projects, including multiple AEDs and first aid kits.
Totten named president of Back Country Horsemen chapter
She is the youngest Backcountry Horsemen Association president in the history of the organization.
Marion man who prompted SWAT response now facing felony charge
Authorities are holding Christopher Martin Klett, 46, in the county jail with bail set at $100,000 following his arrest after the July 8 confrontation on Lower…
Woman accused of drunkenly crashing into deputy’s vehicle sentenced
Judge Heidi Ulbricht handed down the sentence to the state Department of Corrections in Flathead County District Court on July 6.
Doctors, families, youth seek injunction to stop Montana’s law banning gender-affirming care
Attorneys for doctors, families and transgender minors have counted the ways that Senate Bill 99, which bans gender-affirming care for those less than 18 in Montana, violates the state and federal constitution.
C-Falls man pleads guilty to negligent vehicular assault
Kenneth Malcolm Stevenson, 35, entered the changed plea in Flathead County District Court before Judge Dan Wilson on July 6.
Experts forecast intense fire season for Montana
Montana is likely to see a rapid increase in wildfires as the summer grows hotter and the rain stops, according to fire weather experts.
ImagineIF trustees ask Kalispell City Council for Depot Park building
ImagineIF Libraries trustees Monday asked Kalispell City Council to sell the recently vacated historic rail building near Depot Park to the county as a potenti…
Kalispell Police investigate shooting that wounded one
Authorities are investigating an alleged early morning shooting in Kalispell that left one man wounded and hospitalized.