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PHOTOS: Flathead, Glacier class of 2026 graduation ceremonies
Photos from Flathead and Glacier high schools' graduation ceremonies held Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.
US push to lower wildfire risk across the West stumbles in places
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in…
Logan Health brings in new robotic-assisted platform for lung biopsies
The Flathead Valley sees more than the average amount of lung cancer cases when compared to other parts of Montana and the rest of the United States. That’s ac…
Speakers call for renewed commitment to debate, compromise at event celebrating state constitution
Former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot argued that democracy works best when Montanans come together with good sense and fidelity at a forum on the state constitu…
Kalispell man faces felony charge for punching officer during arrest
Dennis Wayne Prichard of Kalispell faces a felony charge of assault on a peace officer and misdemeanor counts of assault and criminal mischief in Flathead Coun…
Cleanup begins after freight train derails into Yellowstone River
Montana Rail Link has begun cleaning up a derailment that occurred Saturday morning on a bridge near Reed Point, southeast of Big Timber, sending rail cars loa…
Friends mourn homeless man killed in Kalispell attack
Several dozen of Kalispell’s homeless residents gathered at the Flathead Warming Center on Monday to remember Scott E. Bryan, a homeless man who authorities sa…
Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last y…
Homelessness up slightly in North Idaho
Homelessness increased 6% in Idaho's five northern counties from January 2022 to 2023.
Musician returns to the stage to play
When Laurie Berg moved to West Glacier for an Americorp position in the summer of 2021, she was introduced to the open mic scene.
Kalispell City Council to review U.S. 2 speed study, state law changes
Kalispell City Council will be briefed on a U.S. 2 speed study and new state planning law at its Monday work session.
Two teens face murder charges in Kalispell suspicious death
Two Flathead Valley teenagers are facing murder charges related to a suspicious death in Kalispell early Sunday morning.
Inspired by history Glacier Distilling Company continues to evolve
This summer, the Coram-based distillery’s former restaurant, Josephine’s Speakeasy, has transitioned into a space for community programming and private events …
Montanans pay their respects at The Wall That Heals
The Wall That Heals came to the valley on behalf of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Fund, the nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 1980 to build the n…
Judge sentences convicted child rapist to 25 years in prison
Prosecutors alleged in court documents that Ray Allen Roberts sexually assaulted a toddler in June 2021.
PHOTOS: The Wall That Heals in Kalispell
Scenes from The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the Glacier High School soccer fields i…