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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Columbia Falls speech team wins Class A Western Divisional
Columbia Falls High School is the Western Class A divisional speech and debate champion, racking up 256 overall points.
Amid concerns about bullying, Bigfork administrators explain their process
This is the second article in a three-part series examining the effects of bullying through the lens of students, parents and faculty at Bigfork High School. B…
Kalispell City Council to discuss ordinances tightening rules at public parks
Responding to complaints about the presence of homeless people, Kalispell City Council will consider ordinances limiting access and use of public parks at its …
Retired insurance agent becomes novelist
A retired insurance agent, Randy Keel was living in Friendship, Tennessee, with his wife Donna when the idea for his first novel, “An Unintended Consequence,” …
Restoration transforms rusted ax heads into functional art
Today, Paul Flannigan’s Whitefish-based Stumptown Axes with their vintage heads and well-crafted handles can sell for hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of…
Discussions continue regarding Whitefish community solar project
Whitefish continues to hammer out plans to install a solar panel facility near its wastewater treatment plant along Monegan Road.
Bullying left students hurt, demoralized and looking for a way out
This is the first in a three-part series examining the effects of bullying through the lens of students, parents and faculty at Bigfork High School. Bullying i…
United Way’s Winter Warm-Up set for Jan. 27
Winter Warm-Up is an opportunity for neighbors and community members to connect with a spectrum of service providers from across the Flathead Valley in the Gateway Community Center.
Anti-abortion movement sees plenty of work ahead at Kalispell rally
There remains work left to do in the anti-abortion movement. That was the message repeated by speakers and organizers of the annual March for Life rally in Kal…
Rosendale on hand to christen Montana Freedom Caucus
Helena — U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, fresh from a bitter intra-GOP battle for the House speakership, swung through the state Capitol on Thursday to officially ch…
UM study finds ‘Yellowstone’ series generates $750M in spending in Montana
Centered on the fictional Dutton family ranch, “Yellowstone” is largely filmed in Darby, Hamilton, Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley, and it treated more than…
County commissioners blame shelters, homeless network for rise in homelessness
Flathead County commissioners issued a letter Thursday criticizing homeless services organizations and calling upon residents to deny homeless people help or s…
Opponents say bill to change Montana obscenity law could have ‘debilitating’ effects
Sponsored by Rep. Bob Phalen, R-Lindsay, the measure would open public library, museum and public school employees to criminal charges, potential fines up to $500 and six months of jail time under Montana’s obsceni…
Third Kalispell burglar sentenced in district court
Joseph Claude Victoria, 20, received a suspended five-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections for felony conspiracy to commit burglary on Jan. 1…
Montana to pause rental assistance program, citing backlog and diminished funding
A key COVID-era relief program to assist renters may be approaching its expiration date in Montana.