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New owners vow to keep Great Northern Bar unchanged
The Great Northern Bar and Grill in Whitefish officially changed hands at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. Aside from t…
Flathead Land Trust celebrates placement of conservation easements on two area properties
Minnesota residents, the Kohrs began visiting the Flathead Valley in 2001. Since then, they’ve bought up roughly 655 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat alo…
State officials highlight possible traffic solution for alpine coaster project
Montana Department of Transportation officials are selecting a shared use concept using agency land as a possible way to secure a highway approach permit for developers erecting an alpine coaster near Lakeside.
Prosecutors: Alleged Kalispell shooter claimed self defense
Prosecutors say the man arrested in connection with a West Reserve Drive shooting last weekend handed his gun over to a gas station cashier afterward and claim…
Daily Inter Lake publisher Rick Weaver announces retirement
Rick Weaver, the longtime regional publisher at Hagadone Media Montana, will retire at the end of January.
Jury finds suspect in C-Falls armed robbery guilty
A jury found a man arrested for holding up a Columbia Falls pharmacy for prescription drugs last year guilty of multiple felony charges in Flathead County Dist…
Express lane: New chairlift draws praise from local skiers
Impatient chants started to break out among the small crowd that had gathered in front of the Base Lodge at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Friday.
Kalispell City Council gives recovery home the green light
Kalispell City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a transitional home operated by Absolute Ministries, a faith-based organization aimed at helping me…
Kalispell legislator calls for investigation into reservation alternatives
A draft joint resolution from Sen. Keith Regier, R-Kalispell, aims to push Congress to investigate “alternatives” to American Indian reservations, arguing they have “failed to positively enhance the lives and well-…
Former KGEZ host John Stokes found dead at home after welfare check
Former right-wing radio host John Stokes, 71, was found dead in his home near Ferndale on Dec. 28 after neighbors noticed mail piling up and asked for a welfar…
Lake County passes resolution to withdraw from Public Law 280
Lake County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday to withdraw from Public Law 280, a nearly 60-year-old agreement with the state over criminal jurisdiction…
Case of foot found in Yellowstone hot pool is still murky
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A missing man whose foot was found floating in a Yellowstone hot pool had no suicide note in his car — though investigat…
County Republicans censure former commissioner candidate Jack Fallon
The county Republican Central Committee passed a resolution formally censuring Fallon from the group for engaging in “actions not befitting the principles of t…
Montana House rules debate showcases Republican fissures
Rep. Jerry Schillinger said conservative Republicans should hold onto all the power voters gave them — not fritter it away by making it easier for moderate bills to be heard.
Former Libby Police officers say mismanagement led to mass resignation
Two of the three former Libby police officers who resigned on the same day late last year went public recently with their motivations for leaving the departmen…
Schroeder named president of Hagadone Newspaper and Media Groups
The Hagadone Corporation announced that Clint Schroeder had been named president of the Hagadone Newspaper and Media Groups, overseeing each of the companies t…