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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
Kalispell ag teacher receives national FFA honor
Kalispell FFA adviser and agricultural education teacher Justin Heupel received the National FFA Organization’s highest degree for his exceptional service to a…
Gianforte highlights budget proposals at Kalispell Chamber event
Gov. Greg Gianforte touted the state’s budget surplus and boosted his plans for the windfall at an event organized for the Flathead Valley business community b…
Columbia Falls' first paid firefighters look forward to serving community
The Columbia Falls Fire Department saw a historic milestone at the end of 2022, welcoming its first-ever paid firefighting force.
Montana democrats announce their priorities for the 2023 legislative session
Montana Senate and House Democrats say they are focusing on lowering the cost of living and child care, providing property tax relief, addressing mental health and more in the 2023 legislative session, which began …
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…