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Headlines: Fishing regulation amendment considered, can downtown reckless driving be curbed, and Lake County jail admin duties reassigned
Montana FWP looks to amend fishing regulations for 2027, Kalispell coalition and cruisers seek to curb reckless dr…
Uphill skier caught climbing on new chairlift
Excitement for the new Snow Ghost Express chairlift at Whitefish Mountain Resort is so great that some people apparently can’t keep their mitts – and boots – o…
Republicans likely to enjoy supermajority in the Montana State Legislature
Republicans are on track to secure a historic supermajority in the Montana Legislature, winning a minimum of 98 legislative seats, which no political party has…
The Latest: Local and statewide election results
The latest local and statewide election results
Montana’s LR-131 on the verge of failure
Montana’s LR-131 was teetering on the verge of failure Wednesday morning after early ballot returns showed the Montana Born-Alive Infant Protection Act garnering more opposition than support in Tuesday’s general el…
Judge in Montana orders arrest of neo-Nazi website founder
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a neo-Nazi website publisher accused of ignoring a $14 million judgment against him for orchestrating an ant…
Brown concedes state Supreme Court race to Gustafson
Incumbent Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson is poised to serve a second term on Montana’s highest court after winning her race for re-election against att…
Rosendale wins reelection; Zinke-Tranel race too close to call
Montana Republican Matt Rosendale won a second term in the U.S. House on Tuesday as he fended off a pair of challengers in the race for a newly drawn district …
GOP sweeps Lake County statehouse seats
Lake County voters on Tuesday favored all Republicans in contested statehouse races.
Plains mayor elected to Sanders County commission
Plains Mayor Dan Rowan scored a decisive victory Tuesday night in his campaign for the Sanders County Commission seat in District 1, while John Holland secured…
Whitefish Christian Academy earns international accreditation
Whitefish Christian Academy recently received accreditation from the Association of Christian Schools International.
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Lincoln County rescue teams assist hiker, hunter
A hike and hunter who had trouble in southern Lincoln County’s wilder places are back in safer environs after local search and rescue teams brought them to saf…
Planning board looks at the residential subdivision on Columbia Falls Stage
The board meets at 6 p.m. on the second floor conference room of the South Campus Building at 40 11th St. W. in Kalispell.
City Council appoints interim municipal judge
Kalispell City Council appointed Rich Hickel interim municipal judge in a unanimous vote at Monday’s meeting.
Decision on environmental assessment on Holland Lake Lodge expansion could land soon
If mapping at Holland Lake Lodge shows a proposed expansion will push “substantially” outside the current permitted acreage, the U.S. Forest Service would require an environmental assessment for the controversial p…