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Updated 8 hours, 21 minutes ago

Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15

Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Interior law judge allows bison grazing on federal lands

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal administrative law judge has denied a request to block permits that expand bison grazing in north-central Montana while several parties challenge them.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Season's first snow set to arrive Saturday

So long Indian summer, hello Jack Frost.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Grizzly bear attacks, injures antler hunters in Wyoming

A grizzly bear attacked and injured two men who apparently surprised the bruin while they were recreating in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyomi…

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Whitefish Council considers subdivision fronting U.S. 93

City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Red Cross volunteer sees destruction of Hurricane Ian

While her deployments in Jacksonville and Wauchula kept her away from main areas of destruction caused by the hurricane, Cassandra Loveless says there was stil…

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Kalispell considers final OK for subdivision

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
High school students inducted into National Honor Society

Flathead High School inducted 42 students and Glacier High School, 75 in their respective National Honor Society chapters during ceremonies held earlier this month.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Artists' work on display at ImagineIF Libraries

The library is highlighting three local artists, Tom Roberts, Johnny Ratka Skinner and Keri Keefe.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Community briefs

Prestige Living offers free cognitive health guide; Meals in Lakeside; Home buyer education class Nov. 5; Women’s Connection fall fundraiser; Code Girls cornhole tournament; Mountain View Mennonite Church holds gif…

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Ukrainian refugees make a new life in Whitefish

Ukrainians Yurii and Vitalina Zinchenko never dreamed of living in America. Now, they hope to never have to leave.

Updated 3 years, 6 months ago
Running streak — West Glacier woman uses Mount Brown route to train

Somer Treat eventually took up marathon running in her late 20s and decided to challenge herself to run at least three miles every day for 100 days.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Secretary of state offers mixed messaging on election rules

Despite a recent ruling by a Billings judge reactivating Election Day voter registration ahead of Montana’s Nov. 8 midterm election, traces of the law the cour…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Victim in Olney shooting fears wife would attack him if released

Kay Lynn Johnson pleaded not guilty to a single felony count of assault with a weapon.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Glacier's Sun Road closes for season on Sunday

The Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park will close for the season this Sunday, Oct. 16 at midnight.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Kroger seeks to create grocery giant in $20B Albertsons bid

Kroger on Friday bid $20 billion for Albertsons Companies Inc., or $34.10 per share.