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Columbia Falls Planning Commission gives Teakettle Heights positive recommendation
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission on Wednesday sent a positive recommendation for the Teakettle Heights subdi…
Downtown parking garage up for vote at Kalispell Council
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
Libby clinic holds asbestos screening in Kalispell
Under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CARD can provide free asbestos-related disease screening for everyone who qualifies under the grant.
Saving the history carved into landscape of Canada's Waterton Lakes National park
Using cutting edge laser scanning technology, archaeologists with the University of Calgary have created an extremely detailed model of the human-carved trees …
Arraignment in Columbia Falls homicide case continued
The arraignment of accused killer Zain Alexander Ray Glass was delayed this week after his defense attorney requested additional time to secure a fitness evalu…
Officials sound the alarm on feral swine
The carcass of a dead pig found west of Lake Koocanusca prompted the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) to hold meetings in both Libby and Eureka last week,…
PHOTOS: Great Northwest Oktoberfest in Whitefish
Attendees of the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish had a rollicking good time at Local's Night. The Oktoberfest celebration featured German foo…
DEQ drops violation against alpine coaster developers
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality retracted late last month allegations that developers planning an alpine coaster in Lakeside violated state cod…
2 flu cases confirmed in Flathead
Flathead County health officials have confirmed the first cases of the seasonal flu in the state.
Zinke put on defensive over past lies in US House debate
BUTTE (AP) — Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke faced sharp attacks for past dishonesty from his Democratic opponent in a Montana U.S. House race debate on T…
Hiring: Employers get creative in pursuit of local workers
In the face of ongoing hiring challenges, local employers across all industries are taking creative measures to remove barriers in the hiring processes and app…
Whitefish Community Foundation awards $20,000 for pickleball courts at Smith Fields
Project Whitefish Kids is the sponsoring nonprofit organization and donated land for the courts.
Hospital names award after Winslow Nichols
Beginning this school year, Logan Health will be renaming their Today’s Achievers, Tomorrow’s Leaders program after Winslow Nichols, one of the program’s first…
Attorney General’s Office discriminated in hiring, human rights investigation finds
The Montana Human Rights Bureau found reasonable cause to believe the Attorney General’s Office engaged in unlawful discrimination during the hiring process following an investigation into the Montana Department of…
Flathead Hotshots make way to Florida to assist following hurricane
The Hotshots are better known as elite crews that fight wildfires, but are also well-equipped for natural disaster assistance.
Montana health officials call for more oversight of nonprofit hospitals
Montana health officials are proposing to oversee and set standards for the charitable contributions that nonprofit hospitals make in their communities each ye…