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Glacier Park transportation plan calls for more parking, more shuttles
Glacier National Park officials revealed preliminary plans for a permanent transportation plan for the Going-to-th…
Presentation looks at history of smokejumping
The program will continue with the first six years (1940-1946) of smokejumper operations in the U.S. Forest Service and how 1940 and 1941 were still considered…
Convicted rapist faces sentence revocation
James Pallone Heitman, 59, pleaded guilty to a single count of sexual intercourse without consent before then Judge Ted Lympus in 2006 after striking a deal with prosecutors.
Holland Lake Lodge expansion plans raise community concerns
The proposed expansion of Holland Lake Lodge by an out-of-state company is being met with opposition from locals concerned about the size of the project and wh…
Writing coaches find fulfillment in helping students, supporting teachers
Writing Coaches of Montana is seeking more volunteers to help students express their ideas on paper and improve their writing skills as the program grows in Fl…
Arntzen forecasts 2023 legislative priorities
The Montana Office of Public Instruction offered a preview Monday of several policy priorities for the 2023 Legislature, including an effort to secure ongoing maintenance funding for the agency’s new online educato…
Man accused of assaulting children takes plea deal
Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest after he allegedly kicked and punched his two sons for skipping school in May of that year, according to court docu…
Erratic driver arrested on Going-to-the-Sun Road
Traffic on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park was held up for nearly an hour Friday evening after a man drove a car into the Weeping Wall and refused to heed police commands, leading to a short stan…
Commissioners set to take up ImagineIF board vacancy
Flathead County Commissioners are set to fill a vacancy on the ImagineIF Library Board during their meeting scheduled for September 20.
Kalispell planning board looks at parking garage proposal
The planning board meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
Instructor shares practice of outdoor mindfulness with forest bathing
Striking a balance between mindful meditation and jubilant observation, forest bathing invites the participant to look closer at the nature around them and fee…
Unions blast rail move to delay shipments before deadline
The heads of the nation's two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight railroads' move to begin delaying some shipments ahead of this week's looming st…
Race along new Parkline trail set for Sept. 17
The run begins in the northwest corner of the Kalispell Center Mall parking lot i traveling on the new Parkline Trail.
Glacier Park bird monitoring part of continent-wide collaboration
The effort is part of the Institute for Bird Populations’ Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program, a continent-wide collaborative effort …
Study finds Montana underpays Medicaid providers by tens of millions
For Dave Eaton, hiring enough staff to help developmentally disabled clients in Livingston with day-to-day tasks is a constant, brutal cycle. Out of every 10 people who come to work at Counterpoint Inc., the small …
After more than a decade on the job, decoy cop car heads for retirement
Lucky was introduced after community members organized an effort to help curb speeding through the area.