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Kalispell Council reviews $189M budget proposal, weighs public safety and infrastructure spending
Kalispell City Council took its first look at the municipality’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget last week.
Late photographer Kurt Markus captured models and cowboys
Kurt Markus died on June 12 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was 75.
Kids want to put Montana on trial for unhealthy climate policies
For her birthday every October, Grace Gibson-Snyder and her family explore the Lamar Valley just inside the northern border of Yellowstone National Park.
Montana State researchers collaborate to send microbe to space to test as astronaut food
On July 11, a group of small bioreactors arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket to test how well the Yellowstone microbe can be grow…
Essex residents report slight improvement in phone service
Residents of Essex say their CenturyLink telephone service has improved since a May 15 Daily Inter Lake article highlighted the community’s problems with the t…
Glacier bridge construction projects start up
Construction on two bridges in Glacier National Park begins next week.
Gov. Gianforte launches Montana housing advisory council
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte issued an executive order Thursday creating a “housing advisory council” tasked with suggesting ways for the state “to increase the…
US solicits help as it defines old growth and mature forests
U.S. officials on Thursday solicited outside help as they craft definitions of old growth and mature forests under an executive order from President Joe Biden.
Hybrid school academy expands
The school opened in January 2021 and has since added Minnesota and Pennsylvania locations.
Save Farmland nonprofit partners with Under the Big Sky Festival
The five-year partnership makes Save Farmland the official nonprofit of the event, working closely with festival leadership to create awareness and money-raisi…
Under the Big Sky gives local talent a chance to shine
Headed back to stage at Under the Big Sky this weekend, the Susan O’Dea and Nick Spear are ready to try out new work with the backing of their band, odes writt…
Dems want $1 billion of Montana’s budget surplus spent on housing, childcare and mental health
Legislative Democrats said Wednesday they want to spend Montana’s sizable budget surplus on a billion-dollar effort to help residents who are struggling with the cost of housing, property taxes, childcare and menta…
Former Oath Keeper says conversation at Eureka grocery store was the ‘last straw’
Jason Van Tatenhove’s involvement with the far-right paramilitary group the Oath Keepers started and ended in Montana.
Prosecutors: Shotgun-toting man made death threats
Deputies with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aaron Douglas Glenn Kupka, 36, after responding to a report of a confrontation involving guns about…
Flathead National Forest lost Facebook privileges during avalanche season
Flathead National Forest was without its main portal for pushing safety information to the public for six months at the beginning of 2022 after losing its abil…
Kalispell school board takes look at preliminary budget
The Kalispell Public Schools board got a first look at the preliminary budget for the 2022-23 school year on Tuesday.