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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
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.
ImagineIF Kalispell branch sees decrease in police calls with security upgrades
Illegal activity, like drug use and sex, has plagued the second floor of the ImagineIF Library in Kalispell for months, but officials say the problem is abatin…
Full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to vehicles
Matching the latest opening on record, the full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opened to vehicles Wednesday morning for the 2022 summ…
Man accused of waving knife at dog walker charged with assault
A man who allegedly threatened a passerby with a knife after she asked him if he needed help faces an assault with a weapon charge in Flathead County District Court.
Planing board considers major project on KM Ranch Road
The Flathead County Planning Board on Wednesday will consider a proposal for about 155 acres at the south end of KM Ranch Road that could result in a housing and commercial project.
FVCC registration begins for fall semester
Registration is now open for Flathead Valley Community College’s fall semester.
NW Montana Fair and Rodeo opens registration for Mutton Bustin'
Registration is open for children for Mutton Bustin’ at this year’s Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo.
Habitat for Humanity holds dedications, groundbreaking this week
The community is invited to celebrate with Habitat for Humanity four Home dedications in Lakeside and Columbia Falls, and a groundbreaking for three new homes in Somers.
Museum of Mountain Flying program July 18
Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners history organization on Monday, July 18 presents the program “A Return to the Big Skies” by the Museum of Mountain Flying of Missoula, home of Montana’s most famous airplane —…