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Kalispell City Council to vote on federal grant for pedestrian safety upgrades
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safet…
Streamflows to trend above normal for Northwest Montana
The April showers just kept coming last month, bringing much-needed precipitation to a good portion of drought-stricken Montana.
Youth center development project garners approval
The project called the Farm District includes both a commercial and residential compontent planned for on Church Drive near U.S. 93. A 140,000-square-foot yout…
Zinke, Olszewski in tight GOP race; Tranel wins for Democrats
Montana's lone congressman handily won the GOP primary in his bid for a second term Tuesday as ballot-counting continued in the race for the state's newly crea…
State issues warnings in the wake of 8 fatal overdoses linked to fentanyl
Montana authorities have issued a warning, stemming from a sudden spike in fatal opioid overdoses in the past two weeks, leading to the deaths of eight individuals in six counties, ranging from ages 24 to 60 years …
State will place order for Covid-19 vaccines for children less than the age of 5
In anticipation of a likely approval of Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children less than the age of 5 on June 15, the White House has begun to allo…
Kalispell man accused in campground homicide pleads not guilty
A Kalispell man accused of shooting two people, killing one, at a campground near Libby last month appeared in the Montana 19th Judicial District Court Monday …
Primary election ballots due today
Ballots for the federal primary election are due today, June 7.
Whitefish man brought up on child endangerment charge following auto wreck
Authorities say the Whitefish man who got into a May 29 automobile wreck near McGregor Lake with four children in his vehicle was under the influence of alcoho…
Bigfork distillery requests permit to move business
Whistling Andy distillery is looking to move its operation to a new location in Bigfork. The owner of the distillery has applied for a conditional use permit with Flathead County to allow the business to operate …
After going viral, Glacier grizzly bear enjoying the limelight
Warning signs went up along the trails of the north and south shore of Josephine Lake near Many Glacier as the grizzly that killed a moose calf last week conti…
Grizzly bear euthanized in North Fork area
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks specialists euthanized a grizzly bear May 27 after it began frequenting homes in the North Fork area of the Flathead River, saying it had grown comfortable around people.
State election officials increasing security for primary
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Frustrated county election administrators in Montana are increasing security for Tuesday's primary election while the state's commissioner of political practices says misinformation about elect…
Meet Kalispell’s own ‘Dr. Quin’
After more than a decade of schooling, Kalispell native Dr. Quin Stevens is off to Minneapolis to complete a three-year residency with plans to bring her medic…
Whitefish Council looks at management of Haskill Basin trail
Whitefish Council is set to hold a discussion on trail usage during a work session beginning at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The nonprofit Whitefish Legacy Partners ov…
Kalispell Council considers youth center development project
A roughly 40-acre project on the north end of Kalispell that includes a youth center, along with commercial uses and housing, goes before City Council Monday n…