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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,…
Kalispell parking structure on Council work session agenda
The parking garage is a major component of The Charles Hotel, a boutique hotel planned for downtown. The Montana Hotel Dev Partners, the group behind the conne…
Whitefish holds second budget work session
The total proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 is $50.9 million compared with last year’s approved budget of $49.8 million. The city is in the process of revie…
Hundreds of hands create tile mural at Kalispell Middle School
Created by the hands of hundreds of sixth- through eighth-graders of different abilities, the intention of the project was to foster inclusion within the middl…
State says emergency birth certificate rule was legal, necessary
The director of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services said the agency had no other choice than to write a new rule addressing how birth certificates could be changed once a judge temporarily enjo…
Cycling way to truly see Glacier Park’s Sun Road
The mostly cloudy skies open for just a moment to let the sun shine through as Corey Weathers looks up from his handlebars to take in the view of Mount Oberlin…
What’s behind Montana’s higher ed enrollment uptick?
Fall 2021 enrollment counts announced last month have delivered some welcome news for the Montana University System: For the first time in nearly a decade, the state’s 16 public colleges and universities have seen …
Kalispell man earns multiple 3-year sentences
A Kalispell man arrested more than two years ago for making purchases with a stolen credit card earned concurrent three year sentences with the state Department of Corrections on June 9.
Trail management groups spearhead etiquette campaign
Outdoor enthusiasts may have already begun to notice the new signage going up as several area trail management groups have come together to launch Outside Kind…
Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitors
Massive floodwaters ravaged Yellowstone National Park and nearby communities Monday, washing out roads and bridges, cutting off electricity and forcing visitor…
31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho Pride event
Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a…
Wildlife viewing area proposed at Reed’s Slough
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking input on a proposed wildlife viewing area at Reed’s Slough near Somers.
PHOTOS: Kids dig chance to move earth at DIG Rotary fundraiser
Attendees got the opportunity to operate excavators, bulldozers and graders at the DIG Rotary fundraising event held by Kalispell Daybreak and Noon Rotary Club…
Kalispell man pleads not guilty to assault charge
A Kalispell man accused of putting a gun to a woman’s head at an area campground pleaded not guilty to an assault with a weapon charge last week.
PHOTOS: St. Matthew's School kids set sail on Foy's Lake with their cardboard boat creations
As part of St. Matthew's School's Jump Into Summer Science Program hosted by teacher Susie Rainwater, 47 students in grades 1-5 used applied science and math c…
High avalanche danger delays clearing of Going-to-the-Sun Road
High avalanche danger has caused delays and continues to be a concern for road crews clearing both sides of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.