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Making the grade — Kalispell Public Schools leader named regional superintendent of the year
Wrapping up his second school year leading Kalispell Public Schools, Matt Jensen has been named regional Superinte…
Glacier High students take first and second in state math contest
Glacier High School students Leif Kruse and Alexandra Houseworth captured first and second place, respectively, at the state Trig-Star math competition.
Plans call for housing, commercial project on KM Ranch Road
A proposal that could lead to a housing and commercial project on about 155 acres at the south end of KM Ranch Road where it intersects with U.S. 93 has been s…
North Valley Food Bank holds celebration
North Valley Food Bank invites the public to its Forever June Celebration and grand reopening from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 10. The event celebrates the food b…
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…