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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.
Portal opens for school and scholarship donations
The race will be on for donors to support innovative education in public schools or private school scholarships and get dollar-for-dollar tax credits before a statewide cap is reached.
County poised to complete building projects in 2022
Flathead County will see a number of building and remodeling projects come to fruition in 2022, including the renovation of the former CenturyLink building tha…
Montana has spent 1,800 hours, $100K defending challenges to 2021 bills
The Montana Department of Justice has spent just more than $100,000 and nearly 2,000 hours defending the state from legal challenges against laws passed during the 2021 legislative session, according to a legislati…
Whitefish woman killed in crash on I-90
A Whitefish woman was killed Sunday when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a parked semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Belgrade.
Veteran financial adviser retiring at year’s end
Financial advising is notoriously prone to burnout, but not in the case of Rex Harris. The founder of Harris Financial Services, Inc. in Whitefish is set to re…
Tech company specializes in serving small businesses
New tech company specializes in serving small businesses.
Fatal occupational injuries decreased in 2020
The number of workplace deaths in Montana decreased in 2020, according to the Montana Department of Labor & Industry.
Dispensaries ramp up for legalized pot
A new law going into effect Jan. 1 will be blazing a new trail for Montana cannabis dispensaries.
Grants boost plans for Flathead River Alliance
The Flathead Rivers Alliance plans to have much greater outreach to river users on the three forks of the Flathead this coming summer.
Live nativity celebrates ‘the reason for the season’
Around a manger off Foys Lake Road sat the Heffernan family dressed as Mary, Joseph, shepherds, or one of the Magi, and an angel for Family Life Christian Chur…
Law Roundup: Caller has a lot to talk about
A caller to the Kalispell Police Department said he wanted to talk about his son and a truck, but then he asked “if you win holding a cardboard sign panhandling on a corner.”
Sleigh rides at Trego ranch a 'magical' experience
Sleigh rides are a magical experience at Cripple Creek Ranch near Trego.
U.S. 93 plan offers vision for Whitefish's gateway
An entrance to Whitefish that represents the character of the community. That’s the vision outlined in the City of Whitefish’s recently adopted Highway 93 Corr…
West Valley home daycare destroyed in fire; no injuries
Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a home daycare on Tall Pine Ridge in West Valley on Thursday, Dec. 23 at about 2 p.m.
Gas company sues Interior over Badger-Two Medicine ruling
Attorneys for a Louisiana oil and gas company have asked a federal judge to reinstate a drilling lease it held on land considered sacred to Native American tri…