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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.
Kalispell student is UM Rhodes Scholar finalist
Teigan Avery of Kalispell is one of two University of Montana seniors interviewed for the Rhodes Scholarship.
Columbia Falls speech captures win at Piratepalooza
Columbia Falls High School speech and debate brought home the hardware at the Polson Piratepalooza Speech and Debate tournament Saturday.
State postpones new election management system
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced Monday that the state will hold off on its transition to a new statewide election management system, indicating in a statement the system has not met all the cr…
Montana confirms first cases of Covid omicron variant
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services officials have detected the Omicron variant through testing of positive COVID-19 samples from two Montana residents in their 30s with travel history to South A…
Fire consumes Helena Flats home
A house on Helena Flats Road was destroyed in a blaze Sunday afternoon.
Bigfork chef finds his niche after Covid upends career in LA
Schafer’s Restaurant chef Jeans Matheros was living a very different life in Los Angeles before the pandemic hit.
Kalispell weighs option to join opioid settlement agreement
The Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider joining a series of settlement agreements against major opioid distributors.
Whitefish council considers short-term rental rule changes
The Whitefish City Council on Monday will wrap up a public hearing for a proposal that aims to update and improve regulations and enforcement for residential short-term and medium term rentals.
Season's first avalanche warning issued for NW Montana
The season’s first avalanche warning was issued Sunday for Northwest Montana following heavy mountain snowfall overnight.
Popular meat shop expanding in Columbia Falls
Meat shop expanding in Columbia Falls
University of Montana announces fall graduates
The University of Montana announces fall graduates
Blackfeet student finds her path to UM graduation
Blackfeet student Mariah Omeasoo of Browning overcame challenges to graduate Saturday from UM’s Davidson Honors College and the College of Business.
New Camas entrance station to open next spring
For the first time in nearly two decades, Glacier National Park will operate an entrance station on the Camas Road beginning the spring.
Whitefish man charged after woman found taped up and beaten
A Whitefish man is accused of restraining a woman with duct tape and beating her with a belt before she was able to escape to a neighboring house.
Kalispell airports get slice of federal infrastructure funding
Kalispell’s two airports will receive new federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, a press release announced Friday.