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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,…
Gianforte declares wind disaster for Montana
Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday issued an executive order declaring a wind disaster in Montana.
White House approves disaster declaration for flooded Northwest Montana
The Trump administration on Friday approved a presidential emergency declaration to help respond to flooding in Northwest Montana.
Bigfork cross topples in windstorm after 52 years standing
The giant white cross on Montana 82 that has welcomed drivers into Bigfork from Somers for more than 52 years fell during last week’s intense windstorm.
Struck down by court, education savings accounts could persist
The new legal scrabble comes after a state district court judge in Helena ruled that the funding mechanism in the Republican-sponsored 2023 law, House Bill 393, was unconstitutional
No metals found in Libby's public water supply
Water samples from Flower Creek Reservoir in Libby tested negative for heavy metals, according to the Lincoln County Health Department.
High winds hamper power restoration as outages continue for third day
Power outages continued to affect about 9,000 Flathead Electric Cooperative customers Friday morning as crews worked for a third consecutive day to restore ser…
Heritage Academy expands, moves to new location in Kalispell
Heritage Academy, a hybrid private and homeschool program referred to as a microschool, has moved to a new location, Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish S…
CASA of Flathead County advocates sworn-in
Each will work as a Court Appointed Special Advocate/ Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in the Flathead County foster care system.
Columbia Falls concerned sewer system could be bottleneck for growth
The City of Columbia Falls could see a significant bottleneck in future growth due to its sewage treatment plant, depending how the city and the state calculat…
St. Ignatius Town Council moves closer to letting golf carts back on the road
The St. Ignatius Town Council passed the first reading of its golf-cart ordinance on Dec. 2.
Polson man gets partially suspended sentence for bear spray attack
A Polson man was sentenced in district court in Polson on Dec. 4 to 10 years in the Montana State Prison with eight years suspended in connection with a bear s…
Whitefish School District selects firm for superintendent search
The Whitefish School Board selected with the consulting firm McPherson and Jacobson LLC to conduct the search for a new superintendent at a board meeting last week.
Man accused of defacing Lakeside church with pentagram
Orion Jacob Glace of Lakeside is expected to be arraigned on two counts of felony malicious intimidation or harassment of civil or human rights before Judge Da…
Kalispell man accused of gunplay receives suspended jail sentences
Joashua Allen Willard, 45, initially pleaded not guilty to felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor tampering with a communication device in connection with the alleged June 7 confrontation on Fourth Avenue Wes…
Headlines: Power outages hit Northwest Montana as Libby faces ongoing water emergency
Christmas storms lead to water quality concerns in Libby and tens of thousands without power in Northwest Montana.