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Flathead Forest updates Round Star Project following court order
Flathead National Forest released an updated assessment for the 9,500-acre Round Star Project near Whitefish, fulf…
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.
Board finalizes sale of old C-Falls junior high building
The Columbia Falls School Board on Monday approved a buy-sell agreement with Ruis Holdings to sell the old junior high school.
Kalispell schools to buy more stop arms for buses
Kalispell Public Schools will purchase more extended stop arms for its buses as part of improved Montana bus safety laws.
Bigfork High School evacuated following bomb threat
Bigfork High School were evacuated Friday morning following a bomb threat at the school.
Covid shots for kids are scarce, demand mixed in rural Montana
So far, about 15% of the estimated 90,000 children ages 5-11 statewide have received a first dose of the pediatric COVID vaccine.
Oversight left Libby subdivision without fire suppression pond
Property owners at a Libby-area subdivision have gone without a piece of fire suppression infrastructure that should have been included in the development but …
Polson school district bumps up sub pay
The Polson School District has responded to its substitute teacher shortage by increasing the daily pay rate from $96 to $120.