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Senior Spotlight: Senior embodies Flathead High School motto to ‘Rise Up, Be Brave’
Under the upturned brim of her signature bucket hat, Flathead High School senior Madison Geiger’s smile and bright…
Structure fire an accident, not arson, fire chief says
Columbia Falls fire Chief Karl Weeks said Friday that a house fire that killed two people earlier this week was an accident, not arson.
Whitefish Planning Board rejects Mountain Gateway project
The Whitefish Planning Board on Thursday voted 3-1 to recommend denial of the proposed Mountain Gateway mixed-use development at the base of Big Mountain.
Bad Rock purchase clears another big hurdle
The state Land Board on Monday approved the purchase of the Bad Rock Wildlife Management Area near Columbia Falls.
Ex-Kalispell Police officer sentenced for drunken crash
A retired Kalispell Police Department officer charged with DUI and criminal endangerment after a collision last fall has pleaded guilty.
OPI’s School Law Conference explores hot-button education issues
Montana school officials and teachers got an earful Tuesday from a panel of legal experts on everything from critical race theory to parental and transgender rights.
Women of Rollins buy historic schoolhouse
The Women of Rollins Club has completed the purchase of the historic Rollins Schoolhouse, a small, white structure near Flathead Lake above the east shore of C…
Whitefish eyes city property for affordable housing
The city of Whitefish is taking the beginning steps to prepare a chunk of its own property on Monegan Road as a site for a future affordable workforce housing development.
Some health-care officials say they’ll follow CMS rules, not state law, to keep operating
Many health-care organizations throughout Montana say they’re continuing to require employees be vaccinated by Dec. 5, as directed by the federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, despite a state law pass…
Covid shots among Flathead kids off to slow start
Just 1% of children ages 5 to 11 in Flathead County received a Covid-19 vaccination in the first week the shot was available to that age group, new state data …
Blacktail Ski Area sold to Washington resort company
Washington-based Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort on Thursday announced it has purchased the Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in Lakeside.
Arizona man pleads guilty to negligent homicide
An Arizona man accused of killing a Kalispell resident while allegedly driving drunk last year pleaded guilty Thursday in Flathead County District Court.
Kalispell woman charged in alleged weed whacker attack
A Kalispell woman has been charged with attacking another woman with a weed wacker during a late night incident last week.
Lonepine's Benson claims another Mack Days title
Benson was the top angler with a total of 1,068 lake trout. Benson had an 18-day average of 52.89. He fished 26 days of the 27 total weekend fishing days.
Library reviewing gender identity books after complaints filed
ImagineIF Libraries has received a formal request to remove the graphic novel and memoir, “Gender Queer,” by Aia Kobabe, and Interim Library Director Martha Fu…
New Hellroaring chairlift expected to open Dec. 11
Whitefish Mountain Resort plans to open the newly relocated Chair 8 into Hellroaring Basin on Dec. 11, if snow conditions allow.