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Kalispell Council seeks $25M grant for roundabouts, crosswalk upgrades along Main Street
Kalispell City Council on Monday voted unanimously to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safety on Main …
County eyes septage treatment, biosolids facility
Flathead County has taken the first step in working toward a long-term solution for handling the county’s burgeoning septic waste by seeking firms or individua…
Kalispell woman accused of DUI with child in vehicle
A Kalispell woman was recently arrested after she allegedly drove drunk with a 6-year-old child in the vehicle.
Pot rules, architecture divide Kalispell mayoral candidates
The differences between Kalispell mayoral candidates Mark Johnson and Sid Daoud came down to questions of small and smaller government during a virtual questio…
Whitefish rejects hotel for U.S. 93; approves another on Central Ave.
Whitefish City Council last week denied one hotel project on U.S. 93 South, while approving a boutique hotel planned downtown on Central Avenue at the same mee…
Talk it out — speech and debate teams ready to roll
Speech and debate competitors are ready to talk the talk at the Kalispell Kickoff Saturday.
Town Pump to match $1M in 20th food bank fundraiser
With demand for food bank services continuing to surge in Montana as the pandemic wears on, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $1 million in contributions during its 20th annual fundraising campaign fo…
Grizzlies drawn to Columbia Falls by compost facility
A composting facility just outside the Columbia Falls city limits has attracted at least nine grizzly bears, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Dillon …
Flathead health officials confirm first flu case in over a year
Flathead County confirmed its first flu case of the season on Thursday.
Alleged killer pleads not guilty in shooting outside Fuel Fitness
A transient man charged with murder in the alleged shooting death of the manager of Fuel Fitness in Kalispell last month pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in…
MSU seeks to name nursing college after Whitefish philanthropists
Montana State University is planning to ask the state’s Board of Regents to approve naming its nursing college after part-time Whitefish residents Mark and Rob…
Conservation project hopes to curtail erosion, restore Krause Creek near Bigfork
A new conservation project aims to restore areas of Krause Creek that have eroded into 15-foot deep canyons northwest of Bigfork.
Heavy rain, possible valley snow this weekend
Northwest Montana hunters will need to pack rain and snow gear this week as a major Pacific storm is set to dump ample precipitation on area mountain ranges.
Covid surge pushes Kalispell hospital over capacity
Logan Health opened its temporary alternate care unit this week as a mounting number of Covid-19 patients continues to tax the Kalispell hospital’s bed capacit…
Man gets house arrest in case of missing Blackfeet girl
A man has been sentenced to nine months of house arrest after pleading guilty to negligent endangerment in the case of a 3-year-old girl who went missing on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in April.
Authorities ID Evergreen shooting victim
Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting Sunday night in Evergreen.