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Kalispell City Council supports license plate reader technology, higher fees to free up on-street parking
City councilors in Kalispell appeared willing to increase fines for parking violations and buy license plate reade…
North Valley Food Bank to open free grocery store
Starting on Nov. 3, North Valley Food Bank will open a small free grocery store at its Whitefish facility.
Whitefish looks for way to complete river trail
The Whitefish Bicycle and Pedestrian Path bicycle and pedestrian path advisory committee is advocating that the missing piece of the path along the Whitefish R…
Spirits linger at historic Conrad Mansion
The home of the founder of Kalispell has long been thought to be haunted with his ghost, but the Conrad Mansion around Halloween is spooky even when the spirit…
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.