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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…
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.
Ronan woman killed, boy injured in Lake County crash
Two people were killed in separate crashes Tuesday in Northwest Montana.
Kalispell students achieve National Merit semifinalist status
Three Kalispell high school seniors have achieved National Merit semifinalist status.
North Valley Food Bank updates game processing protocols
With hunting season underway, North Valley Food Bank in Whitefish is starting its wild game processing program.
Annual Can the Griz food drive ready to kick off
An off-field competition between Montana State University and the University of Montana to see which school can collect the most nonperishable food donations will take place in November.
Plenty of Halloween activities planned for youngsters
There’s plenty of fun planned this Halloween around the Flathead Valley for little ghouls and goblins, so grab your costumes and get some treats.
Kalispell council mulls recreation amenity requirements for developers
The transformative Kalispell Parkline linear trail may be the impetus for changing recreation amenities required by the city for new residential development.
Rollins shooter wins world championship in difficult shotgun sport
Already a world champion and member of the National Sporting Clays Association Hall of Fame, Michael Taylor earned a new shotgun sports world title in Egypt ea…
Northwest Montana hunters have successful opening weekend
The start of the general deer and elk hunting season produced the highest number of harvested white-tailed deer at game check stations in Northwest Montana sin…
Former Halliburton CEO, wife donate to Montana Tech nursing program
A former CEO of Halliburton and his wife have donated $7 million to the nursing program at Montana Tech.
Beginner sailors find their sea legs on Flathead Lake
David Asay, of Superior, left a 30-year career driving a UPS truck for sailing the quiet waters of Flathead Lake.
California streaker freed after plea deal
A California man accused of exposing himself and driving drunk during separate incidents this summer is free after cutting a deal with prosecutors.
Libby museum needs help paying for a new roof
The Heritage Museum in Libby needs a new roof, and its board of directors is pushing to get the last of the fundraising completed so the project can progress on schedule.