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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
PHOTOS: Flood washes out roads and bridges across Northwest Montana
An historic atmospheric river pummeled Northwest Montana and North Idaho last week as flooding washed out numerous bridges and roads across the region.
Authorities seek information on would-be kidnapper
Authorities are asking the public for help tracking down a man they say attempted to rob and kidnap a woman at a Flathead Valley gas station last week.
Kalispell City Council poised to appoint new city manager
Kalispell City Council is expected to decide Monday whether to appoint Jarod Nygren to the city manager position.
Man charged in connection with downtown Kalispell shooting gets five-year sentence
The man accused of shooting up businesses along South Main Street in Kalispell last year received a five-year sentence in Flathead County District Court in August.
From the Sheriff's Posse to the county fairgrounds, Sam Nunnally has always pitched in
A glass-blown fish, a Reba McEntire album and a fat porcelain pig are just a few of the eclectic tchotchkes adorning Sam Nunnally’s office at the Flathead Coun…
How Libby-area flooding could affect historic Superfund site
A deluge of precipitation combined with unseasonably warm temperatures this week generated record-breaking streamflows on Thursday along Libby Creek and the Ya…
Half a century of sparkle: Keenan’s Jewelry shines at 50 years
The year marks two significant accomplishments for the Burts. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of Keenan’s Jewelry as a business in the Flathead, but it’s a…
Though diminished, glaciers may persist through end of century
Northwest Montana’s glaciers are still melting, albeit slower than scientists previously predicted.
Flathead Electric awards grant to DREAM Adaptive Recreation
DREAM Adaptive Recreation is the recent recipient of a $50,000 Flathead Electric Cooperative Community Education Grant to support the creation of a permanent, …
Rotarians disperse free dictionaries to third graders in Lake County
To all those cynical adults who think dictionaries have gone the way of dinosaurs, replaced by omnipresent search engines: third graders across Lake County beg…
Residents worry about increased traffic from Trumble Creek Road subdivision
McDonald Estates is proposed for 27 single-family lots on 37.26 acres at 4625 Trumble Creek Road near Columbia Falls. The property, owned by Lee McDonald, currently has one single-family dwelling.
Flood response and updates shared at Libby town hall
There are no concerns with the larger Flower Creek Dam upstream, which was built in 2015, the agency stated.
Northwest Montana faces another round of heavy rain
Another round of prolonged rain is expected to drench much of Northwest Montana as the region recovers from floods that destroyed multiple bridges in Lincoln C…
Flood meetings planned in Libby, Troy this weekend
The Libby Town Hall meeting will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Dome Theater on Mineral Avenue. The Troy Town Hall meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14…
North Idaho still feeling effects of historic flooding
Residents are still feeling the effects of historic flooding that hit North Idaho and western Montana on Thursday.