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Retiring Sister Judy Lund recognized with Spirit of Montana award for 'lifetime of service'
Students and teachers at St. Matthew’s Catholic School rose for a standing ovation as Gov. Greg Gianforte bestowed…
Tree-thinning project planned near Dayton
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a proposed tree-thinning and reforestation project in the Dayton area southwest of Lakeside. The deadline to…
Deadline for municipal election filing is Monday
City council elections in all three of Flathead County’s incorporated cities will be heavy on incumbents this time around.
Kalispell council still hashing out accessory dwelling parameters
Accessory dwelling units are getting a second chance from the Kalispell City Council.
Glacier Park visitation up 2% in May
Glacier National Park reported a 2% increase in visitors during May, compared with May 2019 pre-pandemic numbers, and the highest year-to-date visitation throu…
Glacier Park visitors share video of grizzly chasing black bear
Some recent visitors to Glacier National Park had the rare experience of watching a grizzly bear chase a black bear up a tree at St. Mary Lake.
Grizzlies, tourists on collision course in bear country
Plans for a historic number of visitors to national parks coupled with a peaking grizzly bear population have prompted leaders in the Interagency Grizzly Bear …
Kalispell nurses go back to the bargaining table
Two weeks after hundreds of hospital nurses walked off the job in Kalispell for three days over what they say are unfair labor practices, inadequate staffing a…
Bigfork baseball land deal falls through
Bigfork Youth Baseball’s field of dreams will have to remain a dream for now as the site of the proposed sports complex was unexpectedly sold to a different bu…
State takes aim on scents, lures in battle with CWD
The state Fish & Wildlife Commission will vote on three items regarding CWD and urine-based scents and lures at next Thursday’s meeting.
Kila man faces charge of sexually assaulting child
A Kila man is accused of sexually assaulting a young boy in his home nearly two years ago.
Lost Prairie skydiving 'king' Fred Sand dies
Fred Sand, who ran the Skydive Lost Prairie drop zone for 42 years and mentored hundreds of skydivers, died Monday at his home.
County to hold last COVID vaccine clinic on June 22
The Flathead City-County Health Department is closing out its community immunization clinics at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Bus gets stuck in Flathead River at Blankenship
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is working with state and federal officials on possible charges stemming from an incident Tuesday where a man got a bus st…
Residential waterfront inventory in ‘record-low territory’
As the red-hot real estate market continues here, Flathead Lake waterfront residential inventory is in “record-low territory,” according to Realtor David Fetve…
Flathead man accused of choking girlfriend
A man with a long criminal record in Montana and Colorado recently was arrested after he allegedly choked his girlfriend.