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Tribal project farmers in Hot Springs protest fee increase amid diminishing water supply
Farmers in the Hot Springs area of Sanders County are protesting their third fee increase from the Flathead Indian…
State releases assessment for new Whitefish gas station
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has released a draft environmental assessment for the installation of six underground fuel-storage tanks at a T…
County seeks grant for road project between West Glacier, Coram
The Flathead County commissioners have approved a last-minute application for a federal grant that would enable the county to pave and improve backcountry road…
New Montana state record walleye caught in Holter Lake
Trevor Johnson of Helena reeled in a nearly 3-foot-long walleye from Holter Lake near Helena on May 10.
Lincoln County commissioner resigns to take new post
Lincoln County Commissioner Mark Peck is stepping down effective June 4 to take a new role with the Lincoln County Port Authority.
Whitefish mulls extending services south of MT 40
The Whitefish City Council is taking public input on whether to allow for extending city services south of Montana 40, which would also allow for annexation of…
Buyer looks to snag last Old School Station lot
The final Old School Station lot is up for sale Monday, when the Kalispell City Council will consider approving the sale of Lot 4 to Bill Phillips of DCP Kalis…
Farm Hands director on front line of battling hunger in the Flathead
Gretchen Boyer is working hard to make sure no one in the Flathead Valley goes hungry.
Program aims to limit septic pollution in Lake, Flathead counties
Property owners who live near bodies of water in Lake and Flathead counties can get reimbursed up to $200 to help cover the cost of maintaining their septic sy…
Montana’s tech industry hits record $2.9B in revenue
Montana’s high-tech companies overcame and even benefited from the dynamics of a pandemic economy in 2020, generating more than $2.9 billion in revenues and gr…
Locally restored rare woodworking machine headed to Smithsonian affiliated museum
For nearly 40 years it sat collecting dust in a field outside of Chester on Montana’s Hi-Line.
Virus strains from India, Brazil reach Montana
The coronavirus variants linked to deadly waves of infection in India and Brazil have been spotted in several Montana counties, but the message from Flathead C…
Browning man admits kidnapping, strangling woman
A Browning man accused of kidnapping a woman and strangling her in two separate assaults in 2020 on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation admitted to charges Thursday.
North Valley Hospital adds surgical suite for C-sections
North Valley Hospital in Whitefish is undergoing its first major expansion in nearly six years as the construction of a fifth surgical suite gets underway.
Kalispell council reviews 'capital-heavy' budget
After four hours of work sessions spread across two days, this week the city of Kalispell’s $104 million annual budget cleared the first hurdle to getting appr…
Rangers rescue two bikers after avalanche on Sun Road
Glacier National Park rangers rescued two bicyclists who were trapped by an avalanche Thursday night on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Neither was injured.