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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…
Big airport expansion project to begin
Construction to start on GPIA expansion this summer
Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to three years in prison
A Kalispell man who admitted to conspiring with others to obtain large quantities of methamphetamine for distribution was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release.
Domestic dispute ends in felony gun charge
A Flathead Valley man who fired a gun dozens of times during a dispute with his wife was arrested on a felony gun charge this week.
Glacier's Sun Road opens to Avalanche
Visitors to Glacier National Park can now access the Avalanche parking area on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road. The scenic highway opened to the popular…
County OKs name change from Lost Coon to Lost Loon Lake
The Flathead County commissioners last week gave their OK to change the name of a lake located near Whitefish that contains a racial slur.
Planning Board endorses rezoning requests
The Flathead County Planning Board on Wednesday forwarded positive recommendations to the county commissioners on two controversial rezoning requests that received public hearings in April.
Libby, Missoula, CSKT awarded grants for cleanup projects
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to the Libby School District, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the c…
Man charged with felonies for taking baler on unauthorized ride
A local man ended up in the Flathead County Detention Center earlier this week after he allegedly took a hay baler for a joy ride without the owner’s permissio…
New Glacier High School principal named
Brad Holloway will be the new Glacier High School principal position following unanimous approval at a virtual school board meeting on Tuesday.
Fire officials aim to squelch blazes fast, avoid megafires
U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West and…
Chris Janson to perform at Northwest Montana Fair
Country star Chris Janson will headline the entertainment at the Northwest Montana Fair with a concert planned Aug. 18 during the five day fair.
Great gray owl is a superior predator
I had my second encounter with a great gray owl last week.
Flathead County to get fifth District Court judge
Flathead County will get a fifth District Court judge in January 2023, the Flathead County commissioners formally announced Wednesday.
Judge blocks requirement for 'gay sex' offender registration
The state of Montana has no valid reason to require a man to register as a sex offender based on his conviction for having gay sex in Idaho in 1993, a federal judge has ruled.
Resort wants to use treated wastewater to supplement snow
An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that's shrinking because o…