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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…
U.S. News ranks Whitefish High School No. 2 in Montana
In the latest U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, Whitefish High School was ranked in the top 10% of all high schools in the country and No. 2 in the state o…
Fees increase as Bison Range opens under tribal management
Less than six months after former President Donald Trump signed Bison Range Restoration legislation, there are big changes at the 19,000-acre facility in North…
Gianforte signs bills slashing income taxes
Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a pair of bills slashing Montana's top income tax rate and making various changes to the state's tax code during a visit to Kalispel…
Board rejects short-term rental project in Bigfork
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday rejected a proposal to build nine short-term rental units in Bigfork after neighbors raised objections about the character of the neighborhood and the potential im…
Fundraiser set up for family of sisters killed in crash
An online fundraiser has been set up for the family of two Columbia Falls young women who were killed in a multi-vehicle accident outside Great Falls Monday.
Trout Unlimited's Flathead Valley chapter cleans up access sites
Last Saturday, several members of the 53-year-old Flathead Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited gathered to clean up several state-owned fishing access sites.
Turner rebuilds lead over Mahlen in Mack Days
With two weekends left, Kolton Turner rebuilt some of the lead he had lost recently in the 2021 Spring Mack Days lake trout fishing event.
Flathead hospitals to train for school shooting
Staff from Kalispell Regional Medical Center, North Valley Hospital and the Whitefish Fire Department will participate in an emergency communications drill Fri…
Woman accused of pointing gun at men in park
A woman was arrested and charged after law officers said she pointed a rifle at two men in a local park last week.
Authorities ID woman found at Big Arm State Park
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a woman found dead at Big Arm State Park in November is Miranda Rose Kenmille, 37, of Elmo.
Conservation groups near goal for Bad Rock Canyon purchase
Conservation groups have almost reached a $7.1 million fundraising goal to purchase nearly 800 acres of forest and wetlands just east of Columbia Falls, at the…
Most incumbents retain seats in Kalispell school election
Incumbents swept all but one race in Kalispell Public Schools’ hotly contested trustee election, according to unofficial results made available Wednesday.
Council OKs $8.1M for Parkline Trail and amenities
City approves full suite of trail amenities
Voters OK South Kalispell Fire Department levy for new fire station
Voters OK South Kalispell Fire Department levy for new fire station
Blackfeet gifts vaccines to neighbors across the border
BABB (AP) — On a cloudy spring day, hundreds lined up in their cars on the Canadian side of the border crossing that separates Alberta and Montana. They had dr…