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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Rep. Skees announces 2nd run for Public Service Commission
State Rep. Derek Skees announced Thursday he will run a second time for a seat on Montana's Public Service Commission, the five-member board that regulates wat…
Kalispell woman pleads not guilty in fatal crash
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Gianforte proposes amendments for worker vaccine bill
HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has proposed amendments to a bill that seeks to prevent discrimination based on vaccine status that appear to try to …
Montana angler lands new state record largemouth bass
A largemouth bass pulled from Lake Elmo in Billings Heights Saturday is big enough...
Mack Days' $10k lake trout still stalks Flathead Lake
Three weeks are left in the 2021 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
$1M awarded to restore wetlands at Swan River National Wildlife Refuge
Swan Valley Connections, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has been awarded a $1 million North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant t…
Woman involved in Dasen prostitution case freed from sex offender registration
A local woman involved in a prostitution case involving a high-profile Kalispell businessman will no longer have to register as a sex offender.
Effort underway to support domestic violence victim charged with homicide
The Abbie Shelter in Kalispell has launched a no-holds-barred activism effort to have the state dismiss, with prejudice, a deliberate homicide charge that was …
Montana Legislature passes school bus safety bills
The legislation was inspired by Jordana Hubble, who has been recovering from a traumatic brain injury since November 2019, when she was hit by a vehicle while …
Mail-in ballots due May 4 for school elections
Registered voters living in school districts holding mail-ballot elections are reminded ballots are due Tuesday, May 4. Ballots may either be mailed or hand-delivered, but are due in a voter’s respective district b…
Parkline Trail hits budgeting snag
Parkline Trail hits budgeting snag
Coram man dies in U.S. 2 accident
A Coram man died in a traffic crash Tuesday afternoon on U.S. 2.
Flathead 911 center struggles with hiring, retention
Flathead County's 911 dispatch center struggled to hire and retain employees during the first quarter of 2021 as call volumes continued to surge, but the cente…
Whitefish Community Foundation hosts Day of Giving May 4
Whitefish Community Foundation is hosting the 2021 Day of Giving & Unity event to help local nonprofits serving local communities.
Women Who Wine support tunnel art project
Women Who Wine meet May 4