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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…
Trustees elected to Flathead Electric Co-op board
The Flathead Electric Co-op Board of Trustees will have a new member following last week’s election.
UM to hold in-person graduation ceremony
MISSOULA – The University of Montana will celebrate the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 with two in-person ceremonies.
Board to consider Lake Five boat dock, Creston subdivision
The Flathead County Planning Board has a packed agenda for its next meeting on Wednesday, including five requests for zoning changes, a proposal to build a boa…
Jamaican national arrested near Whitefish admits immigration crime
A Jamaican national who crossed into Montana from Canada near Eureka and was arrested with others near Whitefish after a 75-mile car chase admitted to an immigration charge on Monday.
Montana infrastructure gets C grade in White House report
Montana has 377 bridges and more than 1,485 miles of highway in poor condition, and 1 in 4 of the state's public transit vehicles is ready for the scrapyard, a…
Lawmakers pass bill to expand monitoring of domestic abusers
The Montana Senate on Monday unanimously endorsed a bill that could expand the use of electronic monitoring of people charged with certain domestic violence an…
Ski resort finishes busiest season on record
Even in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Whitefish Mountain Resort logged its busiest season on record.
Blackfeet Nation reopens after strict pandemic closures
BROWNING (AP) — On March 15, 2020, just two days after COVID-19 entered Montana, the Blackfeet Nation declared a state of emergency. Like many places in Monta…
Social media use under Kalispell council spotlight again
Social media use under city spotlight again
Farmer's Gals raise rabbits for family pets
Baby bunnies born just in time for Easter
Retreat brings songwriters to Whitefish for inspiration
Nashville Heads West is a new retreat center for songwriters in Whitefish.
Separated families struggle to cope with prolonged border closure
Separated families struggling to cope with border closure
Proposed recreation park near Lakeside draws opposition
A proposal to build an outdoor recreation park near the west shore of Flathead Lake has drawn immense opposition from neighbors, who have launched an online pe…
Sun Road plow crews a mile beyond the Loop
Glacier National Park plow crews were working beyond Crystal Point on Friday, which is about a mile beyond the Loop on the road’s west side, park officials sai…
Night construction resumes Monday in downtown Kalispell
Kalispell concrete work starts Monday