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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park

A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Hospital announces $11M in pay raises, benefits

Kalispell Regional Healthcare announces nearly $11 million in wage increases, benefit enhancements

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Whitefish man accused of attempted murder faces trial

COEUR d’ALENE, IDAHO — A Whitefish man accused of firing into a crowd outside a downtown bar last summer will face a jury trial next month.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Man arrested following high-speed chase

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office helped arrest a man involved in a high-speed chase early Sunday morning.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Forest Service tweaks documents for Bigfork project

Flathead National Forest Service officials update documents on large project near Bigfork

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Kalispell sewer system under review

Kalispell sewer system under review

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Local engineer climbs to top of male-dominated field

Local engineer climbs to top of male-dominated field

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Protest planned at Whitefish Mountain; organizers allege ‘culture of racism’ at resort

Protest planned at Whitefish Mountain, organizers alleges ‘culture of racism’ at resort

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Local private chefs aim to create nationwide platform

Tyler Wells and Shaun Cubberly call themselves “The Chef Guys.” It’s a modest moniker that belies their ambitious plan to expand from the Flathead Valley to th…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Opportunity Fair aims to address staffing shortage

Opportunity Fair aims to address staffing shortage

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Bigfork women brave cold, pandemic for love of the game

It’s Friday afternoon and several women are bundled up around a table on Jan Thompson’s back patio.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Community Health Center to separate from county

After operating for more than a decade under the Flathead County umbrella, the Flathead Community Health Center is poised to separate from the county on June 1 and establish itself as a completely independent entit…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Construction labor crunch threatens development

Construction labor crunch threatens development

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
C-Falls council objects to CFAC cleanup plan

The Columbia Falls City Council last week voted to send a sharply worded letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several elected officials saying it doesn’t just want the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. …

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Auction, tours planned for proposed Bad Rock wildlife area

Fundraising continues for the proposed Bad Rock Canyon Wildlife management area just east of Columbia Falls along the Flathead River.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Evergreen eighth-grader sets new school record in ‘Pi for Pie’ challenge

Evergreen Junior High eighth-grader Haven Bulgar set a new record for math teacher Alex Aiken’s annual pi challenge by memorizing 176 digits.