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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
Zero waste webinar series launches this spring

Zero waste webinar series launches this spring

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Montana Highway Patrol honors local officer

A Montana Highway Patrol trooper who has served Northwest Montana for 20 years has received the Award of Valor for his work involving a murder suspect in a hig…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Road trip wreck ends in felony charge against Polson woman

A Polson woman’s recent road trip to the Flathead Valley didn’t have an ending she likely could have imagined.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Bill would ease Montana gravel mining regulations

Flathead Valley landowners and neighborhood advocates are among those opposing a bill in the Montana Senate that would ease regulations on open-pit gravel mines.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Conservation groups blast marijuana bill that steers revenue into general fund

Conservation advocates say the governor’s plan to implement recreational marijuana is ignoring the will of Montana voters by taking money that was earmarked fo…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Glacier Park nears decision on ticketed entry

Glacier National Park announces ticketed entry for West Entrance and St. Mary

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Smith Valley School wrestles with overcrowding

Smith Valley School kicked off the facility planning process with multiple meetings Monday to brainstorm needs and solutions for facilities that are at capacity.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Public input sought for West Reserve Drive expansion

Public input sought for West Reserve Drive expansion project

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Montana to pay legal fees in Flathead business lawsuit

Under a new settlement agreement, the state of Montana will pay nearly $95,000 in attorney fees for five Flathead County businesses that were sued by former Go…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Columbia Falls crash victim ID'd

Lincoln County officials have released the name of a Columbia Falls man who died in a vehicle crash last week.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Glacier coach named Montana AA Speech Coach of the Year

Seaghan Herron’s dramatic approach to coaching speech and debate at Glacier High School has earned him the title of 2021 Montana AA Speech Coach of the Year.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
ATP premiers rock drama at new Mountain Center

Alpine Theatre Project present the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, “Next to Normal” Saturday, April 3 and April 11, at ATP’s new performanc…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
It's time to be 'bear aware'

Remove or secure food attractants at residences

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Discover Kalispell concerned about bed tax proposals

The Kalispell Convention and Visitors Bureau is raising concerns about two pieces of legislation that would change how Montana distributes revenue from its lod…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Montana sues Biden in bid to revive Keystone XL

BILLINGS (AP) — Attorneys general from 21 states on Wednesday sued to to overturn President Joe Biden's cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil pipelin…