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Making the grade — Kalispell Public Schools leader named regional superintendent of the year
Wrapping up his second school year leading Kalispell Public Schools, Matt Jensen has been named regional Superinte…
Flathead rapist remains in confinement
A Western Montana man convicted of rape and who disappeared from a Sanders County campsite on Memorial Day 2020 is still doing time on his original conviction.
Local Girl Scout cookies sales include drive-thru event
It's Girl Scout cookie time
Whitefish Community Foundation awards $56,294 in grants
Whitefish Community Foundation grants announced
Finalists named for Flathead County administrator job
Four people vying to become Flathead County's next chief executive will have job interviews with the county commissioners in a public meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Vaccine clinics planned for veterans
The Montana VA Health Care System is hosting a two-day Moderna COVID-19 vaccination clinic for veterans in the Kalispell area on Tuesday, March 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Wednesday, March 31, from 8:30 a.…
Input sought on forest management project near Tally Lake
The Flathead Forest Service is seeking public comment on a forest management project near Tally Lake
State commission to decide on restricting motorized boats on Tepee Lake
A final decision on restricting motorized boats on Tepee Lake in the North Fork area is among the top agenda items the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission will …
Watch USS Montana submarine event live on Wednesday
Watch USS MT event live Wednesday
Canadian coal mine fined $60 million for polluting waters upstream of Lake Koocanusa
Canadian mining company fined $60 million for polluting waters upstream of Lake Koocanusa
New Whitefish food bank director brings international experience
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia prompted Sophie Albert to take a pause from teaching and get involved in humanitarian work.
Historic Glacier Park boat painstakingly restored
One of the Glacier Park Boat Company’s craft saw a complete overhaul in the past year, more than 3,000 hours of work under the skilled hands of the company’s c…
Artists look to community amid market downturn
Artists look to community amid market downturn
Bill would prohibit accessory dwelling regs in Montana
A bipartisan bill just introduced in the Montana Senate would prohibit cities and counties from adopting regulations that stand in the way of new accessory dwelling units — small cottages or apartments that share p…
Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Kalispell man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine he received from a California source was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison and to five years of s…
Blue Moon matriarch dies
Charlotte Sapa, the matriarch of the Blue Moon Nite Club for nearly 50 years, has died just a few weeks after her husband, Dick, passed away.