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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…
Kalispell council OKs offers for Old School Station lots
City approves two offers for Old School Station
Montanans 60 and older to get vaccines starting Monday
Maj. Gen. Matthew Quinn, who leads Montana's COVID-19 task force, said the new Phase 1B+ is expected to cover between 100,000 and 140,000 Montanans who aren't …
Spring burning season underway
Spring burn season starts this week in Flathead County.
County parks and rec director stepping down
Jed Fisher's last day on the job will be March 31.
Oregon tech company relocating to Kalispell
Tech company plans to hire 40 new positions in Kalispell
Convicted murderer Wood gets 100 years with no parole
Even at the end, convicted murderer Danielle Wood proclaimed her innocence.
EPA approves new selenium standards for Lake Koocanusa
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given its stamp of approval to new selenium standards for Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River.
Housing projects surge in Kalispell
Hundreds of residential units planned city-wide
Grief Institute offered as virtual live event
Tamarack Grief Resource Center’s 17th annual Grief Institute will be held March 8 to 12 as a live, virtual event. All events require registration and are open to the public.
MSU robotics event energizes K–12 students in rural Montana
BOZEMAN — Like many Montana communities, tiny Wyola, a smattering of buildings tucked off Interstate 90 on the Crow Reservation southeast of Billings, has had …
Flathead High School goes remote on Friday
Flathead High School will move to remote instruction on Friday while the school hosts the Class AA state boys wrestling tournament.
Flathead County reports 7 more COVID deaths
Flathead County passes 80 total virus-related deaths since start of pandemic
Report of plane crash west of Polson was unfounded
Emergency personnel from Lake and Sanders counties responded to a report Monday morning of a plane crash in the Irvine Flats area west of Polson.
Officials identify man killed by Kalispell police officer
Authorities have released some of the names of those involved in a deadly shooting Friday night in Kalispell.
Kalispell man who died in snowboarding accident identified
Officials have identified a man who died Friday after falling into a tree well while snowboarding outside the boundary of Whitefish Mountain Resort.