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PHOTOS: Kayakers battle the Wild Mile at Bigfork Whitewater Festival
Kayakers paddle the Wild Mile of the Swan River during the expert slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival …
Local health experts attribute zero flu cases to social distancing, mask use
Flathead County, along with the rest of Montana, has yet to confirm a single case of influenza this season — an unusual trend that health experts say largely c…
Authorities arrest accused killer, two others following alleged illegal border crossing
The run of a man wanted for murder in Saskatchewan, Canada, ended last week in Northwest Montana after law enforcement captured him and two others near Whitefi…
Gov. Gianforte lays out priorities for Montana
HELENA — In the face of a global pandemic and a crippled economy, Gov. Greg Gianforte delivered his first State of the State address Thursday focusing on deali…
Tester takes gavel as Veterans Affairs Committee chair
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester made an appeal for bipartisanship and expressed urgency about the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday in his first remarks as chairman of the Vete…
Master fundraiser featured in FLIC documentary
How does one go about raising over $35 million for good causes?
Whitefish OKs new deal with state on Beaver Lake access
The city of Whitefish has approved an agreement that would allow Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to maintain a fishing access site at Beaver Lake, but not pro…
ImagineIF's 'Making Montana' wins state Program of the Year Award
ImagineIF Libraries’ "Making Montana" collaborative project was selected as winner of Montana Library Association’s Program of the Year Award 2020.
Trinity Lutheran Church celebrates 125 years
Sunday, Jan. 31, marks the 125th anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church, and special services are planned that day to celebrate the milestone.
Wood murder trial: Attorneys make closing arguments; jurors deliberate
A jury of eight women and four men began deliberating early Thursday afternoon the fate of a Polson woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend in 2018 during …
Flathead County has 14 more COVID deaths
The Flathead City-County Health Department has been notified of 14 additional COVID-19 related deaths of individuals in Flathead County.
Highway Patrol IDs man who died following traffic stop
The Montana Highway Patrol has identified the man who died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot injuries following a traffic stop near Creston on Monday as Mark Johnston Parker, 61, of Kalispell.
Health board adopts mask policy to resume in-person meetings
After months of conducting regular meetings online, the Flathead City-County Board of Health once again will resume in-person sessions, but with new COVID-19 p…
Polson crash victim ID'd
Lake County Sheriff and Coroner Don Bell on Tuesday announced the name of the Polson man who died in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night near Pablo.
Montana leaders respond to Biden's pause on oil drilling
President Joe Biden emphasized job creation in the renewable energy sector Wednesday as he signed another slate of executive orders tackling climate change, wh…
House passes bill that would ban trans females from women's sports
HELENA (AP) — A bill that would ban transgender females from competing on female sports teams sponsored by public schools and universities passed the Montana H…