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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Hundreds of Montana veterans to be immunized in Kalispell
Four hundred Montana veterans are expected to receive their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Wednesday.
Whitefish to take over garbage billing from contractor
The city of Whitefish is taking over responsibility for garbage billing from a private contractor, but residents aren't expected to see any change in rates, and some commercial customers may benefit from slight pri…
Kalispell council asked to OK use of grant money for emergency shelter
The Kalispell City Council tonight will consider a proposal for the Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana to use Emergency Solutions grant funding for emergency shelter activities.
Longtime Special Olympics volunteer honors daughter's legacy
In one way or another, Terri Siefke has been involved in the Special Olympics since 1988, when she first watched her only daughter compete in a track meet in S…
Glacier at forefront of whitebark pine conservation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed listing the whitebark pine as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
New Starbucks opens drive-thru in Whitefish
If you ever had hopes of stopping by a Starbucks coffee shop that isn’t bustling, now’s the time.
Today’s Achievers: Compassionate leader is ‘go-to-girl’ at Flathead
Flathead High School's Paityn Reece is the “go-to girl” for support, guidance, friendship and leadership, attributes she built out of hardship, according to Mi…
A trail runs through it: Kalispell on track to complete Parkline Trail this year
It’s the end of the line for the old railroad tracks in downtown Kalispell.
Logan Health: Kalispell Regional begins brand transformation
Brendan House, North Valley Hospital, Pathways Treatment Center, Glacier View Research Institute, Digestive Health Institute of Montana, Montana Children’s, Eu…
Free virtual salary negotiation workshop offered
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Montana chapter and the League of Women Voters of Billings are partnering to provide a free virtual salary negotiation workshop at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, specifi…
Gianforte: State will seek to drop lawsuit against Flathead businesses
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said Thursday he was directing staff at the Department of Public Health and Human Services to "seek dismissal" of lawsuits filed by the previous administration against five Flathead Coun…
Jury finds Polson woman guilty of murder
THOMPSON FALLS – A jury of eight women and four men found Danielle Jeanette Wood, 56, of Polson, guilty of deliberate homicide Friday afternoon in the death of…
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…