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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…
Glacier Park offers six fee-free days this year
Glacier Park is waiving entrance fee on six days in 2021.
Whitefish OKs contract to provide rural fire service
The Whitefish City Council has approved an agreement with the Whitefish Fire Service Area for continued fire service.
Polson native a rising force in cycling world
Polson native Gabriel Shipley’s ascent to pro cycling’s biggest stages shows no signs of slowing.
Kalispell residential building nearly doubled in 2020
The pace of building smashed records in Kalispell for 2020, and Planning Director Jarod Nygren only expects that to continue—or possibly speed up—in the new ye…
Greg Gianforte sworn in as Montana's 25th governor
HELENA (AP) — Greg Gianforte was sworn in as Montana's 25th governor Monday, becoming the state's first Republican governor in 16 years.
Tea and tarts: Beloved local chef whips up new cookbook
Vivienne Montague named her very first restaurant Rose Cottage. She was 7 years old and it was located inside an air raid shelter post-World War II in London w…
Weekly roundup: Polson sets resort tax vote for Feb. 2
The Lake County election Office last week released an official notification of a special election in Polson on a proposed resort tax, set for Feb. 2.
Whitefish may keep mask requirements under Gianforte
Citing concerns that Montana's new governor might rescind a statewide mask mandate, the Whitefish City Council is considering whether to extend face-covering requirements within city limits to keep COVID-19 cases u…
Development, land-use proposals dominate Kalispell agenda
The Kalispell City Council has a full agenda tonight for its first meeting of the new year as development and land-use proposals continue to dominate the agenda.
Whitefish murder suspect lands in county jail
A California man accused in the beating death of a Whitefish man last summer is lodged in the Flathead County Detention Center.
Local snowboards ride from Big Mountain to Bolivia
Brittan Ellingson has been running a world-class snowboard and wakeboard shop out of his Whitefish home for almost a decade, but a lot of locals still haven’t …
Flathead Food Bank buys Gateway Center space
At the end of December, the Flathead Food Bank finalized its purchase of the space it currently operates out of at the Gateway Community Center in Kalispell, a…
Gianforte cabinet takes shape
HELENA — Gov.-elect Greg Gianforte has begun to assemble his cabinet, naming a slate of officials with Montana roots and administrators from Republican circles in other parts of the country to fill director-level p…
Montana Legislature kicks off 2021 session Monday
When the Montana Legislature convenes Monday for its 2021 session, the top priority for many lawmakers will be fixing an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Last responders’ brace for COVID deaths
In some parts of the country, the surge in COVID cases is overwhelming coroners, morgues, funeral homes and religious leaders, requiring ingenuity and even cha…