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New owner begins renovating former Outlaw Inn, details plan for extended-stay rentals
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis has begun renovating the former Outlaw Inn after its previous owner left the bu…
Brendan House reports no active COVID cases; reopens to admissions
More than a month after COVID-19 cases began emerging at Brendan House in Kalispell, the long-term care facility is now reporting zero active cases among its r…
Flathead County reports seven more COVID deaths
The Flathead City-County Health Department on Wednesday announced seven more Flathead County residents died from COVID-19-related issues, bringing the county’s total fatalities to 51.
Troy officials asked to support new selenium standards
In hopes of protecting the water quality and aquatic life of Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River, state environmental regulators have approved new standards for levels of a heavy metal that has leached into the b…
Kalispell man named chief of Highway Patrol
Attorney General-Elect Austin Knudsen on Wednesday named Kalispell resident Major Steve Lavin as the next colonel of the Montana Highway Patrol.
Climate-change report details potential health impacts in Montana
A group of scientists and physicians this week released a report detailing how heat, wildfires, drought, floods and other events related to climate change have impacted the physical and mental health of Montanans, …
Philanthropist helps Warming Center reach campaign goal
After just three months, the Flathead Warming Center has hit its capital campaign goal of $750,000, which will go toward erecting the low barrier shelter’s new, permanent location in Kalispell.
Timber project alters public access near Hungry Horse Reservoir
Recreational access near the Hungry Horse Reservoir will change for the time-being as the Flathead National Forest conducts work on the area’s Royal Tiger timber sale.
Covid vaccines arrive at Kalispell Regional
More than 10 months after the coronavirus pandemic reached the Flathead Valley, frontline workers at Kalispell Regional Healthcare are expected to begin receiv…
CFAC cleanup plan expected next spring
The wheels are still turning on the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site cleanup.
Staff, volunteers rally to make Christmas spirits bright at Veterans Home
The halls of the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls are silent this Christmas.
Class AA Speech and Debate: Flathead takes 2nd, Glacier 3rd at Kalispell Invitational
Bozeman notched a solid first-place win at the Kalispell Speech and Debate Invitational Tournament Friday and Saturday, outdistancing the competition with a total of 237 points.
Class A Speech and Debate: C-Falls rebounds to win big at Laurel Invitational
The Columbia Falls Speech and Debate team rebounded from its first tournament to top the competit
Wreaths Across America ceremony in Kalispell canceled; Veteran’s Home event still on
The annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Kalispell has been canceled this year due to fundraising challenges, organizers announced Monday.
Traffic snarled after truck wreck in Kalispell
A Nissan Titan pickup truck rests on its roof Monday afternoon after it hit a pole...
Kila rapist sentenced to 40 years in prison
Nearly three years after it began, a Kila man who viciously raped and beat a woman on Christmas Eve 2017 was sentenced Monday to 40 years in the Montana State …