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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…
Board to consider coffee stand near Kalispell's Woodland Park
Kalispell could get a new coffee stand if the Flathead County Board of Adjustment approves the project during its next meeting on Tuesday.
Dark Sky defender: Intern recognized for work in Glacier National Park
Armed only with a sky quality meter, a pencil and a datasheet, Iree Wheeler recently joined the ranks of this planet’s “Dark Sky Defenders” after receiving the…
Hockaday Museum of Art to close temporarily for month of January
Starting Monday, Jan. 4, the Hockaday Museum of Art’s classes, programs, tours, events and programs will be temporarily closed through the end of January to the public for facilities maintenance and pandemic remedi…
Montana Children's: New Warrior Bell rings in wellness for young patients
Six months after receiving his final cancer treatment there, 10-year-old Wacee Simenson of Chinook returned to Montana Children’s pediatric center in Kalispell…
Glacier National Park: Latest effort to preserve a native trout species a success
A project to rid a couple of high mountain lakes in Glacier National Park of non-native fish and replace them with native species was a success, Park fisheries biologist Chris Downs said.
Abell sworn in as Flathead County commissioner
Shortly after he was sworn in as a Flathead County commissioner Wednesday morning, Brad Abell returned to Columbia Falls to work his last day as a heavy-equipm…
The persuasion problem: Health officials trying to change minds about virus
Nine months into the pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 people in the U.S., Kim Larson is still trying to convince others in her northern Montana count…
State distribution plan details vaccine rollout
As Montana rounds into the new year, state and local officials are focused on transitioning into the next phase of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Pl…
2020 Reflections: Local health-care industry sees 'new path forward' in new year
For Flathead County’s health-care industry and those on its frontlines, 2020 has been one for the books, filled not only with stretches fatigue and frustration…
Outdoors briefs: Glacier Nordic Center open
The Glacier Nordic Center at the Whitefish Lake Golf Course has opened for skiing...
State GOP vice chair says she's neutral on water compact
A letter released Monday and purportedly signed by 18 Montana state lawmakers blasted a fellow Republican, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, for backing a historic water-rights settlement with the Confederated Salish and Koo…
Arrest made in Lake County man’s death
A Stevensville man is behind bars and charged with deliberate homicide in the Christmas shooting death of a Lake County man.
'Be a Friend of the 'Fish': Local actors play role in COVID safety campaign
WHITEFISH — Local artists have been working hard to battle the COVID-19 pandemic through their own medium — an informational video aimed at safety and awareness.
Bigfork woman sentenced for negligent vehicular assault
A Bigfork woman was sentenced to a prison term for her role in a 2019 traffic crash that severely injured three people.
2020 Reflections: ‘The joy of school’ persists through pandemic
Education is often engineered to provide structure and familiarity in students’ lives, but going to school in 2020 was anything but routine.