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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
New school academy combines online and outdoor education
A new academy that combines online and outdoor learning in a one-room schoolhouse concept starts Jan. 11.
Court records reveal troubled marriage in deliberate homicide case
A court document filed earlier this year by a woman who allegedly died by the hands of her husband Dec. 15 reveals more information about the couple’s tumultuo…
Senate GOP blocks swift vote on Trump's $2K checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote, saying the ch…
Fate of Trump's $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the pr…
Hunters restricted from some former Weyerhaeuser lands
With the local real estate market booming, Southern Pine Plantations, the company that purchased 630,000 acres of Weyerhaeuser timberlands in Montana, has begun selling off parcels.
Lake Five resort case will go to bench trial
A lawsuit filed last spring by Friends of Lake Five Inc. against Flathead County will go to a bench trial after each party’s motions for summary judgement were…
Innovative musical illustrates how arts are surviving pandemic
Take four outrageously talented, creative types – e.g. musicians, actors, filmmakers — stick them in a theatrical town like Whitefish, Montana, in the middle …
UM to play pivotal role in vaccine rollout
MISSOULA – Capitalizing on its robust bioscience infrastructure, research facilities and statewide network of student and alumni pharmacists, the University of Montana will provide and distribute the COVID-19 vacci…
Restrictions set for school winter sports, events
The Flathead City-County Health Department on Monday released extensive COVID-19 guidelines and procedures for high school and middle school sporting events and other winter activities.
State GOP lawmakers blast Daines over water compact
A historic water-rights agreement between the federal government and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes became law on Sunday, as President Donald Trump reluctantly signed a $2.3 trillion spending bill that…
Man identified in weekend fatal traffic crash
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a traffic accident Saturday as Jesse Butler, 30, of Kalispell. man who died in a traffic crash Saturday.
2020 Reflections: Black Lives Matter protester reflects on local racial justice movement
Samantha Francine stares up at a man blaring in her face while she holds a sign that reads: “Say their names.”
State Park visitation way up in 2020
Visitation at Montana State Parks increased in 2020 significantly.
One dead and two injured in Columbia Falls crash
A 30-year-old Columbia Falls man died and two women were injured in a crash on U.S. 2 at mile marker 133 by Sunrise Creek Drive on Saturday.
'Bully' breed rescue works with aggressive canines
Perseverance is paying off for Coleen Flight, the founder of an Evergreen dog rescue for “bully” breeds in Northwest Montana.