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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
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 …
Groups sue feds over lack of wolverine protections
A coalition of conservation groups on Monday sued the Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its director over the agency’s …
Blacktail Ski Area to open Friday
Opening day at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18.
Weekly roundup: Turner Mountain aims for Dec. 18 opening
The Turner Mountain ski area is expected to open Dec. 18 and be open daily through New Year’s Day, according to Bruce Zwang, president of the Kootenai winter Sports Ski Education Foundation. However, the start date…
Stoltze manager reflects on 45 years in timber industry
After 45 years in the timber industry, Chuck Roady has decided it’s time to step aside and care for his own land.
Downtown Kalispell in focus for work session
The Kalispell City Council will hold a virtual work session tonight to review updates of various planning activities taking place in the city.
Report examines options for improving Bigfork Community Center
This month, A&E Architects released a preliminary architecture report, which includes diagrams and detailed cost estimates for six options to improve the build…
South Kalispell gets land donation for new fire hall
The new year hopefully will bring a new fire hall for the South Kalispell Fire Department.
Physician perspectives: KRH doctors discuss virus’ impact on hospital operations
When cases of the novel coronavirus first emerged in the United States, concerns over whether the nation’s health-care system had the capacity to care for mass…
Local man accused of gun running, meth dealing
A Flathead Valley man is facing federal gun and drug charges as well as local charges for allegedly stealing an item from a county law enforcement facility.
Bullock, Fox and Gianforte weigh in on Texas election lawsuit
Elected leaders in Montana have sent mixed messages to the U.S. Supreme Court on whether it should hear an unprecedented lawsuit from Texas that seeks to overturn election results in four battleground states despit…