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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…
Lonepine’s Benson wins 2020 Fall Mack Days
Lonepine’s Benson wins 2020 Fall Mack Days
National Guard, federal personnel assisting KRH with COVID duties
Kalispell Regional Healthcare recently became one of a handful of hospitals in the state to receive COVID-19 support from the Montana National Guard and the fe…
Daines took part in COVID-19 vaccine trial
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines said Wednesday he took part in a trial for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and later tested positive for coronavirus antibodies without becoming sick, leadin…
Flathead businesses sue state over COVID claims
Five Flathead County businesses accused of flouting Gov. Steve Bullock's masking and social-distancing mandates have filed counterclaims against the Montana De…
GOP selects Blasdel as Senate president for legislative session
Lawmakers gathered in the state Capitol to pick leaders of the Montana state Senate and House Wednesday, with most Republicans in attendance and unmasked despi…
Charges filed against Californian in Whitefish man’s death
Murder charges have been filed against a California man who was allegedly involved in the death of a Whitefish man this summer.
Two die in early morning Kalispell house fire
Two people died and another was critically injured in a house fire in Kalispell early Wednesday morning, the Kalispell Fire Department said in a press release.
Christmas tree permits available online
Montanans looking to chop down their own Christmas tree on Flathead National Forest land can now obtain a permit online for free.
Flathead, C-Falls students excel at Model UN conference
As the United Nations commemorates 75 years, the University of Montana held the 55th annual Model United Nations high school conference on Nov. 13.
Interior Department order hinders public land purchases
Conservation advocates say an order from the U.S. Department of the Interior will hamstring federal land-acquisition projects under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which received full and permanent funding wh…
Kalispell community-needs public hearing Thursday
The city of Kalispell will hold a virtual public hearing to learn about community development needs at 1 p.m. on Nov. 19 via Zoom videoconference.
Affordable housing, COVID, dominate Kalispell council discussion
Recent hot-button topics such as COVID-19 restrictions and affordable housing continued to dominate the discussion at the Kalispell City Council’s Monday evening meeting, held virtually via Zoom videoconference.
Large forest project near Bigfork moves forward
Last week, the Flathead National Forest released a draft environmental assessment for a large forest management project near Bigfork that proposes a range of actions to provide recreation, timber management and fue…
Kalispell man pleads guilty to threatening judge
A Kalispell man accused of threatening a Flat...
Bullock expands mask mandate, tightens restrictions
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Tuesday he is expanding a statewide mask mandate and tightening restrictions on businesses and public gatherings as cases of CO…