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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 …
Sheriff IDs 2 children killed in Kalispell fire
Two young children have been identified as the victims of a fatal structure fire Wednesday in Kalispell.
FVCC Foundation announces new executive director
The Flathead Valley Community College Foundation welcomed Shannon Schumacher as its new executive director in early November.
Whitefish voters may decide resort tax changes
Whitefish leaders want to extend the city's resort tax and adjust how that money is spent on maintenance and improvements of streets, parks, bike and pedestria…
Negotiations for new health officer moving forward
The Flathead City-County Health Department is one step closer to bringing on a permanent leader after the Board of Health voted Thursday to move forward with c…
Grocery store rampage reportedly fueled by meth
A Columbia Falls man accused of driving through a grocery store and running naked in an assisted-living home last week allegedly told investigators he consumed…
Montana Supreme Court blocks permit for proposed copper mine
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a proposed silver and copper mine must seek new permission from the state to continue pursuing a mineral deposit near Libby.
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.