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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…
Voting at the last minute in Flathead County? Here's how to do it
Procrastinators, be advised: The deadline to vote is almost here.
Identity thieves taking advantage of COVID relief funding
Since March, the Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection has received more than 400 applications for assistance to victims of identity theft, according to department spokesperson Anastasia Bur…
New Direct Primary Care practice opens in Whitefish
Morgan Coleman, a board-certified family medicine physician, recently joined the Flathead Valley’s growing pool of Direct Primary Care doctors when she opened …
Republicans, initiatives favored in high school mock election
Republican candidates won across the board in Flathead High School’s mock U.S. election.
Flathead Health Board: Order to restrict large indoor gatherings fails on tie vote
A public health order that would have placed a 500-person cap on indoor events and gatherings in Flathead County failed on a tie vote during a virtual Flathead…
Missoula woman dies in diving accident at Lake McDonald
An 18-year-old woman has died in a scuba diving accident at Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald.
Montana voters cast record number of ballots this election
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montanans have cast a record number of votes in this year's general election, in part because of close races that could change the politic…
Weekly roundup: End of the road for Libby golf-cart proposal
A resident-spurred effort to legalize golf carts on Libby’s streets broke down last week.
Kalispell designer joins Paris fashion company
The path from the Flathead Valley to a position among the elites of the fashion industry in Paris wasn’t well-laid for local fashion professional Rebecca Ostro…
Kalispell looks at proposals to help homeless population
Conversations surrounding homelessness in Kalispell will continue tonight when the Kalispell City Council takes up two proposals intended to address the local homeless population.
Whitefish mulls tighter COVID-19 restrictions
The Whitefish City Council will hold a virtual public hearing tonight to consider tightening COVID-19 community measures and re-establishing some of the guidel…
Trump Jr. headlines Republican rally in Kalispell
The President's son, Donald Trump Jr., and guitarist Ted Nugent headlined a rally Halloween night in Kalispell in support of incumbent U.S. Sen. Steve Daines' …
Abortion, guns and public lands top of mind for some Flathead voters
Voters in Flathead County are as divided as the nation on key issues like gun rights, access to abortion and the president's handling of the coronavirus pandem…
Some Montana counties more successful than others with COVID compliance
As Montana rounds into its eighth month battling a pandemic experts say is likely to rage on well into 2021, the question of how to enforce state and local pub…
Starbucks coffee shop coming to Whitefish
The latest addition to the Whitefish landscape will be a Starbucks Coffee on the east side of U.S. 93 North.