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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 …
Kalispell council considers lot sale to engineering firm
The potential sale of a city lot to engineering firm Robert Peccia and Associates (RPA) is the lone agenda item tonight for the Kalispell City Council.
Art project, subdivision on Whitefish City Council agenda
The Whitefish City Council is scheduled to consider the final plat for a 15-lot subdivision off Armory Road, as well as a plan to secure a state tourism grant for artwork on the soon-to-be-completed Baker Avenue pe…
A new chapter begins for historic Somers mansion
The first time Jasmine Morton visited the mysterious yellow mansion on the hill overlooking her hometown of Somers, she was an intrepid third-grader carrying a…
Kalispell Chamber embarks on new leadership
As the Kalispell business community looks to the future and what lies beyond the pandemic, it will have a new leader to help navigate that path forward.
Caregiver of the Year: Nurse honored for work at North Valley Hospital
When patients come into North Valley Hospital's seasonal clinics, they are often seeking immediate care more often than not while on vacation here.
Virus-related deaths in Montana climb over 500
Montana recorded another 37 COVID-19 related deaths Saturday, pushing the state’s death toll over 500.
Pandemic, politics fuel brisk local liquor sales
COVID-19 cases are rising across the state of Montana, and so, too, are liquor sales.
Boys and Girls Club gets sizable COVID relief grant
The Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country recently received a $300,000 state COVID-19 relief grant, interim Director Mandy Anderson said last week.
Pandemic doesn’t stop kids clothing program
The COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the Kalispell Firefighters Association annual winter clothing program for kids in 2020, but it didn’t stop it.
Local health officials face challenges with eventual deployment of COVID vaccine
With health experts predicting a COVID-19 vaccine will likely become available in limited quantities by the end of the year, Flathead County health officials a…
Police: Man who crashed into store arrested after running nude through retirement home
The man who crashed into a grocery store in Columbia Falls on Thursday evening and fled the scene was later apprehended after running nude through a nearby ret…
2 dead grizzlies found near Bigfork
State and federal wildlife officials on Friday were investigating the death of two grizzly bears near Bigfork.
MSU to lead study examining COVID's effect on U.S. nursing workforce
BOZEMAN — Montana State University has been selected to lead a two-year study about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses, the largest group of U.S. h…
Troy school employee is Montana's nominee for inspirational award
Troy Public Schools Maintenance and Transportation Director Keith Haggerty is Montana’s nominee for the U.S. Department of Education’s Recognizing Inspirationa…
North Valley Food Bank food drive surpasses goal by 1,000 pounds
The North Valley Food Bank wrapped up its Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat! food drive last week.