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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules

A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Health care professions on display at FVCC during Night at the Broussard

The providers scrambled to treat the patient, a health care training mannequin, as part of a 30-minute demonstration Oct. 2 at the Rebecca Chaney Broussard Cen…

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
After rejecting higher rates, Kalispell Council to consider adjusted impact fee reports

Council meets Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Whitefish Council discusses change to resort tax relief

Whitefish is examining whether to shift the tax relief that is distributed from the resort tax it collects on certain goods and services purchased in the city.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Naturopathic doctor focuses on alternative treatment options

Walking through his south Kalispell clinic, The Natural Path, Paul Raish explains what each machine does for patients.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Snow closes alpine section of Glacier's Sun Road

The alpine section of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road closed Saturday at 5 p.m. due to snow and ice at higher elevations, including Logan Pass.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Hobby sparks idea for Kalispell cigar store and lounge

Owned by Bill and Rhonda Randall and Tyler Brown, the spot is a place for people to join together over a similar hobby and passion, cigars, while connecting wi…

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Wayfarers accessibility project aims to create new pathways for outdoor recreation

For thousands of Montanans living with disabilities, though, accessing treasured landscapes can be a challenge.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
School enrollment down in Columbia Falls this year

Columbia Falls School District 6 enrollment is lower than it was at the start of last year. The district had 2,161 students total as of Sept. 15.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Community rallies to restore records at Conrad Cemetery after mysterious disappearance

Community members are rallying behind Kalispell’s Conrad Memorial Cemetery, offering their plot deeds to help resurrect stolen burial records.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Headlines: Border Patrol protesters plead not guilty, trolley fire, and new citizens at Glacier Park

Protesters arrested at border patrol facility plead not guilty, Creston fire destroys three trollies and New Americans celebrate citizenship in Glacier.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

U.S. officials in the coming days are set to hold the government's biggest coal sales in more than a decade, offering 600 million tons from publicly owned rese…

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Suspect in criminal endangerment case facing new drug charge

Prosecutors in August opened a new case against a Ferndale man already awaiting trial in Flathead County District Court on a felony criminal endangerment charge.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Alleged gunplay lands Libby man behind bars

A Libby man is behind bars after he allegedly threatened multiple people with a gun at an apartment on Mineral Avenue.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
State Supreme Court hears arguments in police filming case

Attorneys argued a Kalispell man’s constitutional free speech rights were violated when he was arrested after filming police officers during a traffic stop.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
PHOTOS: Kalispell Fire Department showcases antique fire engines

Members of Kalispell Fire Department and retired firefighter and department historian Alan "Gus" Gustafson gave a hands-on demonstration using the department’s…