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Wildlife experts analyze rare fatal bear attack in Glacier
Nearly three weeks after a 33-year-old hiker was killed in an apparent bear attack in Glacier National Park, quest…
Suspicious North Fork fires under investigation
Glacier National Park and Flathead Crimestoppers have asked the public to assist in providing information on multiple suspected arson fires that started in the…
Whitefish school district anticipates budget shortfall
The Whitefish School District is reviewing a preliminary general fund budget for the coming school year that is about $300,000 less than last year.
Top EPA official tours brownfield sites
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler got an up-close and personal look at the federal agency’s impact in Kalispell during a tour o…
Forest staff blaze trail for Bigfork schoolchildren
Bigfork school students will be following a new path when classes start up again this fall.
Carnival tickets on sale for Northwest Montana Fair
The Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo is scheduled for Aug. 19 to 23 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds and will feature a carnival produced by Montana-based North Star Amusements. New this year, fairgoers pay for r…
Search underway on Lake Koocanusa for man presumed to have drowned
Searchers continue to look for a man who presumably drowned in Lake Koocanusa on Friday.
SMART move — Support group facilitator draws on her own recovery
Self-empowerment is the reason Brett Rinebold became a SMART Recovery support group facilitator.
Boys and Girls Club expands programs
Thanks to a generous grant from a local family, the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country has brand new sewing machines and canning equipment and next year it plans to add a welding and music program.
Rails to Trails hopes to install tunnel art in Kalispell
The only agenda item for the Kalispell City Council’s work session tonight is a proposal from Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana to install artwork in the tunnel under U.S. 93, near Flathead Valley Community Coll…
Bigfork man dies after vehicle hits tree
A 51-year-old Bigfork man died after his car hit a tree near Ferndale on Saturday.
New weather stations enhance safety in the backcountry
The Flathead Avalanche Center recently finished installing weather stations on Tunnel Ridge near Essex — an undertaking that closed out a multi-year, multi-par…
Fair officials weigh options for rodeo, party pit
With a little more than three weeks to go until the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo, officials and staff with the Flathead County Fairgrounds and other stakeh…
Whitefish Trail Hootenanny canceled
After careful consideration with the city of Whitefish, Flathead City-County Health Department, and event sponsor Whitefish Legacy Partners (WLP) has decided to cancel the annual Whitefish Trail Hootenanny that had…
First guests enjoy Glacier’s rebuilt Sperry Chalet
Grace and Landon Gardner of Missoula got up bright and early last Saturday morning. They wanted to be the first guests at the new Sperry Chalet in Glacier Nati…
School board fine-tunes reopening plan
The Kalispell Public Schools Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a phased operational framework for reopening in August for the 2020-21 school year that, for now, strongly encourages and may require the use of ma…