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Headlines: Fishing regulation amendment considered, can downtown reckless driving be curbed, and Lake County jail admin duties reassigned
Montana FWP looks to amend fishing regulations for 2027, Kalispell coalition and cruisers seek to curb reckless dr…
Shelby hospital resumes services as outbreak stabilizes
After stabilizing the number of coronavirus-positive patients in need of treatment, the Marias Medical Center in Shelby has once again started offering various outpatient services.
Flathead braces for return of snowbirds, tourists
Since the start of Montana’s coronavirus outbreak in March, government and public health officials have wrestled with how to keep tourists, short-term renters and snowbirds at bay while the state battles positive c…
Flathead Food Bank has surplus to give away
With reports of food shortages in some places around the country, the Flathead Food Bank has the opposite problem — more food than it knows what to do with.
Two grizzles euthanized near Columbia Falls
Two grizzly bears were euthanized earlier this week after the bears became food conditioned from accessing bird feeders, unsecured chicken feed and other sources near residences north of Columbia Falls.
Barbecue the cause of Kalispell structure fire
Firefighters from three departments battled a structure fire west of Kalispell City Airport late Thursday.
C-Falls works with land trust on affordable housing
The city of Columbia Falls and the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust are hoping to bring more affordable housing to Columbia Falls by the end of the year.
Meals on Wheels expands eligibility
As Montana slowly begins to reopen under a three-phase plan set forward by Gov. Steve Bullock, officials are still recommending seniors and other vulnerable po…
Local community foundations team up for fundraising blitz
Whitefish Community Foundation has teamed up with Flathead Community Foundation to participate in the Global Day of Giving and Unity, scheduled for Tuesday, May 5.
Kalispell Farmers Market opens Saturday
The Kalispell Farmers Market will open Saturday as regularly scheduled; however, the event may lack the familiar social atmosphere to start this season.
Kalispell Regional continues ramping up services
Beginning next week, some operative and interventional procedures will once again be offered by Kalispell Regional Healthcare as part of the hospital system’s …
Glacier Park’s boat tours canceled for 2020
Due to uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus, officials with Glacier Park Boat Company have decided its boats will remain docked for the upcoming sea…
Woman pleads not guilty to striking child with vehicle
A Northwest Montana woman accused of striking a little girl with her vehicle while the girl was getting off a school bus last year pleaded not guilty Thursday …
Columbia Falls schools won’t reopen
The School District 6 board of trustees voted Wednesday night to continue remote teaching through the end of the school year due to concerns about coronavirus,…
Opposition mounts for races, commercial events
Several events and temporary outfitting and guiding activities slated to occur on Flathead National Forest lands this summer — pending permit approvals — have …
Reserve Drive re-designation ‘a huge step’ toward upgrade
The Transportation Commission of the Montana Department of Transportation on Tuesday re-designated Reserve Drive in Kalispell from an urban route to a primary …