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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 …
Whitefish Theatre cancels remainder of season
Whitefish Theatre Co. canceled the remained of its 2019-20 season on Friday, including productions of “Sense and Sensibility.” “Seminar,” “The Revolutionists” and a show by the Derina Harvey Band. The community the…
Montana schools chief: Expect to finish academic year online
The superintendent of Montana schools told districts to expect to finish out the academic year with distance learning amid the coronavirus outbreak
Feds propose increasing hunting on wildlife refuges
The federal government has made a proposal to increase hunting and fishing chances on wildlife refuges across the country, including two in Western Montana.
Attorney to plead guilty to felony criminal endangerment
A Kalispell attorney accused of driving drunk and crashing his vehicle with his son inside last spring is scheduled to enter a guilty plea relating to the alleged offense.
Hospital employees join nationwide protest for protective equipment
A handful of employees with Kalispell Regional Healthcare gathered briefly on Thursday afternoon outside of Montana Children’s to join in a nationwide protest …
Montana snowpack remains above normal
State hydrologists are optimistic about Montana’s deep mountain snowpack heading into spring runoff season.
Data suggests state’s curve flattening
Case statistics from the state health department and data from Google suggest social distancing and isolation measures are helping to flatten Montana’s coronav…
Murder victim’s family relieved after killer dies in prison
The family of a Flathead Valley woman who was murdered by her husband in 1979 is feeling relief after the killer died in the Montana State Prison.
Hiker fends off grizzly attack in Montana prairie
A hiker is recovering after fending off a bear attack with his pistol Wednesday evening in the prairie east side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
Business is blooming at local garden centers
Even with the COVID-19 outbreak, most local greenhouses have seen an increase in customers since spring has sprung.
Local company steps up to produce masks for first responders
The need for cloth masks increases daily, especially following the recent update to the Centers for Disease Control’s coronavirus guidelines that states everyo…
CSKT lands, boat launches only open to tribal residents due to COVID-19
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council recently passed a resolution to limit access of its lands for recreation.
Troy woman a tried and true believer in bear spray
The bears are out and wildlife officials are sounding their refrain to “be bear aware.”
Montana health centers to receive $9.1M for COVID
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $9 million to Montana to support 14 of the state’s health centers through the coronavirus outbreak.
C-Falls council meeting marred by obscenities from hackers
A Columbia Falls City Council meeting Monday night by Zoom videoconferencing was repeatedly sabotaged by hackers, who yelled out racial slurs, made pornographi…