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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park
A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …
Holocaust, synagogue shooting survivor shares powerful story
Judah Samet is not a tall man. He is not physically imposing. He does not even have a big, booming voice. But when he speaks, the power of his testimony of sur…
One woman dead, another injured in car crash near airport
A Tuesday morning crash involving a passenger vehicle and a dump truck on U.S. 2 East has left one person dead and another severely injured.
911 Center refinancing will save county $334,000
The Flathead County commissioners have signed a final resolution to refinance the bond for the 911 Emergency Communications Center, a move that will save the county about $334,000 in net present expenses over the r…
High school bond refinancing explained
Taxpayers living in the Kalispell School District have seen school taxes on two high-school district bond issues go up in 2018 and 2019, but relief is coming in 2021 and 2022.
Restoration of gardens underway
The grounds at the Conrad Mansion Museum in Kalispell are in a state of upheaval.
Voters reject Kalispell school levy request
The mood was likely somber after ballots were counted and levies defeated in school districts around the valley.
Polls open Tuesday for school elections
Polls are open Tuesday for school elections in Columbia Falls, Evergreen, Marion and Whitefish school districts.
Whitefish ponders short-term rental, hotel restrictions
The Whitefish City Council will look at ways to further regulate or limit short-term rentals throughout the city during a work session today.
Car crash is catalyst for nurse's intensive care work
When Eric Vezina was 20 years old, he was involved in a horrific single-car accident outside of New Bedford, Massachusetts, that left him with six severed tend…
Proposed respite home under consideration
Kalispell City Council will consider a conditional-use permit request from Terry and Lori Williamson for a community center at 15 Glacier View Drive during tonight’s meeting.
Whitefish man with criminal history dies
A man with a long criminal history in Flathead County has died.
Construction to begin in mid-May for The Woodlands
Developer Curt Lund is creating a residential community in Evergreen aimed at solving many common dilemmas of aging.
State eyes reclassification of Kalispell's West Reserve Drive
Officials with the Montana Department of Transportation are looking into potentially redesignating West Reserve Drive from a state urban route to a state prima…
Downtown Kalispell contest calls for color, innovation
A sculptural bicycle-rack design contest is the inaugural project of the new Kalispell Arts On the Street committee.
When the 'Solutions Caucus' did - and didn't - vote with Dems
HELENA — The highest-profile bill in the 2019 Montana Legislature, a measure renewing the state’s 2015 Medicaid expansion, was opposed by the official leadersh…