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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 …
PHOTOS: Spartan Beast race in Bigfork
Photos as competitors navigate the 13-mile Spartan Beast race at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork on Saturday.
Fourth Kalispell student-built home ready for debut
The Kalispell Student Built Homes program will put its fourth house, located at 621 Corporate Drive in Kalispell, on the market May 13.
Whitefish relocated boat inspection station
In partnership with Whitefish Lake Institute, the city of Whitefish has relocated Whitefish’s aquatic invasive species prevention and decontamination to a location closer to Whitefish Lake.
Miss Rodeo Montana plans fundraising gala
Miss Rodeo Montana Kayla Seaman of Kalispell is gearing up for national competition with a fundraising gala May 18.
Sun Road plowing progress made; projects outlined
Crews plowing the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park this week reached the chutes below Arches, moving ever closer to Logan Pass.
Columbia Falls students spruce up retaining wall with mural
Members of the Columbia Falls High School art club graciously spruced up the concrete wall in front of the Hungry Horse News last week.
Biological Station director elected to prestigious group
Jim Elser, director of the Flathead Lake Biological Station and University of Montana Bierman Professor of Ecology, has been elected to the National Academy of…
FVCC program brings back traditional logging skills
The Natural Resources Conservation and Management program, though it has gone by many names over the years, was one of the original programs Flathead Valley Co…
Spartan Race challenges athletes at Bigfork course
Competitors are ready for miles of mud, sweat and cheers at this year’s Spartan Race, returning to Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork Saturday and Sunday.
Weekend update
Kalispell Krushers fundraiser
Submarine veterans gather in Kalispell
Submarine veterans of the Flathead will gather today and Saturday for the spring meeting of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. Montana Base and for an update on the construction of the USS Montana.
Solidarity vigil addresses anti-Semitism
Sundown on Wednesday, May 1, was the official start of Yom HaShoah, known internationally as the Holocaust Memorial Day.
Jury awards $1.7M in stolen valor, fraud case
A Flathead District Court jury on Tuesday awarded $1.7 million in damages to Donald W. Kaltschmidt Jr. after finding Laron D. Shannon of Kalispell liable for fraud and negligent misrepresentation in a case involvin…
Library board votes to keep gay-friendly book on shelf
The Kalispell ImagineIF Library Board of Trustees concluded at a public meeting on Wednesday that a LGBTQ-friendly children’s book recently read aloud to a gro…
School election mail-in ballots are due May 7
With an 8 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, May 7, voters living in districts with mail-ballot elections are reminded to drop them in the mail.