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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Bigfork's monthly town-hall meeting today
Bigfork’s monthly community town hall meeting will take place today at Bigfork High School.
Flathead students develop plan to open school-based coffee shop
School-Based Enterprise students at Flathead High School only had 12 weeks to brew up an entire business.
Speech coaches picked for Hall of Fame
With a combined 23 state championship teams during their tenure, speech and debate assistant coaches Ivanna Fritz of Glacier High School and Sean O’Donnell of …
Whitefish, Bigfork teens honored for book-club work
A Whitefish freshman and two Bigfork sisters recently received recognition on the floor of the United States Congress.
Veteran inducted into Women's Foundation Hall of Fame
Retired Brig. Gen. Colleen L. McGuire of Kalispell was inducted into the United States Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame during a special ceremony Thursday …
Changes at DMV aim to shorten wait times
Beginning March 14, Flathead County residents will start experiencing shorter wait times at the county Department of Motor Vehicles as the Treasurer's Office halts its processing of title work for limited liability…
Local geography buffs advance to state competition
Ten global-minded students have qualified to compete at the Montana National Geographic GeoBee.
Glacier opts for backcountry reservation lottery
Glacier National Park has announced a key change in its backcountry camping advanced reservation system this year. The system, which will go live on Friday, Ma…
'Fighting For Our Lives'
Noah Couser has a gift for speaking to young people.
Martin City fire victim ID'd
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who died in a fire last week in Martin City as Karen Short, 54.
Young grizzlies didn't hibernate after mother was killed
A sighting of two young grizzlies in the Mission Valley this past week is the ongoing saga of an unusual and sad story from last summer, the Confederated Salis…
Statewide snowpack in good shape after snowy February
Shucking expectations of continued above-average temperatures and below-normal snowfall, February delivered abundant snowfall and December-like temperatures to…
Norway bestows medals on local artist
Sausages hanging from barbed wire illustrate a key moment in Arvid “Kris” Kristoffersen’s fight against the Nazis during World War II, a time that inspired bot…
Bigfork math teacher's 'beard-raiser' helps DREAM Adaptive
An assembly of Bigfork middle-schoolers erupted in applause and chants of “Shave it off! Shave it off!” as their teacher took a seat in front of the gymnasium …
'Watchdog' fired last year sues state agency
The defiantly independent former executive director of the Flathead Basin Commission filed a lawsuit last week against the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.