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Updated 7 hours, 11 minutes ago

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 …

Updated 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Evergreen School District gets ready to head back to school

The Evergreen School District is eagerly preparing to welcome staff and students back for the 2025–2026 school year! Below is important information to help families and students get ready for a successful year.

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Runway repairs timed around narrow weather window, says airport director

Glacier Park International Airport will significantly limit operations for four weeks during peak tourism season next year, but federal regulation and the proj…

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Co-op’s Roundup for Safety program continues support of Spring into Safety event

Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety program recently awarded $10,012 in grant funding to support two community safety projects.

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Funding cuts leave Flathead Lakers paddling in rough water

White caps were beginning to take shape on Flathead Lake Saturday morning as participants in the Flathead Lakers annual Poker Paddle returned to Boettcher Park.

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Kalispell Police recover stolen SUV with suspect found slumped over steering wheel

Checking in on a man slumped over in a vehicle along West Idaho Street in Kalispell earlier this month led police officers to an allegedly stolen SUV.

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Man accused of breaking into ex-girlfriend's Kalispell home as she slept

A 43-year-old man is accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's Kalispell home earlier this month and entering her bedroom while she slept with her partner.

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Northwest Montana History Museum hopes to acquire Central School building

The Northwest Montana History Museum wants to buy its historic downtown Kalispell building from City Hall.

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Montana festival fever: Huckleberries, faeries, reggae

From Whitefish to Columbia Falls, this episode takes you inside the vibrant heartbeat of Northwest Montana's summer festival scene.

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Australian hiker stops in Montana during attempt to become first woman to walk length of the Americas

The 2024 Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Lucy Barnard, has set a goal of becoming the first woman to walk the length of the Western Hemisphere, f…

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Education coordinator makes Whitefish Trail an inclusive place to learn and connect

Attend a wildflower walk, mushroom hunt, bear aware event, biking clinic or any outdoor extravaganza hosted on the Whitefish Trail, and you’ll likely be greete…

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Commissioners press feds on Little Bitterroot Lake's low water level

Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday demanded answers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs on why the water level at Little Bitterroot Lake has remained low t…

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Missing rower was part of round-the-world team

As of Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff’s Department and Search and Rescue were continuing to search for James "Dingo” Dominguez, 58, of Cheyenne, Wyo., whose non-m…

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
North Fork Road partially treated for dust

The North Fork Road will have a bit of a split personality this summer.