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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 …

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
State seeking input on mountain lion management

Bring up the topic of mountain lions in Northwest Montana and it’s likely to evoke a range of comments and opinions, depending on who is doing the talking.

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Marion man receives suspended sentence in shooting incident

A Flathead County man who pleaded guilty to firing a gun at his wife and a Sheriff’s Office chaplain trying to mediate a dispute between the two in the Marion area earlier this year was recently sentenced in Flathe…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Final Montana election results

Election results with 562 precincts fully reported. Voter turnout: 66.7 percent

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
First snow of season causes dozens of accidents

Brief, but strong snow squalls resulted in slick roads that caused dozens of traffic accidents and slide-offs during the Wednesday morning commute in the Flath…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Columbia Falls dentist drowns in boating accident

A well-known Columbia Falls dentist drowned in the Flathead River early Tuesday afternoon during a boating accident.

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Greg Gianforte wins first full House term in Montana

HELENA — U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte defeated Democratic challenger Kathleen Williams in a Montana U.S. House race that wasn’t decided until Wednesday morning, a …

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Active-shooter training set Saturday at GPI Airport

Users of Glacier Park International Airport need not panic when they see a large volume of Flathead Valley emergency responders there Saturday.

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Brodehl cruises to victory

Republican Randy Brodehl, a longtime Flathead County resident and public servant, claimed an easy victory during Tuesday’s election for District 3 Flathead Cou…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Montana election results

The Latest election results as of 12 p.m. Wednesday

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Ski resort proposes big changes for Hellroaring Basin

Hans Castren, a recreation specialist for the U.S. Forest Service, described the proposed changes to Whitefish Mountain Resort’s Hellroaring Basin area as the …

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Montana's U.S. Senate race too close to call

The Latest on the general election in Montana (all times local):

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Law enforcement ramped up for Pence visit

When Vice President Mike Pence visited Billings in late July, the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office estimated his overnight trip accrued a nearly $35,000 pri…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Vice President Pence headlines campaign rally in Kalispell

Donna Oftedahl of Bigfork voted for Barry Goldwater in 1964. The Republican candidate for president lost in a landslide to incumbent Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Rare caribou sightings reported in Northwest Montana

Rare and documented sightings of woodland caribou in Montana led the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to alert wildlife biologists in British Col…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
PHOTOS: Vice President Pence holds rally in Kalispell

Vice President Mike Pence was joined by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Cory Gardner at a get-out-the-vote rally in Kalispell today. The rally was in support of U.S. …