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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 …
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.
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…
Final Montana election results
Election results with 562 precincts fully reported. Voter turnout: 66.7 percent
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…
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.
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 …
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.
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…
The Latest: Montana election results
The Latest election results as of 12 p.m. Wednesday
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 …
The Latest: Montana's U.S. Senate race too close to call
The Latest on the general election in Montana (all times local):
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…
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…
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…
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. …