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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 …
Snow expected to bring travel impacts Tuesday night
Northwest Montana will likely see its first dose of winter weather in valley locations this week.
Big game harvests remains slow
Snow arrived in the mountains of Northwest Montana over the weekend, but not soon enough to significantly boost hunting success rates across the region.
Whitefish prepares for big annexation
The Whitefish City Council is poised to take the first step toward annexing 22 acres of contiguous land that includes Park Knoll Estates.
Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Flathead County
As a memorably divisive midterm election season draws to a close, there seems to be one point of agreement that crosses party lines: People will be grateful their TVs will no longer batter them with strident politi…
Kalispell council considers urban renewal hearing
Nearly one year ago, on Dec. 4, Kalispell City Council adopted “The Downtown Plan,” intended to help guide downtown Kalispell’s future growth and development.
Kalispell native shares life lessons in new book
Kevin Guest does not recall the date his family’s lumber mill in Columbia Falls burned to the ground. A trusted employee had sparked the blaze while welding. B…
Voters decry divisiveness in midterm political battles
Flathead County voters preparing for Tuesday’s crucial midterm election still seem to be motivated by the same things they were two years ago leading up to the…
Children's Center on track for 2019 opening
Construction is underway at Sunnyview Lane on a chilly Friday morning in October. There’s an unfinished atrium staircase, exposed wires and plumbing, and worke…
PHOTOS: Tester, Williams rally in Kalispell
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s “Get Out the Vote Tour” held a rally at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell on Saturday. Tester was joined by Gov. Steve Bullock, Democratic…
Montana woman rescues llama from Yellowstone park
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A pack llama that escaped from a guided hike in southern Yellowstone National Park in August was rescued by a Montana outfitter last …
Flathead Audubon helps students access nature
Kalispell Montessori fourth- through sixth-graders set out on another adventure last week to their outdoor classroom in the Owen Sowerwine Natural Area. Accomp…
ACLU sues sheriff over jailed immigrant
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Lincoln County Sheriff Roby Bowe, claiming he illegally detained a man at the request of federal officials.
Two injured in head-on crash in Lake County
Two people were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash Friday afternoon south of Polson.
Wardens investigate elk poaching near Troy
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are investigating the illegal killing of a bull elk west of Troy.
Location selected for rally with vice president
KALISPELL (AP) — The Montana Republican Party has announced more details about Vice President Mike Pence’s get-out-the-vote rally in Kalispell.