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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 …
Sign up by Nov. 1 to participate in Small Business Saturday
The Associated Chambers of Commerce group is recruiting small, local businesses to participate in Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24.
Warm winter predicted for region
The National Weather Service anticipates Western Montana and the Northern Rockies will experience warmer than normal temperatures this winter.
Grizzly removed from Bitterroot golf course
A grizzly bear that had been frequenting a golf course in the Bitterroot Valley was captured and relocated over the weekend.
Hunter success rates lag behind last season
The rate of hunters with game in Western and Northwest Montana continues to lag behind last season’s results following the second weekend of the general rifle …
Kalispell Senior Center president reflects on life, faith, career
Steve Bicknell has, as he calls it, a certain type of patience. When he’s teaching senior citizens computer skills, a role in which he’s worked at the Kalispel…
Drug court gets grant support for three years
Flathead County District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht hopes a grant for a new drug treatment court will have a positive impact on families and children who are neglected and abused.
Child returns to parents after found sleeping in stolen vehicle
A Kalispell-area transient was arrested Sunday after he allegedly stole a vehicle in Hungry Horse, only to discover a 2-year-old child sleeping in the back seat. He dropped the child off with construction workers a…
Rural students aim to help restore Caribbean's coral reef
Swan River School is diving deeper into 3-D printing with a project aimed at restoring the coral reef in the Caribbean Sea.
KGEZ tunes into the future, ready to relocate
Fans of KGEZ radio’s powerful AM broadcast probably noticed little change when one of the Kalispell-based station’s two radio towers was torn down in July.
Trump Jr. rallies for Montana GOP at Fairgrounds
Donald Trump Jr. brought his “Montana Victory Tour” to Kalispell Saturday morning in a campaign stop for Montana’s Republican Congressional candidates at the N…
PHOTOS: Trump Jr. rallies for Rosendale, Gianforte at Fairgrounds
Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, campaigned for U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale and U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte …
Swan forest project yields early opposition
As proposed, the project would thin timber, construct 60 miles of new roads, implement controlled burns, build beaver-like structures in some streams, plant fire-resistant native tree species, reduce potential wild…
Col. Falls Special Olympian headed to world games
Columbia Falls powerlifter Sylvester Vermillion II will represent Montana in the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi next year.
Trial delayed in Hungry Horse shooting case
The trial of a Martin City man accused of shooting and killing another man in Hungry Horse in April won’t occur next month due to a change in his legal represe…
New trail, timber harvest planned near C-Falls
The Hungry Horse-Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest has proposed a plan for its Crystal Cedar project north of Columbia Falls that wo…