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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 …
Preserving Flathead River might someday require permit system
One older man who described himself as a fisherman said he first floated the North Fork in 1956. He shook his head.
Salon offers extensions as breast-cancer fundraiser
Pink hair isn’t just for the bold and artistic types this month. Dozens of women, men and children around the Flathead Valley are sporting neon streaks in supp…
Tests show concentrations of cyanide near CFAC landfills
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. officials released more data in a meeting Wednesday night that further pinpoints old landfills north of the plant as being the prim…
PHOTOS: Trump holds campaign rally in Missoula
President Donald Trump on the campaign trail in Missoula on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Trump takes campaign to Missoula
MISSOULA — President Donald Trump suggested without evidence Thursday that Democrats or their allies are supporting a “caravan” of Central American migrants wh…
Whitefish boosters explore sports complex
Supporters of Bulldog athletics are exploring the possibility of constructing a new, privately-funded sports complex.
Sears bankruptcy won't affect local stores
Sears Holdings’ announcement Monday that it filed for bankruptcy won’t have an impact on the local Sears Hometown stores or Kmart in Northwest Montana.
Col. Falls school officials warn residents about T-shirt scam
Columbia Falls High School on Wednesday issued a warning to area businesses about fraudulent phone calls soliciting businesses for donations to go toward purchasing T-shirts for the high school basketball or cheerl…
Trump Jr. plans Montana trip to stump for Republicans
HELENA (AP) — Surrogates of President Donald Trump are planning a two-day bus tour in Montana to campaign for Republican candidates for U.S. House and Senate.
State-of-the-art Digestive Health Institute opens
The new, 28,216-square-foot Digestive Health Institute at 320 Sunnyview Lane, which opened Oct. 1, has all the trappings of a brand-new space. Every room smell…
U of Montana says 22 faculty members leaving by 2021
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana says 22 faculty members have agreed to leave their jobs within the next three years.
Poll: 22% of Montanans can name state's highest point
MISSOULA – The University of Montana’s Big Sky Poll asked respondents, “Can you tell me the name of the highest natural point in Montana?” Twenty-two percent o…
Whitefish crew builds HGTV Dream Home on Big Mountain
A six-month race against the elements and the clock combined local Montana talent, style and materials to create the 2019 HGTV Dream Home atop Big Mountain in …
Rose Crossing concerns fail to sway council
Debbie Street’s warnings about current and future traffic hazards on Rose Crossing did not fall on deaf ears, exactly.
Restorative justice pilot aims to help youth
For the past two years, a Kalispell collective of public school, restorative justice, law enforcement and juvenile probation representatives have been contributing their areas of expertise to come up with a compreh…