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Glacier National Park plows at Big Drift
Glacier National Park plow crews are at the Big Drift, which marks the last of the snow on the Going-to-the-Sun Ro…
Suspected drunk driver charged in connection with January wreck in Whitefish
A Columbia Falls man has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge in connection with a January wreck that prosecutors say he caused after a day of drinking and skiing.
'In his blood': Bigfork graduate named Utah Soldier of the Year
Caden Leonard enlisted in the National Guard four years ago. A 2022 Bigfork High School graduate, he moved to Utah to study psychology and criminology at the U…
Kalispell City Council revisits Main Street Safety Action Plan as federal funding returns
The embattled Main Street Safety Action Plan is returning to City Hall as councilors once again consider whether to pursue a federal grant to fund the projects…
Coeur d'Alene's Wolf Lodge may rise again
The couple stood at the site of the former restaurant on a gray and windy afternoon, traffic whizzing by on U.S. 90. The property that was once home to the pop…
Small cars bring big connections through radio-controlled car racing in downtown Kalispell
The two radio-controlled (RC) cars were duking it out on a 100-foot track that winds throughout a 23-by-20-foot mat inside The Rally Point, a game and hobby st…
Parking board recommends higher fines, new technology to enforce rules in downtown Kalispell
City officials and local stakeholders are working on overhauling parking rules in downtown Kalispell.
Headlines: River plan draws public comments, Polson asked to act on tumbleweed infestation, Whitefish racial profiling settlement pending, Walker Hayes to headline NW Montana Fair
River plan draws public comments, Polson asked to act on tumbleweed infestation, Whitefish racial profiling settlement pending, Walker Hayes to headline NW Mon…
Columbia Falls teen on a remarkable recovery after a fateful collision
For Hazel Alexander, some days she takes baby steps. Others she takes big steps. But make no mistake, they’re all steps forward and illustrate her remarkable r…
PHOTOS: Third-graders celebrate Arbor Day at Kalispell's Lawrence Park
Kalispell Public School District No. 5 third-graders celebrated Arbor Day at Kalispell's annual ceremony held at Lawrence Park on Friday, April 24.
State suggests raising speed limit on U.S. 2 through Columbia Falls
A recent speed study for U.S. Highway 2 through Columbia Falls to Columbia Heights actually calls for increasing the speed limit in some sections, rather than …
Stillwater trio competes in Presidential AI Challenge
Three Stillwater Christian School freshmen represented Montana at the regional level of the first Presidential AI Challenge, competing against students from ot…
Forest Service axes long anticipated Swan Valley project
Flathead National Forest withdrew an ambitious landscape restoration plan for the Swan Valley last week, prompting concerns that the U.S. Forest Service is shu…
Tourism grant gives proposed Polson ice arena $1.25 million boost
A $1.25 million tourism grant from the Montana Department of Commerce slides the Mission Valley Ice Arena significantly closer to reality.
State fines construction firm for sending muddy water into creek near Columbia Falls
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality fined Schellinger Construction $11,750 for accidentally discharging muddied waters into a tributary of Garnier Creek last summer.
Flathead County commissioners approve renewal for nearly finished Tamarack Meadows in Columbia Falls
Columbia Falls City Council in 2022 first approved the preliminary plat for the subdivision, located at the north end of Meadow Lake Resort, when it fell withi…