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Library director apologizes for job search
ImagineIF Director Ashley Cummins apologized to the library’s board of trustees Thursday following the public re...
Women Who Wine hosts annual giving banquet
Women Who Wine (WWW) welcomes everyone to help them celebrate a successful 2022 fundraising year at their annual giving banquet “Celebrating Our Stars” on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Elks Lodge in Kalispell. Doors ope...
Culinary event benefits ski foundation
The Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation is having its 2022 Showcase of the Chefs Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Prosecutors: Burgess incriminated himself willingly
Bradley Keith Burgess, 37, of Missoula faces a felony count of vehicular homicide while under the influence in Flathead County District Court stemming from the Aug. 27 crash.
Abortion looms as major issue in upcoming legislative session
Montana voters this year rejected a ballot initiative that would have reshaped infant and obstetric care, a proposed law linked by supporters and critics to the national debate over abortion, even as they handed ...
Motorist brought up on multiple felony counts after allegedly brandishing rifle
Herbert Hale Brown, 64, was released from the county jail on Nov. 28 after initially being held with bail set at $35,000.
Hunting season ends with increased elk harvest
The 2022 general big game hunting season wrapped up Sunday with the overall number of Northwest Montana hunters with harvested elk up compared to a year ago.
Hank Williams Jr. to headline Under the Big Sky Festival
The Under the Big Sky Festival returns to Big Mountain Ranch in Whitefish July 14-16 with Hank Williams Jr. headlining the music festival. Also slated to p...
Conservation initiative marks two decades of protecting critical lands
Conservationists put together a scientific report pointing to the landscape’s high biological value and one where the natural resources were being threatened...
Veterans deluge VA with claims for toxic exposure benefits, health care
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is processing claims at the fastest rate in its history, hoping to avoid a significant backlog as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care and b...
Local artist pleads guilty to criminal endangerment
Authorities arrested Nicholas Oberling, 59, in July after his then partner reported receiving shocks upon reaching for soap while taking a shower.
Man accused of injuring woman after firing gun in home pleads not guilty
Authorities arrested George Paul Herne, 20, in the early morning hours of July 4 while following up on a report of a person receiving treatment for a gunshot...
Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike
President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in the stalled contract talks, following p...
Montana officials urge judge to lift limit on wolf kills
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials on Monday asked a judge to lift a restraining order that restricted wolf hunting and trapping following concerns that ...
Bigfork Vikings' Jim Benn a coach on and off the field
Jim Benn faced more than his fair share of challenges as the head coach of the Bigfork Vikings football team over the past few seasons.
Great Whitefish Gingerbread Contest returns
Starting at 5 p.m. on Dec. 9, visitors to the Whitefish Christmas Stroll on Central Avenue are invited to view contest entries and vote for their favorites i...