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Updated 54 minutes ago

West Valley School robotics team dives into preparations for world championship

The West Valley School Gummy Sharks robotics team dives into preparations to compete on the international stage at…

Updated 2 days ago
Arrested for public urination, man allegedly threatens Whitefish Police officer

A man arrested for allegedly peeing behind a Whitefish bus stop earlier this month is accused of threatening the police officer who took him to county jail.

Updated 2 days ago
Husband brought up on felony charge after allegedly assaulting and strangling his wife

Malakai Steven Long, 20, pleaded not guilty before Judge Paul Sullivan at his March 13 arraignment.

Updated 2 days ago
Judge rules for developer, Lincoln County in Thompson Chain of Lakes suit

It appears there is one less obstacle to a developer’s plans to build a RV park at Happy’s Inn following a recent court ruling in Lincoln County.

Updated 2 days ago
Navy veteran selected as Columbia Falls' next city manager

Columbia Falls has a new city manager. City Council recently selected retired Capt. Eric Hanks, a distinguished Navy veteran, to lead the city.

Updated 2 days ago
Proposal to rejigger marijuana tax revenue advances

Senate Bill 307 would strip allocations for wildlife habitat, trails and parks and put that money toward substance use disorder treatment and law enforcement.

Updated 2 days, 10 hours ago
Norm Clarke, a Las Vegas celebrity columnist and former AP sports writer, dies at 82

Norm Clarke, a colorful journalist who covered the back-to-back World Series champion Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s as an Associated Press sports writer and the…

Updated 3 days ago
Mother faces felony charge for allegedly driving under the influence with child in the car

A Kalispell woman was allegedly under the influence of multiple substances when she crashed the vehicle that she and her young child were in last fall.

Updated 3 days ago
Protesters in Kalispell hold town hall with mannequins in place of congressmen

Protesters lobbed questions at mannequins representing Montana’s Congressional delegation outside Congressman Ryan Zinke’s Kalispell office on Tuesday evening.

Updated 3 days, 14 hours ago
Amazon warehouse planned for south Kalispell

The one-story building is set to be about 28,000 square feet in size and located on United Drive near Fred’s Appliances.

Updated 3 days, 18 hours ago
Ruis going full steam ahead on CFAC property

Developer Mick Ruis said he’s already been hosting potential businesses interested in developing at least part of the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. site.

Updated 4 days ago
Former Inter Lake journalist Lynnette Hintze remembered for commitment to telling community’s stories

On more than one occasion, journalist Lynnette Hintze took notes by flashlight from a windowless newsroom at the Daily Inter Lake.

Updated 4 days ago
Libby man pleads guilty to breaking into baseball field

A Libby man accused of burglarizing Lee Gehring Memorial Field has pleaded guilty to the offense.

Updated 4 days ago
Polson commission revisits resort tax

Susan Nicosia, who retired last June after serving as Columbia Falls city manager for 13 years, told the Polson City Commission earlier this month that a 3% resort tax has been a boon to her community.

Updated 4 days ago
Whitefish Community Foundation awards $100,000 to Nate Chute Foundation

Whitefish Community Foundation’s multi-year Kids Fund Grant will help Nate Chute Foundation expand mental health curricula in local schools, including Happines…

Updated 4 days ago
Libby residents fight trio of bills that could make suing corporations more difficult

A suite of bills that critics say could make it harder to sue corporations faced strong opposition from Libby residents at a Montana Senate Judiciary Committee…