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New owner begins renovating former Outlaw Inn, details plan for extended-stay rentals
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis has begun renovating the former Outlaw Inn after its previous owner left the bu…
Strong wind knocks out power in Flathead County; more damaging wind Tuesday night
High winds Monday night knocked out power to thousands of homes across parts of Flathead and Lincoln counties.
Suspected auto thief tells cops he got into pickup to warm up
A Kalispell man, allegedly caught drunkenly driving a stolen truck late last month, told officers he had climbed into the vehicle in the hopes of warming up.
Whitefish High School wins East Helena speech and debate tournament
Scoring 225 points, the Whitefish High School speech and debate team took first place at a weekend tournament.
Flash flood watch in place for Libby as water released from damaged dam
Engineers on Sunday decided to implement a controlled release of water from the Lower Flower Creek diversion dam above Libby to reduce pressure on the damaged …
PHOTOS: Flood washes out roads and bridges across Northwest Montana
An historic atmospheric river pummeled Northwest Montana and North Idaho last week as flooding washed out numerous bridges and roads across the region.
Authorities seek information on would-be kidnapper
Authorities are asking the public for help tracking down a man they say attempted to rob and kidnap a woman at a Flathead Valley gas station last week.
Kalispell City Council poised to appoint new city manager
Kalispell City Council is expected to decide Monday whether to appoint Jarod Nygren to the city manager position.
Man charged in connection with downtown Kalispell shooting gets five-year sentence
The man accused of shooting up businesses along South Main Street in Kalispell last year received a five-year sentence in Flathead County District Court in August.
From the Sheriff's Posse to the county fairgrounds, Sam Nunnally has always pitched in
A glass-blown fish, a Reba McEntire album and a fat porcelain pig are just a few of the eclectic tchotchkes adorning Sam Nunnally’s office at the Flathead Coun…
How Libby-area flooding could affect historic Superfund site
A deluge of precipitation combined with unseasonably warm temperatures this week generated record-breaking streamflows on Thursday along Libby Creek and the Ya…
Half a century of sparkle: Keenan’s Jewelry shines at 50 years
The year marks two significant accomplishments for the Burts. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of Keenan’s Jewelry as a business in the Flathead, but it’s a…
Though diminished, glaciers may persist through end of century
Northwest Montana’s glaciers are still melting, albeit slower than scientists previously predicted.
Flathead Electric awards grant to DREAM Adaptive Recreation
DREAM Adaptive Recreation is the recent recipient of a $50,000 Flathead Electric Cooperative Community Education Grant to support the creation of a permanent, …
Rotarians disperse free dictionaries to third graders in Lake County
To all those cynical adults who think dictionaries have gone the way of dinosaurs, replaced by omnipresent search engines: third graders across Lake County beg…
Residents worry about increased traffic from Trumble Creek Road subdivision
McDonald Estates is proposed for 27 single-family lots on 37.26 acres at 4625 Trumble Creek Road near Columbia Falls. The property, owned by Lee McDonald, currently has one single-family dwelling.