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Convicted rapist sentenced to 40 years in Montana State Prison
A man whose rape of a teenager came to light when someone working on his laptop found video evidence of the crime …
Flathead Valley Community Band plays music for the community
Led by longtime Flathead High School band director Allen Slater, the Flathead Valley Community Band is the oldest continually-serving private musical group in …
Massive land conservation project brings property right tensions to the surface
For many who attended the Montana Land Board’s October 2025 meeting, the final vote to approve the Montana Great Outdoors Conservation Easement was a triumphan…
Investigation into former Hot Springs School District clerk ongoing, Sanders County officials say
Sanders County officials said last week that law enforcement is investigating a former Hot Springs School District employee.
PHOTOS: Kalispell Holiday Stroll and Community Tree Lighting
Scenes from the Kalispell Downtown Association Holiday Stroll and Community Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 5.
Logan Health primary care providers file to unionize
Nearly 60 primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants working at Logan Health clinics in Northwest Montana have filed a petition with…
PHOTOS: Opening Day on Big Mountain
Skiers and snowboarders take to the slopes of Big Mountain on opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Thursday, Dec. 4.
Western Montana's big game season ends with average harvest
The general deer and elk hunting season wrapped up last weekend in Montana and game check stations in Northwest Montana reported activity levels nearly identic…
Road makeovers get high marks from drivers and engineers in Lake County
“Those are the best roads in Lake County,” enthused a driver recently after trying out the new surfaces of North Reservoir Road, south of Polson, and Dublin Gu…
Smiles abound as Whitefish ski season opens with fresh powder
Whitefish Mountain Resort was welcomed with a fresh blanket of powder Thursday morning — perfect timing to crank up the stoke for skiers and snowboarders eager…
Flathead Avalanche launches daily forecasts for winter
Flathead Avalanche daily avalanche forecasts for the 2025/26 winter season began Dec. 2.
Care packages sent to Sanders County service members
A long-standing tradition continued this week — one that began in 1941 with the outbreak of World War II. Volunteers from the VFW Post 3596 Women’s Auxiliary a…
PSC commissioner Bukacek cleared from ethics violation allegations
Montana Public Service Commissioner Annie Bukacek offered a “more plausible explanation” for why she brought documents from her medical office to the public agency — and it doesn’t amount to an ethics violation.
High-speed chase through Whitefish ends in crash, arrest
A Kalispell man with a criminal history reportedly led police on a high-speed pursuit through Whitefish on Wednesday, Dec. 3, before the chase ended in a crash…
Cow elk left to waste near Polebridge
A cow elk was shot and left to waste on private land about 2 miles south of Polebridge near the North Fork Road, state wildlife officials said Thursday.
Nonprofit begins deep dive into Thompson Lakes aquifer
His parents purchased property on the shoreline in the 1950s, when the Thompson chain of lakes was still a remote islet in a sea of working timberlands.