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Kalispell nearing completion of lead service line inventory
Kalispell is nearing completion of the municipality’s water service line inventory — per a federal mandate — but t…
Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with forever chemicals
Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, accord…
Evergreen man charged with assault on a peace officer
An Evergreen man picked up a fourth active felony case in Flathead County District Court after allegedly threatening deputies with a knife during an April 17 d…
Interior Department pushes Glacier Range Riders to drop logo
The U.S. Department of the Interior is calling foul on the Glacier Range Riders’ logo, arguing it violates trademark rights held by the National Park Service.
Forum for House District 8 candidates April 24
Republican incumbent Rep. Tony Brockman is running against challenger Lukas Schubert in the June primary. Democratic Beth Sibert has also filed to run for the seat.
Authorities nab kidnapping suspect after victim escapes in Columbia Falls
Adam Joel Whiteman was being held in the county jail on Monday as prosecutors filed one count of felony kidnapping and misdemeanor counts of partner or family …
Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted m…
Veto override push on long-debated marijuana money bill falls short
A veto override effort on a much-debated marijuana revenue bill that initially passed the Montana Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support last year ha…
Columbia Falls local returns to serve as Logan Health’s reconstructive surgeon
Thomas Wright began his tenure at Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell in August of 2023. With an emphasis on breast reconstruction, Wright said he enjoys …
Cayuse Prairie School prepares to switch to four-day week
Cayuse Prairie School is moving to a four-day week next school year to balance the budget.
University of Montana students dive into science of fisheries
Led by Andrew Whiteley, an associate professor of fisheries and conservation genomics in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, the class provid…
Environmental policy group sues DOJ over withheld communications with Canadian coal company
A Montana environmental policy group sued the state Department of Justice earlier this month, alleging the department is violating the organization’s right to …
Notable reenactor brings president Roosevelt to Flathead Valley
Historic impersonator Joe Wiegand will bring the former president to life with presentations at the Northwest Montana History Museum and Flathead Valley Commun…
Ballots go out April 18 for school levy request
The Whitefish School District is running a levy on May 7 to fund teacher and staff salaries and meet the needs of a growing student body.
Voters to decide on bonds for school expansion, football stadium
Whitefish voters this fall will consider separate bond requests totaling $32.6 million to fund a high school expansion and remodel, and build an on-campus foot…
Republicans vote to oppose constitutional abortion rights measure
Republican lawmakers on Thursday convened a hearing to discuss the constitutional abortion rights initiative that could appear on the November ballot, despite an April court order finding that the Legislature’s con…