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Columbia Falls student-athlete recognized for leadership
Columbia Falls High School senior Julia Byrd was recognized as a Winslow Nichols Leadership Award winner for her e…
Kalispell shooting suspect given suspended sentence
A 23-year-old arrested for allegedly shooting and wounding another man in a Kalispell hotel last year received a suspended sentence earlier this month.
Supreme Court clears way for override poll of vetoed marijuana funds bill
The Montana Supreme Court on Friday afternoon denied the State of Montana’s request to pause a lower court decision ordering the governor and secretary of stat…
Montana Supreme Court rules with New York Post in Whitefish venture capitalist’s defamation case
The Montana Supreme Court last week determined that the broad privilege New York law affords journalists to report on public affairs supersedes Montana law in …
Lending an ear for 20 years
Laurel Ewing, a law clerk at the Flathead County Attorney’s Office, is the first person visitors meet when they enter the building in the shadow of the histori…
Whitefish considers recreation and trail agreements
Whitefish City Council on Monday is being asked to approve three separate agreements pertaining to recreation in and outside of the city.
Kalispell City Council to hold hearing on proposed public participation plan for future development
Kalispell City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on the municipality’s proposed public participation plan for property development, necessitated by las…
Construction on new Bigfork library makes strides toward summer opening
Monica Pastor used to walk herself down to storytime at the Bigfork library back when she was a kid running around the village in the 1980s.
Teen dies after hit by truck in Kila
A 13-year-old boy has died after he was reportedly struck by a vehicle on U.S. 2 in Kila Saturday.
PHOTOS: Cloverfest in Columbia Falls
Attendees celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the annual Cloverfest held by the Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. Events include a 5k run, one-mile fun run,…
Montana, an island of abortion access, preps for consequential elections and court decisions
Challenges to several state laws designed to chip away at abortion access are pending in Montana courts. Meanwhile, abortion rights advocates are pushing a bal…
Whitefish interior designer sentenced for defrauding customers
A federal judge sentenced a Whitefish-based interior designer accused of defrauding her customers to the tune of about $900,000 to a yearslong prison stint in …
Marion man accused of pulling gun sentenced
Facing one count of felony assault with a weapon, Christopher Martin Klett, 47, agreed to plead no contest to misdemeanor charges of negligent endangerment and…
Tester talks crime, drugs and border with Flathead law enforcement officials
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester met with law enforcement officials from Flathead and Lincoln counties in Kalispell on Friday to discuss crime prevention, fentanyl interdi…
Flathead Basin dam operators defend management decisions
Dam managers in Northwest Montana reiterated in a public presentation Thursday that reservoir operations during drought years require a delicate balance of com…
Presentation looks at family history of beer brewing in Montana
He will share stories about Montana breweries in a presentation on March 18 before the Northwest Montana Westerners in Kalispell.