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Glacier National Park plows at Big Drift
Glacier National Park plow crews are at the Big Drift, which marks the last of the snow on the Going-to-the-Sun Ro…
Ninth Circuit rules state has no jurisdiction to order private home removed in Glacier National Park
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in the case of a private home that was built on the bank of lower McDonald Creek in Glacier Nati…
Plans to repair Two Mile Bridge in Kalispell pick up steam after insurance money comes through
Flathead County has received its first insurance payment to begin repair work on Two Mile Bridge in Kalispell after it was damaged in November.
Widespread power outage snarls traffic in Kalispell
A patchwork of nearly 23,000 Flathead Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Wednesday afternoon.
Kalispell motorist sentenced for fatal 2025 wreck near Bigfork
As officers led a weeping Kala Renee Knaus out of the packed Flathead County District Court courtroom Tuesday, she gazed at the father of the woman she killed …
Kalispell Council scraps road diet plan, but embraces roundabouts
Kalispell City Council appeared willing Monday to pursue a federal grant for pedestrian safety improvements on Main Street but decided against reducing it from…
Flathead Valley Community College library earns national excellence award
The national award recognizes academic librarians and staff who work together as a team to develop academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the ed…
Flathead Electric Cooperative conducts aerial inspections of power lines
The co-op has partnered with Voltair, a certified utility inspection contractor, to assess equipment across its service territory in Northwest Montana.
Students hit a high note at the 2026 District Music Festival
Northwest Montana’s students didn’t miss a beat at the District Music Festival hosted by Flathead and Glacier high schools.
Logan Health raises over $750,000 at ALERT Banquet
ALERT leaders have identified the Bell 429 as the program’s next helicopter.
State scopes new conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties
State officials are laying the groundwork for a new 21,000-acre conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties.
State of emergency declared after East Glacier Sewer Lagoon System fails
The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council declared a state of emergency Tuesday after the failure of the East Glacier lagoon system.
Whitefish settles racial profiling suit brought on by detained immigrant
The city of Whitefish signed a $90,000 settlement in a racial profiling lawsuit tied to the April 2025 detainment of Venezuelan national and Kalispell resident…
Whitefish woman charged after she allegedly attacked her husband, adult children
Prosecutors brought Amber Lynne Zorn, 54, up on a felony assault with a weapon charge and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct following her April 5 arrest on Lion Trail.
Suspected drunk driver crashed with young child in vehicle, court docs say
There they found 34-year-old Tony Roy Shewalter, who they described as "highly intoxicated and slurring his words heavily," court documents said.
Lakeside residents frustrated over hurried wastewater treatment project assessment
Many residents felt they did not have enough time to seek out independent professional assessments of the project and its impacts on Flathead Lake.