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PHOTOS: Kayakers battle the Wild Mile at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival
Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 28.
Volunteers ensure local Memorial Day events receive an honor guard
The United Veterans of Flathead Valley will once again have a busy Memorial Day.
Lawmakers to DPHHS: birth certificate emergency rule is ‘anti-democratic and insulting to Montanans’
Democrats on a state Legislature interim committee sent a letter Thursday urging the Department of Public Health and Human Services to rescind an emergency rule it enacted this week that closed the door for transgender Montanans to update the sex on their birth certificates, arguing that the process of creating the rule was “anti-democratic and insulting to Montanans.”

Man who led deputies on high speed chase pleads guilty
The man who led law enforcement on a lengthy high speed chase through the Canyon earlier this year pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment in Flathead County District Court on May 26.
MSU College of Agriculture seeks nominations for outstanding leaders
The award recognizes individuals, families or businesses that have gone above and beyond for the Montana agricultural industry in the realms of public service, advocacy, production or business. Awardees will be honored during the Celebrate Ag breakfast event Oct. 22 ahead of the Bobcat home football game against Weber State.