Flathead Valley LIVE on Stage brings Rob Verdi to Kalispell

‘SAXsational’

Flathead Valley LIVE on Stage is bringing jazz saxophonist Rob Verdi to Kalispell as the next act on their landmark 75th-season roster. “SAXsational,” featuring Verdi and the Flathead High School symphonic and jazz bands, will be Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Flathead High School Performance Hall, 644 Fourth Ave. W., Kalispell.

Help to give the veterans memorial in Depot Park a 'voice'

Imagine, if you will, walking by Depot Park as the lights come on in the evening and suddenly the haunting and beautiful strains of the bugle call “Taps” begins to play. When the lights go out in the morning, the bugle call “To the Colors” will begin playing.

Online pyramid scheme targets valley

Some Facebook users in the Flathead Valley have unwittingly become part of a pyramid scheme circulating via the social media site and group chats on the accompanying Facebook Messenger app, and the Montana State Auditor’s office has deemed it illegal.

Police search nets pot, 160 tablets of Ecstasy

Kalispell police, following up on a traffic-stop arrest last week, reportedly discovered marijuana and 160 tablets of Ecstasy.

Wyatt Wayne and Brian James Berglund, infants

Wyatt Wayne and Brian James Berglund, premature infant twins, passed away on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center as the result of an auto accident. The twins' parents are Becky Elgin and David Berglund.

Q&A: What did the Fed do Monday and who will it help?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve took several aggressive steps Monday to support an economy ravaged by the effects of the coronavirus. The amount of money involved is huge and the Fed's ambitions are vast: It wants to make loans available to companies and governments so they can pay bills and potentially avoid layoffs. It also committed to buy as much government debt and mortgage-backed securities it deems necessary to ensure those markets will function.

Pit bulls clash with people, fowl

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C-Falls girl's artwork could win national contest

Bigfork filmmaker sheds light on sex trade

Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865, but the latest work of Bigfork’s Academy Award-winning producer Jerry Molen shows that millions of people around the world and some in the United States are still held against their will.

Virtual learners

A trip to Egypt and tour of Ramesses VI’s tomb was on the itinerary for Hedges Elementary third-graders in Brooke Samson’s class Thursday.

Miracle worth another thank-you

A little boy and the doctor who helped save his life were magnetized Saturday night, unable to move away from each other for very long.

5 steps to take when purchasing a car online

5 Steps to Take When Purchasing a Car Online

Four plead innocent to drug or forgery charges

Four people allegedly involved in a prescription drug operation connected to counterfeiting pleaded innocent Thursday in Flathead District Court to a variety of charges.

Scientists urge restoration of federal gray wolf protections

A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier this year was premature and that states are allowing too many of the animals to be killed.

Children and cybersecurity: it's time to ramp it up

Get tips about how to beef up cybersecurity for children from the BBB

Montana recognized for decline in early births

Montana has gained national attention for reducing its rate of babies who are born before they’re due, meaning they have a better chance of a healthy life.

Justices moving to heart of health-care overhaul

WASHINGTON — As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices signaled Monday they are ready to confront without delay the keep-or-kill questions at the heart of challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health-care overhaul. Virtually every American will be affected by the outcome, due this summer in the heat of the election campaign.

Smoke from western wildfires boosting health risk for millions

BILLINGS — Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths.

Abducting tourists and other reasons for mobile strategy

Summer’s here and the weather is groovy. Tourists are filling the entry lanes to Glacier National Park and many hotels in the Flathead. They are using their mobile phones in your store comparing prices, in restaurants browsing their favorite apps so they don’t need to talk with their family, and they’re taking pictures of the bears at Avalanche Lake so they can share them to Facebook when they get back to their hotel.

Bigfork Children’s Theater stages ‘Elf’

The Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theater presents the holiday musical “Elf” — fun for the entire family.