Class A football: Columbia Falls routs Stevi; Whitefish clips Dillon 28-26

Isaiah Roth ran for 170 yards on 14 carries and scored three touchdowns in Columbia Falls’ 35-6 win over Stevensville in Western A football action Friday.

Class A soccer: Expectations sky high for C-Falls, Whitefish

The Northern A division is home to some of the best teams in the state on the girls and boys sides, between two schools a few miles away from each other —Whitefish and Columbia Falls.

New school year resumes as close to normal as possible

Schools are starting the 2021-20 school year at a time when Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Flathead County and the nation grapples with the highly contagious delta variant.

Legals for August, 27 2021

Sheriff's Posse gets big donation of radio equipment

Law enforcement officers carry a variety of equipment with them when they go to work, including firearms. But ask any of them what they consider their most important tool, and the answer is likely to be the two-way radio.

Woman banned from Yellowstone after walking on thermal areas

A Connecticut woman has been sentenced to seven days in jail, must pay more than $2,000 in fines and fees and is banned from Yellowstone National Park for two years after other tourists captured photos and video of her leaving the boardwalk and walking on thermal features in the Norris Geyser Basin.

Gaps in wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed

Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer, amid growing concern over potential health impacts to millions of people exposed to the pollution.

Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. The attacks killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops, Afghan and U.S. officials said.

WTC announces auditions for ‘Now And Then’

The Whitefish Theatre Company is holding auditions for its production of “Now and Then” Aug. 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish.

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Country legend Marty Stuart performs in concert in Wolf Creek

Whitefish man spreads word of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Whitefish's Dave Meehan has a job that many people tell him they'd like to have. Meehan drives a truck and trailer for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Great Elk Tour.

Whitefish schools' mask policy triggers protests

Parents, students and others have gathered in downtown Whitefish on several recent occasions to protest the Whitefish School Board's decision to require younger students to wear masks indoors as the school year begins.

Massage parlor owner pleads guilty to enticing prostitution

A woman who owned and operated massage parlors in Montana, and has previous convictions related to prostitution, has pleaded guilty to charges alleging she enticed women to provide prostitution services to customers in Billings, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday.

Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per month

Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against Covid-19, a policy the airline's top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.

Census shows growth in almost every corner of the Flathead

Results of the 2020 Census show Flathead County gained more than 13,400 residents over the previous decade, a nearly 15% increase that gave the county a population of more than 104,000 and made it the fourth largest county in Montana.

Legals for August, 25 2021

Forest Service working to restore Idaho's state tree

The U.S. Forest Service is trying to bring back Idaho's state tree to its former prominence.

Legals for August, 24 2021

Covid hysteria continues

Rats! The hysteria about Covid continues.

Legals for August, 23 2021