Historic Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds

Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities.

First African American named to lead Forest Service

Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history.

Authorities ID Kalispell man who died in crash

Authorities have identified a Kalispell man who died in a traffic crash June 20.

Montana warning of increase in fentanyl-related overdoses

Several Montana state agencies are warning of an alarming increase in fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths.

No injuries reported in plane crash near Marion

No injuries were reported Sunday after a small single-engine plane clipped a power line and crashed into a stand of trees near Round Mountain Loop in the Marion area west of Kalispell.

NVH births

Zoey Helene Triplett, daughter of Collin Triplett and Breanna Okerberg of Whitefish, was born April 2, 2021, at North Valley Hospital.

New Soroptimist president focuses on nonprofit’s future

Soroptimist International was founded in 1921, shortly after women gained the right to vote in the United States. Betsy Kohnstamm, the incoming president of Soroptimist International of Whitefish, is making it her No. 1 priority to ensure the local group doesn’t fade into history.

Hometown cowboys to compete in Bigfork rodeo

The Bigfork Summer Pro Rodeo returns to the Bigfork Rodeo Grounds on July 5-7 beginning at 7 p.m. each night.

Perspectives: Critical race theory

Perspectives: Critical race theory

Carla 'CJ' Jeanne Taylor (Stowe), 58

Carla “CJ” Jeanne Taylor (Stowe), 58, of Kalispell, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2021 with her children by her side after a 19-year-long battle with multiple sclerosis

Re-prioritizing capital projects

American Rescue Plan money will soon flow into Montana and directly to local governments.

Too many Montana children lack health insurance

In a prosperous Montana, all children – in our cities, rural areas, tribal communities, and everywhere in between – would be able to grow with health and security. Children who have health care are better able to grow into happy, fulfilled adults who contribute to their communities. But Montana’s children are losing out, and our state has work to do.

Legals for June, 27 2021

Man involved in 2019 drive-by shooting to plead guilty

A Flathead Valley man who was implicated in a drive-by shooting on the west side of Kalispell four days before Christmas 2019 has agreed to plead guilty.

A Lakers walk away with Harp tourney win

The Kalispell A Lakers managed just two hits Friday, but add in 10 walks and they had enough to beat the Billings Cardinals at the John R. Harp tournament, 6-2.

Pioneer League baseball on way to Kalispell

Newly a MLB “partner league,” it appears the Pioneer League has found a new partner: professional baseball could be coming to Kalispell in 2022.

Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin's knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.

159 still missing in Florida condo collapse

About 160 people were still unaccounted for Friday, a day after an oceanside condominium building collapsed into a pile of rubble, and searchers combing through a twisted, shifting pile of concrete and metal feared the death toll of at least four could go much higher.

Legals for June, 25 2021

Law roundup: Potbelly pig purportedly held for ransom

Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a call from someone requesting a welfare check on a truck driver when he missed his drop-off to deliver a Vietnamese potbelly pig, and instead drove 20 miles past the delivery address to Hungry Horse, where the pig was dropped off with an unknown person.