Another month of robust US job growth points to continued economic strength

America's employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.

Law roundup: Man found passed out in dumpster

An employee opened a dumpster and reportedly found a man passed out inside.

Legals for April, 7 2024

Montana GOP slams proposed primary change as ‘destructive'

CHOTEAU – Election reform advocates said passing two initiatives that would change how primary and general elections are conducted in Montana would reduce extreme political rhetoric and “brutal” primaries – the same afternoon the Montana Republican party disavowed one of the initiatives as “destructive.”

Softball: Pack shuts out Kats in marquee matchup

COLUMBIA FALLS — Friday’s matchup of state softball champions just about had it all: Dynamic pitching, noisy hits and — despite the chill and brief drizzle — much better weather than the Orioles-Pirates game.

Whitefish sweeps Bigfork, Ronan in tennis

C-Falls and Dillon split

POLSON — Jack Oehlerich, Walt Siegmund and the doubles tandem of Cole Moses and Aaron Anderson all won twice Friday, helping the Whitefish boys take dual tennis wins from Bigfork and Ronan.

Law roundup: Man keeps breaking into future brother-in-law’s vehicle

storyA rundown vehicle had become a sore spot for a man and his future brother-in-law. Having left it parked at his fiancee’s house, the owner had since discovered that her brother, who he described to the Kalispell Police Department as homeless, was constantly breaking into the broken-down vehicle.

Legals for April, 5 2024

Foundation names Middle School Educator of the Year

Taylor Ferda is the recipient of the Kalispell Education Foundation’s 2024 Middle School Educator of the Year award.

Good Luck Gallery showcases contemporary art in historic Kalispell space

Good Luck Gallery in downtown Kalispell sits at a bit of a juxtaposition.

Montana Senate GOP forms select committee on ‘judicial reform’

Montana Senate Republicans are launching a new special select committee following several court decisions that went against their favored outcomes, saying those decisions overstepped the separation of powers and alleging several courts violated the state Constitution in the same process.

Story of astronomer explores women’s place in society during 19th Century

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she is not allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories.

Legals for April, 3 2024

Pioneers enter ski museum hall of fame

The Class of 2024 inductees include Sverre Askevold, Chuck Creon, Ole Dalen and Lyle Rutherford.

Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making

Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor's long fight to preserve the practice.

County board considers Evergreen RV park, event venue near Whitefish

A new RV park in Evergreen and a property wanting to host large events southwest of Whitefish have both applied for approval with Flathead County.

Legals for April, 2 2024

Stitched together: quilting community remains popular in Flathead Valley

On a windy March morning, guild members gathered at the Quilt Gallery in Kalispell to get together and sew quilts for Logan Health Medical Center.

Barry Johnston, 70

Barry Leigh Johnston, also known as "Banker Barry" or "BDB," was born on Jan. 3, 1954, and passed away on Feb. 11, 2024, surrounded by family and friends.

Peggy 'Lynette' Starling, 81

Peggy “Lynette” Starling passed away suddenly in Eureka on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.