Late run pushes Helena past Flathead

Dylan Mosness scored 16 points and Helena High used a game-ending 9-0 run to defeat Flathead 56-48 in boys basketball Friday.

Flathead Electric Co-op set to hold trustee election

Potential candidates must be natural persons, members of the co-op, and must maintain primary residence within the district they seek to represent.

Robert E. Stephens, 82

Born Jan. 16, 1941, Robert “Bob” Eugene Stephens, 82, passed on Jan. 2, 2024, in Kalispell, surrounded by his loving family.

Kalispell hit-and-run victim seeks answers

An uninsured victim of a Dec. 7 hit-and-run in Kalispell is still coping with injuries as police continue to investigate the incident nearly a month later.

Drunk driver sentenced for fatal wreck near Somers

Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson handed down Thursday a partially suspended 20-year sentence to the drunk driver who struck and killed a motorcyclist near Somers in 2022, citing the sincerity of his remorse and efforts to address his alcoholism, among other factors.

Legals for January, 5 2024

Whitefish skier visits down over holiday break

“Pray for snow.” Those three words are familiar to anyone who has lived in a ski town; you see them scrawled on dirty car windows or you hear them uttered at local watering holes.

Auditions set for dramatic comedy ‘Witch’

Auditions will be held Jan. 7 for Whitefish Whitefish Theatre Company’s production of “Witch.”

'Nabucco' livestream planned in Whitefish as part of Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series

Giuseppe Verdi’s biblically inspired opera, “Nabucco,” will be shown Jan. 6 in Whitefish as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series.

Donors have limited window to support schools and get dollar-for-dollar tax credits

The race begins for Montana public and private schools to secure a slice of $5 million in donations — and for donors to get dollar-for-dollar tax credits in return for supporting innovative education or scholarships.

Moody, Griz men overpower NDSU

FARGO, N.D. — Aanen Moody scored a career-high 36 points, Brandon Whitney added 17 and the Montana Grizzlies defeated North Dakota State 96-86 in men’s basketball in the Big Sky-Summit League Challenge.

MSU women shut down Bison

The Montana State Bobcats defense held North Dakota State to just 26 percent shooting and forced 16 turnovers as they defeated the Bison 65-45 Wednesday at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in women’s basketball in the Big Sky-Summit League Challenge.

Legals for January, 4 2024

In that Still Moment: DG House art exhibit opens at Hockaday — preview reception planned Jan. 11

An exhibit titled, In that Still Moment, featuring new work from Montana indigenous artist DG House, will be on display at the Hockaday Museum of Art.

Fence contractor facing theft charges in multiple cases

Prosecutors have brought two felony cases against a contractor accused of bilking county residents out of thousands of dollars for unfinished home improvement projects.

Survey shows support for WHS building expansion when not tied to athletic complex

Results from a recent poll suggest that 57% of voters would vote in favor of a bond measure that would expand the Whitefish High School building but not include a new athletic complex.

Legals for January, 3 2024

Law roundup: Neighbor slaps unwelcome visitor

A woman reportedly went to a neighbor's and they told her to get off the property and then twisted her arm and slapped her.

Flathead Valley man allegedly lit home on fire after argument

Authorities are holding Jason Jerald Andreaus Meyer in the county jail with bail set at $150,000 following the Dec. 20 structure fire.

Kalispell's Patrick O'Connell records first tackle in NFL

SEATTLE — Former Glacier High and Montana Grizzlies football star Patrick O’Connell made a big splash on his birthday Sunday by making his first NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lumen Field.