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Bigfork School Board approves union contracts and new attendance policy
Bigfork School District's Board of Trustees approved a pay raise for teachers and classified employees, while also…
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Kalispell man charged with assault back in jail
A Kalispell man accused of felony assault is back in jail after allegedly testing positive for methamphetamine and violating the terms of his release.
Man who died in Lake McDonald identified
A missing Arizona man whose body was recovered from Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on Tuesday has been identified.
Bears begin emerging from hibernation
They’re back.
Flathead Lake refill launches early due to low snowpack
The tribal-owned corporation managing the former Kerr Dam hydroelectric project reported Wednesday it started refilling Flathead Lake on March 10, more than one month ahead of schedule.
Spring plowing begins in Glacier
Glacier National Park’s annual rite of spring gets underway this week and next — the clearing of its roads of winter snows.
Tester cites need for technology, manpower at southern border
During a call to the press on Tuesday, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester divulged details from a recent trip he took to the United States-Mexico border where he visited various ports of entry, local farms and an i…
Spring load limits in place for Flathead County
Spring load limits for trucks went into effect Monday after the Flathead County commissioners approved the Road and Bridge Department’s recommended restrictions.
Interactive exhibit a precursor to permanent facility
Next month marks the opening of the Glacier Children’s Museum first established exhibit in Kalispell as the Museum at Central School hosts the six-month educational display centered on the effects of fire on the Fl…
Local schools highlight needs, successes
Flathead Valley Community College and Kalispell Public Schools hit the high points on programs and funding at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon Tuesday.
FVCC symposium to share inspirational stories
Students studying communications at Flathead Valley Community College will brave the podium to share their personal stories of survival for this year’s Many Voices Symposium on Tuesday, April 9.
Whitefish foundation accepting grant applications
Whitefish Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for the 2019 spring Community Grant Program, which is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit charities located in Flathead County that are not participa…
Body of missing Arizona man recovered from Lake McDonald
The body of a missing Arizona man was recovered Tuesday from the depths of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.
Kalispell man sentenced for sexually explicit video of minor
A Kalispell man who was convicted of creating a sexually explicit video of a minor girl was sentenced recently to the minimum mandatory 15 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $3,000 r…
Man sentenced in Flathead Co. dies in state prison
A 66-year-old man who was sentenced in Flathead County 21 years ago died Saturday at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge of an apparent suicide.