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Feds vow to ax restrictions on 1 million acres of Northwest Montana forestland
The federal government pledged to peel back protections on more than 1.1 million acres of forestland in Northwest …
Recollections of Polish diaspora still haunt Eureka woman
Alicja Moskaluk discovered a scrap of bread beneath the pillow of her gravely ill grandmother, Teresa, who was dying of starvation.
Glacier Park 'dashboard' to give real-time updates
Glacier National Park visitors should soon have a new way to keep up with conditions inside the park, Park Superintendent Jeff Mow told the Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce last week.
PHOTOS: National Championship Snow Bike Series race
Photos as snow bike racers take warm up laps prior to the start of Round 4 of the 509 National Championship Snow Bike Series race at the ATV park located at 6235 U.S. 93, north of Whitefish, on Saturday. Racing act…
PHOTOS: Flathead Classic dog sled races at Dog Creek Lodge
Photos from the four-dog and six-dog races at the Flathead Classic dog sledding event at Dog Creek Lodge in Olney on Saturday. Festivities continue at 9 a.m. Sunday.
FVCC lecture looks at Turkey's role in Europe, Middle East
Flathead Valley Community College’s 2019 Honors Symposium continues Thursday, Feb. 28 with an examination of Turkey’s geopolitical role in Europe and the Middle East.
SOARS raises bar on mental-health issues, educators say
The legacy of the Montana SOARS grant as it wraps up its final year in Kalispell is a trauma-informed community, with schools that have raised the bar on mental-health awareness and its impact on students.
KMS history lesson includes grinding wheat, churning butter
In Montana History teacher Kris Schreiner’s classroom at Kalispell Middle School there was an uncustomary setup on Tuesday — a pail of winter wheat, grain mill, strainer, half-gallons of heavy whipping cream, jars …
New county K-9 program to focus on narcotics detection
Two canine officers will join the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office this summer, thanks to support and donations from the community for the new Flathead County Sheriff K-9 fund.
Challenge to dark money law denied
HELENA — The U.S. Supreme Court said Feb. 19 that it won’t take up a legal challenge to Montana’s 2015 Disclose Act, leaving the state’s flagship anti-dark-money legislation intact.
Kalispell gets first bite on Old School Station property
The Kalispell City Council agreed to accept the first purchase offer on one of its six Old School Station properties during Tuesday night’s meeting.
Vehicle raffle has raised $700,000 for local schools
For several school years, the Kalispell Automotive Group has donated a new vehicle to Kalispell Public Schools. This past year, Kalispell Toyota, Kalispell Ford and Kalispell VW once again opened up the raffle to a…
FVCC machinist team grabs first in national competition
A team of six students from Flathead Valley Community College earned first place in the first-ever Phillips Machinist Cutting Edge Parts Competition: Student Edition.
Local residents lobby for improvements to headache care
Whitefish resident Nicole Christianson vividly remembers the first time she experienced a cycle of cluster headaches in 2014, when the pain of the attack led her to believe something had ruptured in her brain.
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Kila child dies after being hit by vehicle
A 5-year-old child from Kila has died after being accidentally struck by a vehicle driven by a family member on Tuesday, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.