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Updated 2 days, 11 hours ago

Junior instructors show how to roll with the waves

When the Montana Kayak Academy began in the fall of 2016, it was a volunteer organization that offered free instru…

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Authorities ID Kalispell man killed in fiery crash

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday released the name of the Kalispell man killed in a head-on crash July 26 on U.S. 2 north of the airport.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Nonprofit architecture firm remodels Lakeside office

The 100 Fold Studio team, a nonprofit architecture firm, is nearing the end of its fundraising and construction project to finish remodeling its home base in Lakeside.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Crews make progress on Highway 37 Fire

Crews working the Highway 37 Fire north of Libby achieved 40 percent containment Thursday, mainly on the southwest corner of the perimeter, with slight growth due to burn out operations.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Local women find their niche in car-show arena

What do a trucker, an auto-parts clerk and a former chain-saw bear carving assistant have in common?

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Patrol: speed a factor in fatal Lincoln County crash

Excessive speed is believed to be a factor in a rollover crash Friday evening in Lincoln County that left one woman dead and sent another man to the hospital.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
A Ray of Hope founder dies days after shelter opens

Peggy Christensen, who spent most of her life helping the homeless and those in need, died Thursday at a Missoula hospital, less than a week after the grand opening of the Kalispell women and children’s shelter tha…

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Group looks to round up support for National Day of the Cowboy

The cowboy and cowgirl code of conduct extols simple ethical guidelines for the ranching men and women of America.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Fifty years of service

A new dawn is rising for the Kalispell Sunriser Lions Club, which is celebrating its 50th year.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Trooper: Pickup traveling 95 mph before fatal crash

Authorities say speed was a factor in a fiery crash Thursday afternoon that left two people dead on U.S. 2 near Columbia Falls.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Kalispell looks to public for help naming new trail

The City of Kalispell and consulting firm Alta Design and Engineering are seeking public feedback to help pick a logo and name for the trail that will replace the train tracks running through town.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Horsemanship legends comes to Kalispell

Two legendary horsemen are going to be in the same city for the first time in two decades. George Morris of the hunter and jumper style and Buck Brannaman of the vaquero style are each doing a clinic in Kalispell a…

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Man accused of tossing explosives at Fourth crowd

A Belgrade man celebrating the July 4 holiday in Hungry Horse is facing a felony charge after law enforcement officials said he threw an explosive device at a crowd of people.

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Creston delays wireless tower construction

Creston School has delayed construction of a wireless internet tower on its property in order to hold a public commenting period. The recommendation to hold a public commenting period will go before the board at a …

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
Daines, Tester weigh in on ag tariffs

Both of Montana’s U.S. senators lamented the impact of escalating tariffs on Montana’s agricultural economy Thursday. But while Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., expressed confidence in the long-term impacts of President…

Updated 6 years, 12 months ago
2 killed in fiery crash on U.S. 2

A fatal head-on crash shut down U.S. 2 north of Glacier Park International Airport on Thursday afternoon.