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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…
Repair shop fire blamed on fireworks
Fireworks may have been the cause of a structure fire Tuesday afternoon at a diesel repair shop in Kalispell.
Kalispell Senior Center on auction block again
The Flathead County commissioners are hoping the third time is a charm as they attempt once again to sell the former Kalispell Senior Center facility.
Daines, Tester tout work on farm bill proposal
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines hopes one of his amendments to the Senate’s proposed farm bill will create economic growth in the sagging timber industry in Northwest Montana.
Kalispell airport hosts Cessna convention
Over the last three days, around 350 tourists have entered the Flathead Valley on a means of transport that is anything but typical: 106 Cessna Skywagons landing at the Kalispell Municipal Airport.
Woman found injured on Flathead Reservation dies
POLSON, Mont. (AP) — A woman who was found gravely injured on the Flathead Indian Reservation over the weekend has died.
Court overturns conviction of Montana man who killed grizzly
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a Montana man who shot and killed a protected grizzly bear near Ronan in 2014, ruling that he should have been able to claim that…
Sale of motor carrier certificate focus of hearing
The Montana Public Service Commission is meeting in Kalispell on Thursday morning for a hearing on a Butte-based moving company’s request to sell their state motor carrier certificate to Kalispell-based A-Team Movi…
City vetted project at center of Zinke land deal
A proposed Whitefish development project in the crosshair of a recent national story alleging impropriety by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke was vetted through the city’s planning process before winning City C…
Students develop app aimed at preventing suicide
It started as a Snapchat message.
Woman found gravely injured on Flathead Indian Reservation
POLSON, Mont. (AP) — Four people have been arrested after a woman was found gravely injured on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Good Samaritan clears tree from road in Whitefish
On Friday night just before 7 p.m. and in the midst of a storm, a tree fell across Wisconsin Avenue in Whitefish and blocked both lanes of traffic.
Kalispell police detective returns to roots, named Officer of the Year
Kalispell Police Department Detective Karen Webster was recently honored in Bozeman as the Officer of the Year by the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police.
Retiring Libby High teacher aims to write area's history
A year shy of having taught for 30 years, an anniversary some might hold out for, Libby High School history teacher Jeff Gruber said that now “just felt right” to retire.
ViZn Energy rehires most of furloughed workforce
ViZn Energy, a Columbia Falls-based industrial-size battery manufacturer, has rehired much of the approximately 60-employee workforce it had furloughed on March 16.
Junior Police Academy prepares teens for law enforcement
Young people in the Flathead Valley considering careers in law enforcement began their training this past week at the Kalispell Police Department’s Junior Academy.