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Updated 6 days, 11 hours ago

Flathead Lake Biological Station touts new modular wastewater treatment plant

Flathead Lake Biological Station unveiled its new modular wastewater treatment plant Friday, which will serve the …

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Celebrate the Fourth

The Fourth of July is celebrated in grand style in Northwest Montana. So unfurl your American flag, gather up your friends and family, and head for one of these parades, barbecues and great pyrotechnic displays.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Teacher launches club for young majorettes

About 20 girls toting metal batons arrive at Hedges Elementary on June 26. The Treasure State Twirlers have a week left to practice before their debut at Kalispell’s Fourth of July parade.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Whitefish ski museum opens today

A new museum that showcases the history of downhill skiing on Big Mountain opens today in the historic Mountain Trails Saddle Club log cabin near the Stumptown Ice Den in Whitefish.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Emergency closure along Swan River in Ferndale

An emergency closure is in effect along a section of the Swan River near the Montana 209 bridge in Ferndale due to hazards in the water.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Echo Lake water levels rise to causeway

Water levels continue to rise on Echo Lake and boaters are urged to safely and respectfully recreate on the lake.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Software failure temporarily knocks out 911 service

A reported software failure Thursday at the Flathead Emergency Communication Center led to services being disrupted for about three hours.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Flathead reacts to court's union ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against public-sector unions, striking down 40 years of precedent that allowed states and municipalities to require non-union employees to contribute money to collective ba…

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Hospital establishes award for Dr. Jon Torgerson

North Valley Hospital and the North Valley Hospital Foundation in Whitefish announced Wednesday an award to honor the late Dr. Jon Torgerson, who died in an avalanche in February.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Foundation donation puts bus fundraiser over the top

A longtime Montana Veterans Home volunteer’s effort to raise money for a new bus paid off big-time Thursday when the Whitefish Community Foundation presented a surprise donation of $117,500 for a wheelchair-accessi…

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Commission to resolve moving company dispute

On Thursday, members of the Montana Public Service Commission came to Kalispell to hold a hearing on a dispute between a multi-state shipping giant and a former employee who has been trying to leave the corporate u…

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Interior watchdog reviews Zinke's ties to Halliburton boss

HELENA — The U.S. Interior Department’s inspector general is looking into a complaint about a land deal that links Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the head of energy services giant Halliburton in Zinke’s hometown…

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Senior high-rise project planned

A plan to offer 144 senior condominiums in 60-foot-high buildings behind Shopko in Evergreen is in the works, with a proposed zone change and planned-unit development overlay headed to the Flathead County Planning …

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
County gets $3.4 million to offset nontaxable land

Flathead County will receive $3.4 million this year from the federal government under a long-running program that compensates local governments for nontaxable federal land.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Flathead Quilters' Guild holds camp for teens

On the most basic level, a quilt is two layers of fabric sewn together, sandwiching a layer of batting with the end goal of providing warmth.

Updated 7 years, 1 month ago
Zinke says Trump may visit Montana next week

If the rumors are true, President Donald Trump may be visiting Montana next week.