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Kavanagh named most outstanding 8th grader
As school ended for the year last week, the Columbia Falls Junior High gave out its year-end awards. Here are the …
Gianforte visits vaccination clinic, lifts mask mandate
Gov. Greg Gianforte met with healthcare workers at the Flathead County vaccine clinic Friday morning as they began administering nearly 1,000 additional COVID-…
Fish art contest
Artists in grades K-12 are invited to submit entries to a Montana State-Fish Art contest.
Last week saw coldest temps of the winter season
The region saw the coldest temperatures of the year last week.
Yesterdays: Freight train pileup dumps cars into Middle Fork
A 57-car freight train pileup five miles east of West Glacier dumped several cars into the river.
Gianforte says he'll lift mask mandate this week
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said Wednesday he will lift Montana’s statewide mask mandate this coming Friday, fulfilling a pledge he made last month to end the mandate as the state enacts a COVID-19 liability shield…
Man faces assault charge after allegedly threatening to 'shoot up school'
Kalispell man faces charges of assault and disorderly conduct after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up Columbia Falls Schools” including Glacier Gateway Elem…
The Blotter: Person throws rocks at neighbor's security cameras
Someone having an ongoing dispute with a neighbor put up security cameras; some of the first footage was of the neighbor throwing rocks at the cameras.
CFAC virtual meeting Thursday
Folks interested in the continued work at the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site can get a project update and hear about the draft feasibility study at…
Berube Physical Therapy opening
Berube Physical Therapy will have a grand opening of a new Kalispell location Feb. 17 from 4 to 5 p.m.
Sheriff says that property owner justified in shooting dog
A Columbia Falls woman is mourning the death of her two dogs after they were shot by a neighbor, who said the animals were on his land chasing cattle and chickens.
Yesterdays: Senators support North Fork as major route to Canada
Montana Senators said they supported extending the North Fork Road so it would become a major route to Canada and Waterton Lakes National Park. The road was ne…
Mitchell drafts bill that would require hand count of ballots
State Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, has introduced a bill that would prohibit electronic tabulation of votes in future elections.
Snowmobiler killed in avalanche identified
The man who was killed in an avalanche Saturday in the Swan Mountains near the west side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir has been identified as David Cano, 59, of Kalispell.
Snowmobiler dies in Swan Range slide
One snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche while riding in the Swan Range east of Kalispell on Saturday, the Flathead Avalanche Center reported Sunday morning.
Man sentenced for tearing out 10 Commandments monument
A man convicted of vandalizing a Ten Commandments monument at the Flathead County Courthouse in Kalispell last summer was recently sentenced in Flathead County District Court.