Voters react to Gianforte assault charge
Montana voters went to the polls Thursday to select a new congressman in a tight statewide race — one that may have grown tighter following reports and a misdemeanor citation alleging that Republican candidate Greg Gianforte body-slammed a reporter during a campaign event the night before.
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Grizzly death inquiry suggests new safety measures to protect bears, mountain bikers
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Avalanche victim was well-known Whitefish firefighter, outdoor athlete
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Rep. Ryan Zinke accepts nomination as Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Dec. 15 announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.
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Zinke's accepts job as Trump's interior secretary
Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Thursday announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.
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Skier Hilary Lindh returns to Whitefish
Long before she would go on to become a world champion downhill skier and Olympic silver medalist, a 15-year old Hilary Lindh competed in her very first International Ski Federation race on Big Mountain in Northwest Montana.
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Boating restrictions enacted on Canyon Ferry, Tiber reservoirs
Montana has enacted restrictions prohibiting boats from launching in Canyon Ferry and Tiber reservoirs as part of its effort to reduce the threat posed by invasive mussel larvae, confirmed for the first time in state waters last month.
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Swan Lake netting yields no new walleye
While invasive mussel discoveries worry the state’s fisheries experts, Swan Lake provided a small ray of sunshine after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ annual lake-trout netting program was completed last month with no new walleye caught in the popular fishery.
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Flathead residents give holiday boost to Standing Rock protest
After collecting about $4,000 worth of donations, tepees, cold-weather clothing and other gear, Whitefish environmental educator Brett Holmquist set off Tuesday across Montana to spend Thanksgiving at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.
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Valley snow in forecast for Sunday
A cold-weather system is expected to finally bring seasonal temperatures and snow to Northwest Montana by the end of this weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Missoula.
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State political commissioner rules Fish, Wildlife and Parks violated ethics code
Montana’s chief political regulator on Tuesday found the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks responsible for three code-of-ethics violations, after the agency allowed a political committee to use public resources in its 2014 opposition to a ballot initiative to ban trapping on public lands.
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Egan Slough expansion rejected
The Flathead County Commissioners on Monday nixed one of the strategies being pursued by opponents of a proposed water bottling facility near Creston, unanimously rejecting a proposal to expand the Egan Slough Zoning District.
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Flathead legislators selected for leadership positions
Several legislators from Northwest Montana have been tapped for leadership and committee chair positions in the 2017 Montana Legislature, following the Republican and Democratic caucuses last week.
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Tribe closes waters to boats over mussel concerns
The Blackfeet Nation announced Monday it would close all its waters to both motorized and non-motorized boats, citing last week’s announcement confirming Montana’s first-ever detection of invasive mussels in the nearby Tiber Reservoir.
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Wildlife baiting still illegal in Montana
It’s OK to buy a deer lick in Montana, but that’s about all you can do with it.
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Group hopes to secure conservation easement
A haven for sandhill cranes and scores of other migratory birds would become one of the only protected habitats in the West Valley under a conservation easement being coordinated by the Flathead Land Trust.
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Three die in crash near Marion
A three-vehicle crash on U.S. 2 east of Marion Saturday evening claimed the lives of three Kalispell residents and left three other people involved in the crash injured.
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90,000-acre logging project proposed near Troy
The Kootenai National Forest is proposing a logging project to harvest trees on more than 2,100 acres, spread over a more than 90,000-acre project area extending from Troy into Idaho.
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Few surprises in local House, Senate elections
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Former Olney fire chief charged with felony theft
A former chief of the Olney Fire Department has been charged with felony theft of more than $10,000 following allegations of embezzlement by residents and fire district trustees earlier this year.
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Northwest Pacific Trail council meets this week in Whitefish
An advisory committee for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail will meet in Whitefish this week as it prepares to begin developing a comprehensive plan for the 1,200-mile scenic hiking route.
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Moose found poached near Bigfork
State wildlife officials are investigating a moose poaching incident that occurred over the weekend on Crane Mountain, located south of Bigfork.
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Initiative aims to ban trapping on public lands
In a state that prides itself on a culture of rugged individualism and land access, a ballot initiative to prohibit trapping on public land in Montana has ignited impassioned arguments from both sides.
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'Ranger Doug' finishes 55th season at Glacier
Few people can tell a story like Doug Follett.
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Two tiny insects in Glacier Park proposed as endangered
A pair of tiny alpine insects found primarily inside Glacier National Park have been proposed for listing as threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday.
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WILD DIVIDE: Swan Mountains center of wilderness designation debate
For outdoor enthusiasts traversing the southern section of the Alpine 7 Trail atop the Swan Mountain Range, even a smoky day opens up sweeping views of the Swan Valley and the jagged, snow-studded peaks rising from the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
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Forest plan comment deadline approaching
A major public review period for the Flathead National Forest’s first guiding document in 30 years is fast approaching, with comments due next Monday.
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Take bridge down, district judge rules
A district judge has voided Flathead County’s permit for a 540-foot-long bridge connecting Flathead Lake’s North Shore to Dockstader Island and ordered that the bridge be removed.
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Tribes amend bill for Bison Range transfer
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announced Friday they have finalized draft legislation that would return management authority of the National Bison Range to the tribes.
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Court halts East Reservoir Project
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Tribes seek missing mom of grizzly cubs
Conservation officers with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are seeking information on a missing sow grizzly bear in the Post Creek area.
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Injunction halts Kootenai timber project
A massive timber project in the Kootenai National Forest has been temporarily halted after a federal appeals court granted an injunction requested by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies on Tuesday.
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Man rescued after night in the woods
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Dragon boats maneuver around weather
A cold front sweeping through Northwest Montana on Sunday may have dampened attendance, but Montana Dragon Boat Festival organizer Diane Medler called the Lakeside event’s fifth year a success.
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Lost man rescued after night in Glacier Park woods
A Two Bear Air helicopter crew rescued a 74-year-old man in Glacier National Park on Sunday, a day after he became lost while picking huckleberries along Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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Dragon-boat festival hits the water this weekend
Lakeside’s biggest annual event kicks off this weekend as nearly 1,000 competitive rowers descend on the resort town to compete in the Fifth Annual Montana Dragon Boat Festival on Flathead Lake.
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Glacier records busiest summer ever
Barring what would be the lowest September turnout in more than 35 years, Glacier National Park is likely to set a new annual visitation record three months before the year ends.
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EPA decision both welcomed, scorned
The Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement Friday that it would proceed with a Superfund listing of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. site could end a debate that has simmered since the listing was first proposed in March 2015.
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Col. Falls Aluminum plant gets Superfund status
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will list part of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. property as a Superfund site this week.
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Rainfall cools off Copper King Fire
Steady rain was falling Tuesday on the Copper King Fire east of Thompson Falls, capping a stretch of cool, cloudy days that have given firefighters a chance to strengthen containment lines and begin demobilizing personnel and equipment.
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Handkerchief Lake next in line for fish treatment
Anglers have one last week of limitless fishing on Handkerchief Lake before Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks sterilizes the lake as part of its ongoing westslope cutthroat trout conservation project.
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Transient trouble close to home
“Tent City,” as its denizens called it, wasn’t much of a city.
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Rain may slow, but not drench big fire near Thompson Falls
Suppression crews battling the sprawling Copper King Fire saw little relief from the rain falling on Western Montana Thursday night and Friday morning, but they are cautiously optimistic headed into a stretch of cool weather this weekend.
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Irrigators appeal to state high court
A group of Western Montana irrigators has appealed to the Montana Supreme Court, following a Lake County judge’s July decision upholding most of the water compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
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Man dies, son survives Glacier Park fall
A hiker died after a fall Tuesday on Mount Jackson, the fourth-tallest peak in Glacier National Park. His 27-year-old son also fell, but was able to self-arrest and survived with minor injuries.
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Smoke stems from 24,000-acre fire
With firefighting efforts winding down on the Bierney Creek Fire near Lakeside, most of the smoke that poured into the Flathead Valley over weekend was coming from the 24,000-acre Copper King Fire burning east of Thompson Falls.
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Boy, 3, a hit with chopper crew
Weston Haun really likes helicopters.
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Bear injures berry picker in Glacier Park
An off-duty employee of Glacier National Park was injured by a bear Saturday evening on the east side of Glacier, according to a park spokesman.
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Price tag grows for Copper King Fire
The Copper King Fire burning near Thompson Falls is now the largest and most expensive wildfire in Montana, but crews reported significant progress Friday after several days of favorable weather.
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Youths learn kayak skills at special academy
A Michigan transplant to Northwest Montana, Paul Moffatt said it was “trial by fire” when he first started learning to kayak.
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Flathead judge rejects initiative ballot request
A Flathead District Court judge on Tuesday denied a request to add an anti-marijuana initiative to the November ballot, finding the initiative sponsor failed to gather enough petition signatures for the measure.
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21,045-acre fire sends smoke to Flathead Valley
Fire officials estimated the size of the Copper King Fire at 21,045 acres Monday, but reported that growth occurred mainly Sunday and Monday, and the fire east of Thompson Falls settled down substantially Tuesday with cooler weather and a drop in wind.
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Couple escape flames lapping at their doorstep
Dan Kruger didn’t even have time to put on shoes before fleeing the flames of the Bierney Creek Fire, which came within five feet of his Lakeside home by the time he got out Monday afternoon.
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Firefighters, weather slow Lakeside fire
The Bierney Creek Fire west of Lakeside slowed substantially after the new wildfire’s wind-driven flames chewed through 80 acres of residential forest Monday afternoon and evening.
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Bierney Creek Fire
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Fire near Lakeside grows to 80 acres
Powerful, gusting winds fanned the flames of a new wildfire in a thickly wooded residential area west of Lakeside on Monday, pushing the flames through 80 acres and threatening an estimated 75 to 100 structures within a half-mile of the fire’s perimeter.
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Feeding grizzlies shut down Glacier's Highline Trail
A mountain goat provided a meal for a female grizzly and a pair of cubs in Glacier National Park, but the proximity of the carcass to the Highline Trail has temporarily shut down the popular cliffside path near Logan Pass.
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Fire's growth forces evacuations
The fast-growing Copper King Fire east of Thompson Falls forced the evacuations of at least 20 structures early Monday morning, with additional residents on pre-evacuation notice.
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Retired park leader reflects on career
Phillip Iversen is no stranger to controversy, and the former Glacier National Park superintendent still remembers the full-page ad in the Hungry Horse News that simply read, “Iversen Must Go” after he proposed banning snowmobiles in the park.
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Initiative backer makes bid for court intervention
The lead sponsor of an anti-marijuana ballot initiative appeared in Flathead District Court on Friday to request that the measure be placed on the November ballot in Montana, alleging that Flathead County election officials lost thousands of petition signatures in support of Initiative 176.
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Beaver Creek Landscape project gets initial OK
The Flathead National Forest has released its draft decision notice for the proposed Beaver Creek Landscape Restoration Project in the Swan Lake Ranger District.
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Big winds could produce big waves on Flathead Lake
Those spending their Thursday boating on Flathead Lake or hiking in the mountains should prepare for potentially severe weather moving into Northwest Montana this evening.
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Sidewalks at last for Three Mile Drive
When construction workers across the “T” intersection from her home on Garland Street told her they were finally putting in a sidewalk along Three Mile Drive, Donetta Antonovich was ecstatic.
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Good season for hunters predicted
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is expecting a good year for big-game hunters in Northwest Montana, particularly those planning on bagging a white-tailed deer or an elk this season.
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Sun Road repair work starts: Expect delays
Even during the height of summer, the impacts of wintertime avalanches that plague Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road will be felt by motorists traveling the busy scenic thoroughfare for the remainder of the summer.
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Irrigators to appeal water-compact ruling
Following last month’s decision by a Lake County district judge that upheld most of the state-ratified water compact with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the group of irrigators challenging the water-rights agreement has decided to appeal to the Montana Supreme Court.
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DNA reveals older grizzly bear killed cyclist
The bear that fatally mauled Forest Service law enforcement officer Brad Treat on June 29 was a roughly 20-year-old male grizzly, according to state wildlife officials.
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Family recalls aftermath of boat fire
When a flash fire on a boat sent several of their family members to the hospital over the Fourth of July weekend, causing burns so extensive that their 10-year-old twin daughters required 17 days of treatment at a Seattle burn center, the Wagoners still found a way to be thankful.
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Bigfork man charged with sexual assault for allegedly touching girl
A Bigfork man has been charged with felony sexual assault after being accused of inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl in 2013.
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Glacier Park has busiest month ever
In case it wasn’t obvious to anyone who has visited Glacier National Park last month, July 2016 was far and away Glacier’s busiest month of all time, shattering the previous record set in July 2014.
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Kalispell City Council to review property
Kalispell City Council will tonight review an appraisal of a Forest Service property it is considering acquiring for public works, police and fire department equipment storage.
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Helena man charged for Glacier gun incident
A Helena man involved in a July armed standoff in Glacier National Park is scheduled to appear next week in federal magistrate court in West Glacier after he allegedly fired a gun into the air at a busy campground on Lake McDonald.
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11 people hurt when Lakeside deck collapses
Eleven adults suffered minor injuries when a deck collapsed at a Lakeside home Tuesday night.
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Water-plant foes fill school gym
Opposition to a proposed water bottling plant continues to grow in Creston, where about 300 people crowded into the school gymnasium Monday night to push back against a draft discharge permit for the facility.
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Salvage timber project scaled back
The Flathead National Forest on Monday announced it is opting for a smaller logging footprint in a salvage timber project slated for the area burned by the 2015 Trail Creek Fire.
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Kalispell City Council to consider new casino permit
Tonight, Kalispell City Council will consider a conditional use permit to allow the Tree Frog Tavern to house an accessory casino.
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Fatal crash slows Montana 35 traffic
A head-on collision east of Kalispell Monday afternoon left one man dead and another man injured after a Jeep reportedly crossed over the center line of Montana 35.
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Judge rules against compact provision
A Lake County judge on Monday sided with opponents of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water compact, finding that a provision in the controversial agreement granted the state a new legal immunity and should have required a two-thirds vote to pass the Montana Legislature.
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Waffle-loving grizzly bear killed
A food-conditioned female grizzly bear captured last week north of Loon Lake was killed by state wildlife officials after becoming conditioned to eating livestock and a variety of human food, including waffles.
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State signs deal for federal timber harvest
Following Weyerhaeuser’s devastating announcement that it would shutter two of its mills in Columbia Falls — a loss of 200 jobs in the economically embattled city of 5,000 — the decades-long decline of Western Montana’s timber industry is igniting a heated debate in the state’s gubernatorial race.
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Senator warns against isolationism
Speaking to dozens of local business leaders at the Applied Materials North Kalispell campus Monday morning, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., mixed optimism for Montana’s future as an up-and-coming hub for technology-driven trade with concern about an increase in “isolationist rhetoric” in national politics.
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Kalispell City Council to consider urban renewal plan update tonight
The Kalispell City Council will vote tonight on a proposed update to its urban renewal plan for South Kalispell.
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Water flowing again after massive blowout
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Water flowing again after massive blowout
Water is once more flowing to farms and ranches near Charlo following a washout that dried up ditches for three weeks and cut off irrigators during the middle of an otherwise productive year for crops.
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Kalispell airport users offer financial support
A decision on the fate of the Kalispell City Airport likely won’t come this year.
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Hikers rescued on Highline Trail
Two hikers were airlifted by emergency helicopters after suffering injuries on the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park in separate incidents over the weekend.
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Kalispell City Council to hold work session on city airport policy options
Three weeks ahead of its scheduled vote on whether to close the city airport, the Kalispell City Council will hold a work session tonight to discuss policy options for the contentious, municipally owned property.
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Glacier hits new high for June visitation
Halfway through 2016, Glacier National Park is on track for a third straight year of record visitation after 429,909 people filed through its gates in June — setting a single-month record.
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Popular Highline Trail opens in Glacier Park
Two of the first visitors to hike Glacier National Park’s popular Highline Trail this year took in some unexpected scenery Wednesday morning when a grizzly sow and her cub materialized from the alpine fog blanketing the area.
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Arson damage: 'hundreds of thousands' of dollars
The Smith Valley Fire Department is still cleaning up and assessing the total damage after an arsonist struck its Foy’s Lake fire hall last weekend, but Fire Chief D.C. Haas estimates the total loss is “hundreds of thousands” of dollars.
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Truck driver rescued from water
An Evergreen man was saved by the quick actions of a neighbor Monday afternoon after his truck rolled down a bank at the edge of a mobile-home park and pinned him underwater.
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Glacier Park head-on collision injures five
Two vehicles on Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road collided head-on Monday afternoon, injuring at least five people.
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Bear-trapping effort called off
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has ended efforts to trap the bear involved in a fatal mauling Wednesday a few miles south of West Glacier.
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Bear evades search efforts
The bear that attacked and killed a mountain biker Wednesday continued to evade state wildlife managers Friday after a third day scouring the area south of West Glacier.
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Park puts out Goat Haunt welcome mat
In the northernmost reaches of Glacier National Park lies Goat Haunt, a remote ranger station serving as the U.S. port of entry for travelers to the world’s first International Peace Park.
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Mauling story goes worldwide
Northwest Montana doesn’t typically make the morning news on the East Coast, but when reports that a bear had attacked and killed a mountain biker near Glacier National Park began circulating online Wednesday, the deluge of media requests began.
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Stranded family rescued after Middle Fork mishap
It was a team effort for emergency responders who airlifted a Kalispell family of five to safety Monday night after their raft capsized and left them stranded on a boulder in the Middle Fork of the Flathead River.
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Airport vote moved to Aug. 1
The Kalispell City Council vote on whether to close down the city-owned airport on the south side of town has been delayed until Aug. 1.
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Kalispell City Council takes up short-term rental rules
Short-term residential rentals will once again be up for discussion at tonight’s Kalispell City Council work session.
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Couple preserves piece of local ag heritage
Out past the hummingbirds and house finches lingering near the feeders on the porch, Clifford and Shirley Brenneman look east through their kitchen window at emerald green fields of grain rolling toward the wall of mountains rising from the valley floor.
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Driver dies in Hungry Horse crash
A Hungry Horse driver died Saturday of blunt force trauma after striking another vehicle from behind shortly after midnight on U.S. 2 in Hungry Horse.
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Apartment dwellers scramble to find lodging after fire
While apartment residents scramble to find places to live, the victim of a fatal fire Friday in Kalispell has been identified.
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Kalispell City Council to vote on budget
The Kalispell City Council will vote on whether to begin operating off of its preliminary 2017 budget at tonight’s meeting, in order to fund the city’s operations until it adopts a final budget on Aug. 15.
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Fourth suspect arrested in murder case
Three more Kalispell residents have been arrested in connection to the murder of Kalispell resident Wade Allen Rautio, with still more arrests expected as the case continues to unfold.
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Forest proposes salvage logging
The Flathead National Forest on Wednesday released its environmental assessment Wednesday for a proposed salvage logging project in a portion of the Spotted Bear Ranger District burned by last year’s 22,195-acre Trail Creek Fire.
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Timber firm to maintain public hunting access
Weyerhaeuser has agreed to continue allowing public hunting access on most of its private forest land for another year, leaving state officials hopeful the company will move toward a more comprehensive access agreement in the future.
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Tribes craft transfer legislation for Bison Range
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on Friday released a draft bill to transfer management of the National Bison Reserve near Moiese from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the tribes.
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Lawyer, energy expert Bruce Measure dies at 64
Bruce Measure, a Kalispell lawyer, former state legislator and longtime leader on local and regional energy policy, died Monday at age 64 following a battle with cancer.
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May visitors surge in Glacier Park
Lending credence to predictions that crowds will reach an all-time high this summer, Glacier National Park set a new May visitation record alongside a new rainfall record last month.
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Plane burns at Ferndale airstrip
An explosion rattled the area around the Ferndale Airfield Airport early Sunday morning, after a plane caught fire between a row of hangars west of the airstrip.
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Voters go to polls Tuesday for primary election
Montana’s primary election is Tuesday, when voters will decide party nominees at the federal, state and local levels.
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Permit application for shooting range withdrawn
The man who proposed a commercial shooting range near Echo Lake has withdrawn his application for a conditional use permit after a contentious hearing before the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee on Thursday.
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Permit application for shooting range withdrawn
The man who proposed a commercial shooting range near Echo Lake has withdrawn his application for a conditional use permit after a contentious hearing before the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee on Thursday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Permit application for shooting range withdrawn
The man who proposed a commercial shooting range near Echo Lake has withdrawn his application for a conditional use permit after a contentious hearing before the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
White-tailed deer numbers soaring
White-tailed deer are doing well in Northwest Montana — so much so that state wildlife managers believe the population could double within the next two to three years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Youth finds courage to be himself
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Panel opposes shooting-range plan
At a packed hearing Thursday night to consider a proposed shooting range near Echo Lake, the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee voted unanimously in opposition to the proposal after local residents criticized its potential safety, noise and environmental impacts.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Panel opposes shooting-range plan
At a packed hearing Thursday night to consider a proposed shooting range near Echo Lake, the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee voted unanimously in opposition to the proposal after local residents criticized its potential safety, noise and environmental impacts.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Panel opposes shooting-range plan
At a packed hearing Thursday night to consider a proposed shooting range near Echo Lake, the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee voted unanimously in opposition to the proposal after local residents criticized its potential safety, noise and environmental impacts.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Water compact bill introduced in Congress
The water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will begin its path to federal ratification with a $2.3 billion price tag, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
High water closes three roads
Heavy rain caused localized flooding and road closures in the North Fork and Hungry Horse areas on Monday, along with Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Teacher willing to listen to both sides
During her first foray into legislative campaigning, Republican Jean Barragan hopes to draw on her strengths as an “open book” willing to hear both sides of the issues and as a longtime Lakeside resident with deep ties to House District 11.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Former legislator touts experience
Seeking to return to the Legislature after a prior two-year stint, Montana House District 11 candidate Derek Skees touts his familiarity with the legislative process and his outspoken conservative convictions as evidence that he would be an effective Republican legislator if elected.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Water-plant objections validated
Opponents of a proposed water bottling plant in Creston got some good news recently after the state validated dozens of formal objections to a preliminary water rights permit granted in January.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Draft motorboat restrictions get initial OK
Rivers and streams across Montana could have increased restrictions for motorized watercraft under an initiative given preliminary approval by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
City wins skateboarding lawsuit
The city of Columbia Falls is not responsible for the 2008 skateboarding death of Casey Kent, a Flathead District Court jury decided Monday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
City wins skateboarding lawsuit
The city of Columbia Falls is not responsible for the 2008 skateboarding death of Casey Kent, a Flathead District Court jury decided Monday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Disease hits Rogers Lake grayling
Anglers looking for trophy-sized grayling might want to rethink heading to Rogers Lake for the time being, since state wildlife officials are investigating a disease outbreak affecting the popular fishery southwest of Kila.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Primary ballots to be mailed this week
Absentee ballots for the June 7 primary election will be mailed out Friday and late voter registration begins today in Flathead County.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Jury sides with Columbia Falls in civil case
The city of Columbia Falls is not responsible for the 2008 skateboarding death of Casey Kent, a Flathead District Court jury decided Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Local campaign spending ramps up for primary
Those political signs and mailers appearing across Northwest Montana aren’t free, and the first round of campaign finance reports shows tens of thousands of dollars have already been spent in 2016 legislative contests.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Planting trees to save riverbanks
One cottonwood sapling at a time, a local conservation program is slowly stemming the tide of erosion along the Flathead River’s ever-changing course through the lower Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Widow alleges C. Falls at fault for 2008 death
Monday kicked off a seven-day jury trial in Kalispell to determine whether the city of Columbia Falls is liable in the 2008 death of Casey Kent, who died from head injuries after a skateboarding accident in the Cedar Pointe Estates subdivision.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Youths learn wilderness skills
Last Saturday, 15 young equestrians showed off their newfound backcountry packing skills, practicing the timeless techniques required to guide stock animals deep into the wilderness.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Forest to close down Swan Valley roads
The Flathead National Forest has finalized a plan to restore two watersheds in the Swan Valley to improve bull trout habitat.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
State board still working on dairy fees
Still without a plan to fund its dairy inspection program, the Montana Board of Livestock will hold a work session Friday in Helena to discuss how to keep the program afloat until a long-term fix can be established during the next legislative session.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Ten Lakes travel plan open for comments
The Kootenai National Forest is accepting public comments on its proposed Ten Lakes Travel Management Project, which would guide motorized recreation rules in and around the Ten Lakes Wilderness Study Area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Conservation fund closer to permanent status
The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which has provided more than half a billion dollars in federal funding to Montana during the past 50 years, would be permanently reauthorized under a sweeping energy reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Ten Lakes travel plan open for comments
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Firm challenges mining approval
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
One dead in Montana 35 crash
A man is dead after a logging truck and a pickup truck collided on Montana 35 Thursday afternoon south of Creston.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Film helps emphasize fraud prevention
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
At 15, girl has keen interest in politics
Her first foray onto the campaign trail may have been a brief one, but 15-year-old Republican Laura Hartland says the experience running for Montana House District 10 this year was a valuable one.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Early wildfire a surprise to veteran ranger
Forest fuels east of the Continental Divide are already drier than a typical August and are driving the rapid growth of a 1,000-acre wildfire in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Grizzly deaths decline in 2015
On the heels of the federal government’s proposal to delist the grizzly bear population in the Yellowstone National Park area, this year’s annual report on Glacier National Park and the surrounding region shows the population continuing to hit its recovery targets.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Hiker-biker season begins in Glacier
With sunny skies and warm weather in the forecast, Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road is open to hikers and bikers as far as the popular Avalanche Creek trailhead.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Invasive mussels found on two boats
Just two days after the region’s third check station for boats opened in Pablo, state wildlife officials on Friday found a pair of boats containing an invasive species of mussels headed north along U.S. 93.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
County commissioners reject bridge changes
Flathead County commissioners on Monday unanimously rejected a request for several changes to the controversial bridge connecting Dockstader Island to the North Shore of Flathead Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Blacktail wraps up snow season
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area has closed for the season and Whitefish Mountain Resort will be open one more week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Apprentice packing program passes torch to the next generation
Frank Vitale was deep in the backcountry along with a pair of fellow wilderness packers last summer when the campfire talk turned to the future of their profession.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Injunction blocks state from enforcing exclusion of religious schools from tax credit
A Flathead District Court judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the Montana Department of Revenue from enforcing a rule that would have excluded religious schools from a program providing tax credits for donations to private school scholarships.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Avalanche danger 'considerable' this weekend
With warmer temperatures forecast through the weekend, the Flathead Avalanche Center issued a “considerable” avalanche danger warning for elevations above 5,000 feet Friday morning.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Avalanche danger 'considerable' this weekend
With warmer temperatures forecast through the weekend, the Flathead Avalanche Center issued a “considerable” avalanche danger warning for elevations above 5,000 feet Friday morning.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Employee housing plan moves forward
Glacier National Park announced Thursday it is moving forward with a plan to develop new employee housing in Many Glacier and East Glacier.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Hatchery objects to Creston bottling plant
In a formal objection filed earlier this month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service challenged the Montana Department of Natural Resources’ determination that a proposed water bottling plant in Creston would not adversely affect the nearby fish hatchery.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Hatchery objects to Creston bottling plant
In a formal objection filed earlier this month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service challenged the Montana Department of Natural Resources’ determination that a proposed water bottling plant in Creston would not adversely affect the nearby fish hatchery.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Hatchery objects to Creston bottling plant
In a formal objection filed earlier this month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service challenged the Montana Department of Natural Resources’ determination that a proposed water bottling plant in Creston would not adversely affect the nearby fish hatchery.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
New watercraft checkpoint opens in Pablo
With funding now in place, a third checkpoint to inspect watercraft for aquatic invasive species will open in Pablo today.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Store pays $55,000 to settle for 2007 gas leak
The owner of Michael’s Convenience Store at U.S. 2 and Meridian Road in Kalispell has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $55,000 for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act in 2007.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
In-depth presentations to examine Deep Aquifer
A pair of presentations this week will provide locals with a deep look into the massive aquifer underlying the Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Tester still wants Superfund cleanup
During a tour of the shuttered Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. on Thursday, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he still hopes to see the site designated under the federal Superfund program and expressed skepticism about parent company Glencore’s resolve to fully remediate the property.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Four local candidates disqualified
Four candidates for state House seats in the Flathead Valley have been disqualified from the 2016 election after failing to file campaign finance reports with the Commissioner of Political Practices office by the March 14 deadline.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Handkerchief Lake in line for fish treatment this fall
This fall, Handkerchief Lake is slated to become a genetic reserve for two imperiled fish native to Montana — westslope cutthroat trout and the only remaining Arctic grayling indigenous to the lower 48.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Gianforte makes his case for state's top office
In a campaign marked by small-government rhetoric and frequent tours across the Treasure State, Republican Greg Gianforte has continued pushing for regulatory reform as he works to unseat Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell OKs new core area zoning
A new zoning designation targeted toward developing Kalispell’s core area into a pedestrian-friendly urban district is now officially on the books.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Angry birds locked in combat
Shortly after dawn on March 8, a Polson-area homeowner glanced out his window and noticed a group of crows pecking at what appeared to be a pair of dead bald eagles in his yard.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Slash fire threatens fuel tanks
Firefighters responded to Schlegel Enterprises north of Somers Thursday afternoon after a slash fire burned out of control and set a small fuel tank ablaze.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trophy room a testament to adventurous life
Whether it’s a herd of caribou in Alaska, a grizzly in British Columbia or a polar bear in the Arctic Circle, retired outfitter Gene Lee has hunted just about every game animal there is in North America.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Montana election races finalized for primary
Monday marked the end of Montana’s candidate filing period, with many Democratic candidates for legislative districts in the state’s Northwest corner signing up during the final week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Protest period extended for Creston water permit
The protest period for a preliminary water rights permit issued to the Montana Artesian Water Co. has been extended by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
North Fork Road work gets broad support
A $1.6 million federal grant proposal to improve the North Fork Road from Polebridge to the Canadian border will likely be submitted by April 4, Flathead National Forest officials said Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Farmer explains water-bottling plans
While many Creston residents were surprised to hear about a proposed bottled water plant in the area, the man behind the plant says he was also surprised by the local response.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Annual benefit races start March 19
The 17th Annual Nate Chute Banked Slalom and Boardercross kicks off March 19 at Whitefish Mountain Resort.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Chute Foundation works to help at-risk youths
For most parents, coping with the suicide of a son or daughter would be unthinkable.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Questions raised about bottling plant
As news trickled out that a water bottling plant was in the works next to Egan Slough, a flurry of emails and phone calls started creating a stir in and around the farming community of Creston.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Snowpack levels better than last year
High-elevation snowpack levels and streamflow forecasts for Northwest Montana are looking good this year, especially compared with declining numbers by this time last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Creston farmer plans bottling plant
On one of the sprawling farms along the Flathead River’s Egan Slough, the Montana Artesian Water Co. is quietly working to open a plant that could bottle as much as 191.6 million gallons of groundwater per year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Bears begin to awaken
The bears aren’t out in numbers yet, but wildlife managers have started encountering tracks and reports of grizzlies roaming around the mountains of Northwest Montana, including Glacier National Park.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Two legislative districts have GOP contests
With 10 days to go before the filing deadline for state legislative office, a pair of Republican primary contests have emerged in Northwest Montana while most area districts have yet to attract Democratic contenders.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
MountainFilm tour stops in Whitefish
On March 10, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation will bring the MountainFilm on Tour to Whitefish for the 10th straight year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mild February much warmer than normal
It hasn’t been a record-breaker, but February 2016 averaged more than 6 degrees above normal, displaced winter sporting events and left little remaining snowcover in Western Montana’s low elevations.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Leader has seen big changes in Glacier
Glacier National Park’s Sperry and Granite chalets have stood for more than a century, and for much of that time, Lanny Luding has been as much a part of them as the fantastic vistas they overlook.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
New land easement proposed near Whitefish
Even as local leaders and state resource managers celebrated the recent completion of the Haskill Basin conservation easement east of Whitefish Lake, a plan to protect more than 15,000 acres of private land northwest of the lake is already in the works.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Governor lauds Haskill easement success
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock visited the F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. headquarters Thursday to congratulate the company and its partners on the freshly inked Haskill Basin conservation easement.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Whitefish State Park to improve bicycle camping spots
The bicycle camping areas at Whitefish Lake and Wayfarers state parks are getting upgrades, Montana State Parks announced Tuesday.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Dam project could cost $200 million
Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are conducting an environmental assessment on an estimated $200 million in upgrades to Hungry Horse Dam expected to take nearly a decade.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
State to improve bicycle camping spots
The bicycle camping areas at Whitefish Lake and Wayfarers state parks are getting upgrades, Montana State Parks announced Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Filmmakers fined $5,950 for bull trout violations
The owners of a Missoula-based film company were recently issued 38 state and 11 federal citations for violating bull trout regulations and filming illegally in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Filmmakers fined $5,950 for bull trout violations
The owners of a Missoula-based film company were recently issued 38 state and 11 federal citations for violating bull trout regulations and filming illegally in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Film company disputes fishing citations
Missoula film company Montana Wild acknowledged responsibility for 49 citations related to bull trout fishing and filming permits, but claimed Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks misrepresented a portion of the violations.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Resource firm chips away at plant demolition
If all goes according to plan, the ongoing demolition and recycling of most of the buildings at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. could finish by the end of 2017.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Weyerhaueser-Plum Creek merger completed
Weyerhaeuser Co. on Friday announced the completion of its merger with Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc., formally creating the largest timber company in the country.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Film company fined for wilderness violations
The owners of a Missoula-based film company were issued 38 state and 11 federal citations for violating bull trout regulations and filming illegally in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
GOP primary race develops for state Senate seat
Citing his private sector experience and a home-turf advantage in state Senate District 3, Whitefish businessman Don “K” Kaltschmidt is challenging current House Majority Leader Rep. Keith Regier for the Republican nomination.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Book compiles funny outdoor essays
While there’s no shortage of Montana novels documenting the rugged bravado of their authors, one outdoors writer decided to focus on the less glamorous side of hunting and fishing in his recently published book.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Historic deal finalized that protects Whitefish watershed
This week will be one of celebration for many Whitefish leaders and residents after the city finalized a deal Tuesday that will safeguard more than 3,000 acres of land providing the bulk of the Whitefish water supply.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Plant cleanup still a matter of debate
U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke brought along members of the local media for a tour of Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. on Tuesday, using the opportunity to reiterate his opposition to the shuttered plant’s listing as a federal Superfund site.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Science proves walleyes introduced into Swan Lake
Two walleyes caught in Swan Lake by state wildlife officials last year were introduced into the lake, according to a recently completed scientific analysis of the fish.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Slide risk rises while lake ice melts
The Flathead Avalanche Center on Monday issued a “high” avalanche danger for elevations above 6,000 feet, meaning both natural and human-caused slides are likely.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Agency sues over 2007 gasoline leak
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 9 sued Michael’s Convenience Stores Inc., seeking damages for an alleged 10,000 gallons of gasoline that leaked from a Kalispell gas station in 2007.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Captured bear cub heads to Helena
A 20-pound black bear cub is headed to a state rehabilitation facility in Helena after Montana wildlife officials captured it in the Yaak on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Coal closures would impact Northwest Montana
Northwest Montana could see dramatic impacts from the Clean Power Plan if a challenge to the federal pollution regulations ultimately fails, University of Montana economics professor Patrick Barkey said on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Wildlife officials try to trap bear cub
State wildlife officials are trying to capture an orphaned black bear cub in the Yaak after it was lured to a house.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Darrow land to be preserved
Nearly a year after his death at age 90, George Darrow’s legacy as a leading conservationist in the Flathead Valley continues to grow.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Northwest power plan approved
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council on Wednesday approved a new power plan for four Northwest states, focusing on improved energy efficiency to meet projected increases in demand.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Park visitation up in January
Following two consecutive years of record-breaking visitation, Glacier National Park could be off to another strong start this year, with a record 15,674 visitors passing its snow-covered gates in January.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Lawsuit seeks tougher protections for grizzlies
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to upgrade federal protections for grizzly bears in the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Agency may transfer Bison Range to tribes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has begun negotiating a possible transfer of the National Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New map details Flathead Lake
Fans of Flathead Lake can now purchase a snazzy new map of the West’s largest natural freshwater body, courtesy the University of Montana biological station.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Park maintenance backlog still growing
Once again, Going-to-the-Sun Road tops the list for Glacier National Park’s deferred maintenance backlog — now sitting at $179.8 million, according to a report released Friday by the National Park Service.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
January storms boost local snowpack levels
The Flathead River Basin was the only drainage in Montana to see an improvement in high-elevation snow during January, according to numbers released this week by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Opposition halts higher dairy fees for now
The Montana Board of Livestock’s vice chairman says that a contentious proposal to increase fees for dairy inspections is dead, but he offered little indication how the state ultimately will close the program’s budget shortfall.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Archery changes proposed near Kalispell
Proposed changes to hunting regulations near Kalispell now include designating the Owen Sowerwine Natural Area as archery-only for big game and an extended antlerless white-tailed deer archery hunt in most of Hunting District 170.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Dairy industry faces higher inspection fees
Montana dairy producers say their industry will suffer under the Montana Department of Livestock’s proposed increase on inspection fees.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Libby officials challenge election ruling
Libby Mayor Doug Roll and five current and former members of the Libby City Council are challenging a 2015 decision by Montana’s chief campaign regulator that found they violated campaign practice law during the city’s 2013 mayoral election.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Beware: The ice may be melting
Winter anglers should take heed of the recent warm weather before embarking on ice fishing trips on local lakes and ponds.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Grants to help Glacier trails
Two priority projects for Glacier National Park will get a total of $150,000 from the National Park Service to fund improvements at the popular Swiftcurrent Lake and Avalanche Lake trails.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Blacktail Trail project takes major step forward
The leader of the ambitious Foy’s to Blacktail Trails project says the trail system, more than a decade in the making, has taken an important step toward completion.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
North Fork traffic may worsen next year
While a long-term solution remains elusive, residents and community leaders in and around the North Fork agree that traffic along the dusty, washboard-prone road is likely to get a lot worse next year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Forest proposes post-fire salvage logging
The Flathead National Forest is proposing a salvage timber sale within the more than 20,000 acres that burned in the Trail Creek Fire last summer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
ALERT trains for snow duty
For someone buried in an avalanche, the chance of survival can start dropping below 50 percent after the first half hour.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Avalanche victim an expert snowmobiler
Expert snowmobiler Geoffrey Richard Caldbeck died of suffocation after being buried by an avalanche Saturday in the Swede Creek area near Olney.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Passion for forest management
When it came time to recognize someone for the 2015 Field Forester Award, the Society of American Foresters’ local chairman, Brad French, didn’t have to look far for the perfect candidate.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Drought designation lingers for Flathead
Defying a cover of wet snow and slush, Northwest Montana is still in the midst of its worst drought in more than a decade.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Receptive local crowd greets candidate
Greg Gianforte wrapped up the first day of his eight-city tour at Thompson Precision near Kalispell on Wednesday, announcing his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to a crowd of nearly 50 local Republican leaders, business leaders and other supporters.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Glacier chalets a hot ticket
As thousands of prospective vacationers found out last week, nabbing a room at one of Glacier National Park’s rustic backcountry chalets isn’t a walk in the park.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Transformer fire cuts power in Libby, Troy
More than 3,000 electricity customers in the Libby and Troy area lost power on Tuesday after a transformer at the Troy substation caught fire.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Alvord Lake land deal completed
Unfettered recreation access will continue at a popular lake near Troy after conservation organizations and the local community wrapped up a $1.5 million effort to purchase a lakeshore property late last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Judge wants more study on Condon project
Logging won’t happen anytime soon on the Flathead National Forest’s Glacier Loon project after a federal district judge denied the agency’s request to lift an injunction on the 37,320-acre project west of Condon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Election ruling goes against Senate candidate
Montana’s campaign regulator on Friday ruled against a one-time primary candidate in the Flathead Valley, along with a suite of groups and individuals he says violated state campaign laws during the 2012 Republican primary race.
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State panel OKs land purchase on North Shore
A 77-acre addition to the North Shore Wildlife Management Area along Flathead Lake will face a final vote before the Montana Land Board next week after the state Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the $489,000 purchase on Thursday.
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Tribes want water-rights deadline extended
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are asking the Montana Legislature to extend the deadline for preliminary water rights decrees that could conflict with the tribal water compact ratified by the state last year.
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Forest project would cover 34,962 acres
Flathead National Forest will hold a public meeting Thursday to accept comments and answer questions on the proposed Beaver Creek Landscape Restoration Project south of Condon.
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Hunters gather in Kalispell
Game damage took center stage Saturday at the biennial Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks public meeting on hunting regulations, with increased opportunities for deer, elk and turkey harvest getting support from hunters.
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Swan Valley conservation groups merge
Northwest Montana has a new conservation organization after two longtime nonprofits in the Swan Valley announced a merger to kick off the new year.
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'Mr. Obama is our top gun salesman'
The Sports Connection Gun Show at the Flathead County Fairgrounds started off quietly on Friday.
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Glacier caps record year with 2,366,056 visitors
Glacier National Park welcomed 2,366,056 visitors in 2015, breaking its all-time attendance record for the second year in a row.
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Hunters get chance to sound off Saturday
An elk shoulder season, either-sex deer hunting and an expanded turkey hunt will be up for discussion Saturday during Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ public meeting on proposed hunting regulations for 2016 and 2017.
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Groups want federal agency to monitor wolves
Five conservation groups on Tuesday asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to extend its oversight of wolves in Montana and Idaho that is set to expire in May.
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Local gun show expects big turnout
President Barack Obama’s new measures aimed to limit gun violence by restricting certain types of firearm sales likely won’t have much impact on a gun show this weekend in Kalispell — other than perhaps boosting sales.
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Researchers track moose decline
If you went hunting last year, the people at the check station who asked if you had seen any moose weren’t just making conversation.
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Unflagging determination for street vendor
Al Wellenstein is the guy selling $1 American flags at the intersection behind the Home Depot store in Kalispell.
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YEAR OF FLAMES, Part 2: Hectic year for fire crews
While state and federal employees had their hands full this summer with 2015’s historic wildfire season, local fire departments in Flathead County stayed busy throughout the year as they scrambled to structure fires at dozens of homes and businesses.
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YEAR OF FLAMES, Part 1: An intense, 'epic' fire season
In Northwest Montana and the Rocky Mountain Front, more than 529 reported wildfires scorched 219,000 acres this summer and early fall, with a fire suppression price tag in excess of $45 million.
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Hot weather, rainless summer: a timeline of fire season
June 27: During an ongoing heat spell, the temperature in Kalispell hits 97 degrees, marking the hottest June day on record. The Glacier Rim Fire breaks out in the North Fork.
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Early hunt studied for Eureka elk
Hunters in Northwest Montana could get an early crack at an elk next summer: State wildlife officials are considering a shoulder season for a troublesome herd of elk in the Eureka area.
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Glacier plans east-side housing for workers
Glacier National Park has released a proposal to develop new employee housing at two locations on the east side of the park, replacing 10 dilapidated trailers in St. Mary.
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Avian census reflects climate change
Rare visitors to Montana, a pair of Pacific loons bobbed along in the gentle swells of Flathead Lake on a chilly morning Dec. 19.
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Permits needed on groomed trails
Those heading out on a snowmobile or fat bike on groomed trails this winter need to purchase permits to access trails on public lands.
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Bureau studies dam upgrades
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is considering upgrades to the Hungry Horse Power Plant, including replacements and repairs to components within Hungry Horse Dam that are operating beyond their intended service life.
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The man behind the 1968 Charger
When he dropped out of Michigan State’s fine arts program just days into a fresh semester, Richard Sias never expected that just a few years later, he would be designing one of the most iconic cars to emerge from the 1960s.
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Stillwater parents sue over tax-credit rule
Three mothers of children attending Stillwater Christian School are challenging the Montana Department of Revenue’s exclusion of religious schools from a program that will provide scholarships to students attending private schools.
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Lincoln County floodwaters recede
A state of emergency remains in place in Lincoln County following flooding throughout Libby and Troy Wednesday, but waters had receded to safe levels by Thursday morning, according to county officials.
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'Mandatory kill' for walleyes approved
The Montana Wildlife Commission on Thursday approved a “mandatory kill” fishing rule for walleyes in Swan Lake.
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Lincoln County declares state of emergency
Two days of rain and melting snow caused widespread flooding near Libby and Troy Wednesday, prompting Libby and Lincoln County officials to declare a state of emergency.
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Crowd hears pastor denounce Islam
The Flathead Valley may be more than 200 miles from the nearest mosque, but more than 250 people gathered in Kalispell last week to hear a controversial pastor from Spokane present a nearly three-hour denunciation of Islam.
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Warmth, rains lead to flood watch
With up to six inches of high-elevation rain in the forecast, the National Weather Service on Monday issued a flood watch for portions of Northwest Montana through Wednesday afternoon.
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'Mandatory kill' proposed for Swan Lake walleyes
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing a “mandatory kill” regulation for walleyes in Swan Lake after two of the invasive fish were found to have been illegally introduced into the popular fishery.
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SKI SEASON: Resort has limited opening Saturday
Whitefish Mountain Resort opens Saturday at 9 a.m., although meager early season snowfall will keep some of the ski runs closed for the time being.
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Area grizzly population continues to grow
State and federal wildlife officials believe the largest population of grizzlies in the lower 48 states is continuing to make strides as they move toward a possible delisting of the great bear in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.
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Local veteran fixes up fishing poles
Few people exemplify the old adage about teaching a man to fish like Alan Erickson.
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Hunter numbers highest in 4 years
The 2015 big game general season wrapped up Sunday, and preliminary results from check stations in Northwest Montana show both hunter participation and animals taken have increased compared with recent years.
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Salvage logging proposal underway on Kootenai
The Kootenai National Forest is finalizing a proposal for salvage logging on 92 acres of forest land that burned during last summer’s wildfires.
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Stream flows affect bull trout spawning sites
Bull trout populations appear mostly stable in Northwest Montana, although Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ annual inventory of spawning sites showed an overall drop from its 10-year average.
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Plum Creek land access an open question
As the general rifle season wraps up this weekend in Northwest Montana, it could be the last time deer and elk hunters get free access to nearly 600,000 acres of private land in the region.
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Bluetongue runs its course with small loss in deer population
With temperatures finally dropping, Montana’s short-lived bout with a deer-killing virus escaped the severity of states to the west.
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Groups sue over Kootenai Forest Plan
Several organizations that advocate for motorized recreational access in Northwest Montana have filed suit in U.S. District Court against the Kootenai National Forest, alleging its 2015 forest plan revision erred in prohibiting motorized access from certain areas.
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Hunting season heads into final days
Hunters who have yet to fill their freezers still have a few days left before the general season for deer, elk and most other big game in the state wraps up Sunday.
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Man may go free after 17 years in prison
After his 1998 murder conviction was overturned last week, Richard Raugust could finally go free following a bond hearing scheduled Dec. 4.
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Hunting harvest good heading into final week
With the final week of the general hunting season underway, deer harvest remains strong in Northwest Montana, according to check station data from Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
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Agency upholds tribal dam acquisition
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied a request for a new hearing on Energy Keepers Inc.’s acquisition of the recently renamed Seli’s? Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam.
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U.S. plans to cancel Badger-Two Medicine lease
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday announced it intends to cancel a controversial oil and gas drilling lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area east of Glacier National Park.
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Storm to bring cold, wind, snow
The Flathead Valley is expected to receive a winter storm Tuesday as an arctic front from Alberta brings plummeting temperatures, high winds and an inch or two of snow beginning between 8 and 11 a.m.
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State drafts plan for Swan Lake walleyes
In the coming weeks, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will propose a management plan for walleyes in Swan Lake after two of the non-native fish were discovered to have been illegally introduced into the popular sport fishery.
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Power still out for many
After powerful winds ripped through the region Tuesday night, thousands of homes and businesses in Northwest Montana remained without power on Thursday, with some outages expected to continue through today.
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Veterans find peace with fly fishing
When Randall Vallee leaves his house and heads into town, he’s anxious. He doesn’t feel safe. He doesn’t know what’s going to happen, and he feels like he’s trying to be somebody he’s not.
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Whitefish engineer reflects on search for missing Malaysian jet
When Jay Larsen got the call last year to head across the globe to join the search for the missing Malaysian MH370 passenger flight, it was a major break for a struggling small business owner.
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'Anything's possible,' says Constitution Party leader
A candidate for the Constitution Party’s presidential nomination came home to Montana last week, bringing a message of limited government and Christian values to the Flathead Valley, where his parents reside.
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Bike group wants defined access
A public hearing Monday on the proposed Haskill Basin and Trumbull Creek easements north of Whitefish brought praise from residents, along with some concerns that the agreement’s language could present unintended consequences down the road.
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Bequest may help youth fishing effort
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks “Hooked on Fishing” program in Northwest Montana may soon get a boost from a late Kalispell outdoorsman.
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'Wounded everywhere' from Iwo Jima
On Feb. 23, 1945, six American combatants raised the American flag on Iwo Jima, signifying the capture of the island’s single mountain, Mount Suribachi.
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Talk focuses on light and darkness
Thanks a lot, Thomas Edison.
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Agency seeks to expand wildlife area
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing to purchase 76.7 acres of farmland and wetlands on the north shore of Flathead Lake about 4.5 miles east of the community of Somers.
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Man's beloved pet lynx dies at age 22
This Christmas won’t be quite the same for Kevin Moore.
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Dam switch = $1 million tax loss
Lake County officials are grappling with the loss of nearly $1 million a year in tax revenue after the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announced Friday they would not provide payments to make up for the removal of Salish Kootenai Dam (formerly Kerr Dam) from the local tax base.
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Landowners seek long-term fix for erosion
Rusby Seabaugh stands at the edge of his property near Lower Valley Road on a warm August morning, peering down from the bank to the slow-moving bend along the lower Flathead River.
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Red flag warning in effect in Glacier Park fire area
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Superfund listing proposed for aluminum plant
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. has officially begun its journey toward possible designation as a Superfund cleanup site.
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Donations sought for burned dog's care
From the ashes of a house fire Sunday night in Olney, a community is raising the prospect of hope for the homeowner’s dog, whose future is uncertain after it was severely injured in the flames.
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Avalanche danger high; slide halts U.S. 2 traffic
An avalanche on the southern edge of Glacier National Park dumped nearly 3 feet of snow onto U.S. 2 early Tuesday morning, putting a temporary halt to both lanes of traffic 10 miles west of Essex.
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