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Lake County enters stage 1 fire restrictions
KALISPELL — Lake County is entering stage 1 fire restrictions, effective Friday.
CSKT Tribal Council elects McDonald as chairman
McDonald recently was elected to Tribal Council to serve in one of two new at-large positions.
Fyant, Gillin voted out of CSKT Tribal Council
Members went to the polls with five seats on the ballot.
Montana's first Omicron variant cases of COVID-19 confirmed
Montana is the 46th state with a confirmed COVID-19 case caused by the Omicron variant.
Charlo woman dies after vehicle strikes moose
Crash happened Friday night on U.S. Highway 2 near Libby.
Three new mayors elected in Lake County; road levy passes
Ronan race for Ward 1 Council seat is a dead heat as of Tuesday night.
Ronan woman killed, boy injured in Lake County crash
Two people were killed in separate crashes Tuesday in Northwest Montana.
Ronan man killed in US 93 crash near St. Ignatius
A Ronan man is dead and two others were injured after a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on U.S. 93 near St. Ignatius.
Polson police investigating toddler's death
The 1-year-old died at a Spokane hospital.
Arlee’s Stockton named Teacher of the Year
Longtime Arlee High School science teacher Bill Stockton has been selected as Montana’s Teacher of the Year.
Hospital: counterfeit oxycodone causing overdoses
Local health officials are warning the public of an influx of counterfeit opioid tablets arriving recently in the area from Missoula and Spokane.
Interior Secretary Haaland signs CSKT water compact
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally executed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact.
Community mourns abrupt loss of Amanda Farley
Amanda Lynn Farley graduated from Polson High School in 2019.
St. Ignatius woman dies in Ravalli County crash
A 30-year-old St. Ignatius woman died and four others in the vehicle were taken to area hospitals.
Polson man dies in I-90 crash near Drummond
The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. on I-90 by Gold Creek.
Highway 35 opens to local traffic with restrictions; expect delays
The speed limit is reduced to 35 mph from mile markers 6 to 13 for public and firefighter safety.