Council approves $50,000 study to determine the plant’s available capacity and whether its rated capacity should be revised

Trustees unanimously approve a three-and-a-half-year contract that includes a $30,000 retention incentive, days after unions voted no confidence in the HR director

Braves and Griz alum Dylan McFarland will be inducted into the Legends Wall of Fame during the crosstown clash between the Wolfpack and Braves football squads on Thursday night

The Bulldogs came out victorious on Saturday at the Marias Valley Golf and Country Club in Shelby to secure the team's first state championship since 2015.

Twelve income-restricted apartments are expected in the first phase of Alpine 93/40 — a new development complex being built just south of Whitefish near the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Montana Highway 40.

Local educators can sign up to take part in a free field trip experience to McClaren Hall for fourth and fifth grade students, who will learn from Brian Skerry — an award-winning photojournalist and film producer who has explored Earth’s oceans for four decades.

The action begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1 with Locals Night, where Flathead residents age 21 and over will get into the festivities at Depot Park in downtown Whitefish for free.

Enforcement under the 90-day measure will focus on garbage and food attractants, with education the city's first priority.

The council chose not to ban 60-foot downtown buildings outright ahead of the state law's Oct. 1 effective date, instead directing staff to look for ways to limit their impact through zoning.

The city removed one of its three city wells from service after recent regulatory laboratory testing detected perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at nearly double the Environmental Protection Agency’s Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)

Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin toured the superfund site on Thursday as Ruis Construction vehicles continued early work on the 421-unit residential development, Teakettle Heights

Tim Torgerson will perform alongside nine other finalists as part of the Whitefish Songwriter Festival’s first-ever “It’s All About the Song” Songwriting Contest on Sept. 18 at the O’Shaughnessy Center

The historic program will celebrate its legacy, which includes six state titles, with a reunion open to former players, coaches, managers and fans at the Bulldogs’ game against Ronan on Thursday, Sept. 17.

The city’s total taxable valuation has doubled since FY 21, jumping from $8.3 million to $16.6 million in Tax Year 2026.

City councilors in a work session Tuesday gave city staff the OK to continue work with the property owner of land west of Big Mountain Road to apply for a federal grant for a roundabout at its intersection with East Lakeshore Drive.