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Government

Whitefish Council Approves 73-Unit Subdivision

The council’s vote ran counter to the recommendation of the city’s community development board, which voted against the project in March despite city staff recommending conditional approval

Environment

Whitefish Lake Cleanup Plan Remains Murky as Regulators Untangle Jurisdictional Snarls

Local, state and federal agencies are puzzling out an environmental remediation plan after contractors triggered a landslide while blasting out the foundation for a home above Beaver Bay. With the plan weeks away from approval, Whitefish officials are calling on county leaders to revisit an interlocal agreement they say would streamline the response.

Politics

Sheehy Takes Aim at Democratic Establishment, Tester During Kalispell Rally

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy was joined by former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard during a campaign event on Thursday. Ahead of a competitive election against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, Sheehy admonished the senator for his voting record and painted a picture of an America in peril.

Local

Lakeside Teenager Dies in Motorcycle Crash

A 16-year-old Lakeside motorcyclist on June 12 collided with an SUV on U.S. Highway 93 in Lakeside, killing the teenager and injuring an 81-year-old Somers man

Politics

Abortion Rights Advocates Report Intimidation During Signature Collection Effort  

Signature gatherers working to secure a constitutional right to abortion in Montana say they have been followed, filmed and intimidated while collecting signatures in the Flathead Valley. During a Tuesday altercation in Whitefish, organizers of the city’s farmers market, signature gatherers and anti-abortion observers sparred over observers’ rights to film and follow petition organizers.