Podcast: Growth and Uncertainty

06:11 am MDT | Kalispell Regional Healthcare is continuing to expand despite the surging pandemic, plus the biggest stories from the last week

Kalispell Regional Healthcare is continuing to expand despite the surging pandemic, plus the biggest stories from the last week

By Andy Viano // Aug 5, 2020 // 2:43AM

Growth and Uncertainty

Kalispell Regional Healthcare is expanding across the Hi-Line while serving as the medical centerpiece for a large region amid a pandemic and preparing for the unsettling potential of fall flu season intersecting with a spike in COVID-19

By Myers Reece // Aug 5, 2020

Wildfire Closes Public Access to Bird Island

Officials are not actively suppressing the fire due to safety concerns

By Maggie Dresser // Aug 4, 2020

‘A Conservationist’s Dream’ Come True

Crafted to fully fund LWCF and fix deferred maintenance at national parks, President Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act into law

By Tristan Scott // Aug 4, 2020

Kalispell City Council Meeting to Continue Aug. 4

The meeting will be online-only after dozens of unmasked community members entered council chambers at last night's scheduled meeting

By Maggie Dresser // Aug 4, 2020

Fish Poisoning Planned for Southwest Montana Creek, Lakes

State wildlife officials plan to use rotenone to kill invasive fish and restore population with native trout

By ASSOCIATED PRESS // Aug 4, 2020

Grizzly Bear Killed by Wildlife Officials After Killing Cow

Death marks second removal of a food-habituated bear this year in the area near Yellowstone

By ASSOCIATED PRESS // Aug 4, 2020

Glacier Twins Win District Championship

Whitefish-based American Legion team goes undefeated, advances to state tournament

By Micah Drew // Aug 4, 2020

Billings Shuts City Hall, Library After Employees Infected

City hall was scheduled to re-open to the public Thursday following cleaning work and then operate two days a week

By Associated Press // Aug 4, 2020

Blankenship Bridge Camping Usage Triples Amid Pandemic

District Rangers have seen increased crowds, violations forest wide

By Micah Drew // Aug 4, 2020

Whitefish Police Investigating Deadly Altercation Outside Bar

A Whitefish man with ‘obvious head injuries’ was found behind VFW last week; he died from his injuries on Sunday

By Andy Viano // Aug 3, 2020

Judge Halts Montana Logging Project Pending Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Susan Watters halted the Bureau of Land Management project in the Elkhorn Mountains

By Associated Press // Aug 3, 2020

Remediation Work Planned After Lead Discovered in Water at Kalispell Elementary School

Nearly two-thirds of the fixtures tested at Hedges Elementary School contained lead concentration exceeding environmental standards

By Andy Viano // Aug 3, 2020

Magpie Rock Fire Slows; 62% Contained

The Horseshoe Fire near Polson is 80% contained

By Maggie Dresser // Aug 3, 2020

Montana Man’s Fish Story Includes Snake Bite, Hospital Stay

Bill Childrey's day also featured a suspected car theft and kidnapping, along with a helicopter life flight

By DAVID McCUMBER, The Montana Standard // Aug 3, 2020