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Kalispell City Council to vote on federal grant for pedestrian safety upgrades
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safet…
Montana law preventing absentee ballot gathering overturned
HELENA (AP) — A Montana judge on Friday struck down a voter-enacted law that restricted third-party collection of absentee ballots after several Native American groups argued they rely on ballot collection efforts …
As Blackfeet Reservation moves to shutdown, Flathead Food Bank sends supplies
The Flathead Food Bank is sending 35 pallets of food to the Blackfeet Nation before the entire reservation launches into a mandatory 14-day shutdown in an effo…
Blackfeet Tribe imposes 14-day lockdown as COVID cases surge
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council is imposing a 14-day lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge on the reservation east of Glacier National Park.
Superior man pleads guilty to assaulting teen at county fair
A Superior Army veteran accused of assaulting a teenage boy at the Mineral County Fair and Rodeo more than a year ago because the youth didn’t remove his hat d…
Republican duo reshapes Montana politics in Trump's style
BOZEMAN (AP) — Steve Daines is the affable one, the smiler, a consummate salesman who parlayed his corporate success into a meteoric rise through Montana polit…
Local events focus on National Suicide Prevention Month
The Flathead Valley Out of the Darkness walk in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month will take place Sunday, Sept. 27.
Kalispell Public Schools: Bonuses offered to recruit and retain subs
Substitutes who work for extended periods of time in Kalispell Public Schools will start receiving bonuses as part of a new recruitment and retention incentive…
Browning man convicted of sexually abusing girl
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris on Tuesday convicted a Browning man of sexually abusing a minor girl on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Hot dog wasn’t overheated
Someone was concerned about a canine’s wellbeing when they told the Kalispell Police Department about a “big white fluffy dog” in a parked car.
Drunk driver gets 20 years in prison for killing 2 Flathead women
It was an emotional scene at the Flathead County Justice Center Thursday afternoon as two families heard the sentence for a Minnesota man who killed two Flathe…
Kalispell snaps rainless streak; mountain snow in the forecast
Kalispell’s rainless streak finally ended this week after 21 consecutive days of dry weather.
Montana virus cases hit record; numbers rise in schools
Newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Montana spiked to another record on Thursday and health officials reported that the number of infections tied to schools h…
Flathead Avalanche Center hires new director
Lead avalanche forecaster Blase Reardon has been tapped to lead the Flathead Avalanche Center, the Flathead Forest announced Thursday.
Pickleball center breaks ground in Bigfork
Bigfork is embracing the popular sport of pickleball in a big way.
7 million private acres available for 2020 hunting season
For the 2020 hunting season, approximately 1,200 landowners have enrolled more than 7 million acres of land into the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Block Management Program.