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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…
Glacier Park eyes ticket system to ease traffic
Glacier National Park officials will host four virtual meetings this week to gather input from area businesses to discuss a temporary ticketed entry system the…
Adventure-seeker shares passion for living the dream
Third-generation Flathead Valley outdoor enthusiast Jerry Mahugh has spent a lifetime of sharing adventures with his family and strangers alike.
Penalty proposed for feeding waterfowl
The Kalispell City Council will discuss the next step in the city’s “Restoring Back to Nature” plan for Woodland Park Pond at a work session Monday evening. It will consider enacting an ordinance that would impose …
W. Glacier looks at regs for housing
A committee of business leaders and residents in West Glacier will take another look at designing new regulations to allow for seasonal employee housing under the Canyon Land Use Regulatory system.
‘Big dues with tats’ get involved in brawl
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report that “big dudes with tats” were allegedly among a group of men fighting, screaming and yelling in the street. One man reportedly had a crowbar and others were runni…
Swan Valley program seeks to limit human-bear conflicts
Living in Northwest Montana means living around bears, but one local group is working to help prevent the kinds of human-bear conflicts that have led to proble…
Kibosh put on woman’s screaming
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of a woman in a parked car who had allegedly been screaming for at least 30 minutes on Woodland Park Drive. She received a citation for disorderly conduct and was r…
Roll it Forward program provides free sweet treats
Everyone needs a little pick-me-up once in a while.
Another levy request proposed to help 911 Center
When Flathead County voters go to the polls in November, they likely will once again be asked to consider a mill levy to help fund the Flathead Emergency Communications Center, six years after the last such effort …
Kalispell woman injured after colliding into bear while running in Glacier National Park
A Kalispell woman sustained minor injuries to the head and arm after colliding with a bear while running on Huckleberry Lookout Trail in Glacier National Park. The bear was believed to be a young grizzly according …
FedEx plans to merge Kalispell facilities
With supply chain disruptions and a surge in online shopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic, changes are coming to the FedEx operation in Kalispell.
Columbia Falls man sentenced for meth distribution
A 73-year-old Columbia Falls man who pleaded guilty to selling methamphetamine was sentenced Thursday in Flathead County District Court.
Egging apparently not enough for vandals
A man told the Kalispell Police Department his house was “egged, appled and Popsicled” and trash was thrown in his driveway. He suspected the vandals were children who live nearby because he apparently yelled at th…
Troy man pleads not guilty to animal abuse
The Troy man accused of abusing a dog and intimidating neighbors pleaded not guilty to all charges in Lincoln County District Court on July 6.
Veteran Glacier scientist retires after long career
For three decades, U.S. Geological Survey Scientist Dan Fagre has been willing to talk about climate change to anyone willing to listen. Over the years he’s be…