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Kalispell Council reviews $189M budget proposal, weighs public safety and infrastructure spending
Kalispell City Council took its first look at the municipality’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget last week.
Republicans want local hearings on compact
Republican legislators across the state have requested local hearings on the Montana Water Rights Protection Act after the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affa…
Seattle police forcibly clear 'lawless' protest zone
Police on Wednesday forcibly cleared out Seattle’s “occupied” protest zone after about two weeks in a situation that had attracted the complaints of local busi…
Tax returns: Gianforte made $184M over 10 years
Tax returns released by his campaign show Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Greg Gianforte reported income of $184 million over a 10-year period ending i…
Seattle cops dismantle 'occupied' zone
Police in Seattle have cleared out protesters and torn down their camping sites in the city's so-called occupied protest zone after the mayor ordered it cleared
Background checks, a metric for gun sales, hit all-time high
Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm have been conducted in June
Missing Idaho man found dead in Glacier Park
On Wednesday afternoon a search and rescue crew located the body of an Idaho man who had been reported missing in Glacier National Park, according to a post on…
Creston family narrowly escapes burning home
A Creston family narrowly escaped their burning home early Tuesday morning.
Montana surpasses 1,000 mark for COVID-19 cases
Montana crossed the 1,000 mark for cumulative cases after the state’s COVID-19 Task Force announced another 50 new positive cases Wednesday morning.
Court filings show Whitefish man had threatened to murder ex-wife
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino has released the names of the four people who died in a murder-suicide incident that occurred Tuesday morning in the Olney …
Woman reported missing in Bob Marshall found safe
A woman hiking alone in the Bob Marshall Wilderness was reported missing Tuesday.
Animal control does not respond to cat calls
Kalispell Police Department received a report that someone’s tortoise colored cat jumped out of a vehicle and it was OK to give out the owner’s name if the feline was found. The cat owner was advised that “animal c…
1-year-old eastern Montana boy safe after going missing
An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday morning for a 1-year-old eastern Montana boy who was abducted from the town of Poplar
California woman gored multiple times by Yellowstone bison
A 72-year-old California woman was gored and injured multiple times by a wild bison at Yellowstone National Park after repeatedly approaching the animal to take its photograph
Montana reports 49 new cases of COVID-19, total nears 1,000
Montana reported another 49 cases of COVID-19, including 20 in Missoula County
Sheriff: 4 people dead in Olney murder-suicide
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent triple homicide in Olney.