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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.
Vapor store owners cast wary eye on proposed e-cig rule
Last week the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services proposed the adoption of a new rule that would eliminate flavored electronic smoking devic…
Probe into animal abuse in Troy ends with arrest
A Troy man publicly accused of abusing a dog and intimidating neighbors in recent weeks faces charges of aggravated animal cruelty and two counts of tampering …
Court affirms judgment for injured railroad worker
An appeals court has ruled in favor of a former Columbia Falls BNSF Railway Co. worker who successfully sued after he was injured on the job in 2015.
Pepper spray used on unruly teen
A mother went into the Kalispell Police Department lobby and reported her son was “wigging out.” The teenager was apparently “drunk and disorderly,” and had previously been identified as a “sociopath,” according to…
Local team advances to semifinals in tech challenge
The Code Girls United Tech Trio team recently advanced to the International Technovation Challenge semifinals in the junior division for their development of a…
Stillwater grad honored for modeling leadership
Caleb Fetveit is described by Stillwater Christian School Head of School Jeremy Marsh as a kind and compassionate student who “seeks excellence in all areas of…
Demonstrators resist as crews arrive at Seattle protest zone
Crews arrived with heavy equipment at an occupied protest zone in Seattle, ready to dismantle barriers set up by demonstrators, but the work was halted when so…
Minor flooding possible next week with rainy days ahead
A dramatic rise in river levels is possible next week with an extended period of heavy rain in the forecast for Northwest Montana.
Kalispell combat vet awarded mortgage-free home
One Kalispell veteran and his family will soon be receiving a mortgage-free home thanks to Operation Finally Home and Edge Development.
Official finds Montana GOP violated campaign finance laws
Montana's commissioner of political practices says the Montana Republican Party and a minor party qualification committee violated campaign finance laws in an effort to qualify the Green Party of Montana for the pr…
Blackfeet Nation drafts bill to protect Badger-Two Med
The Blackfeet Nation announced Thursday a proposal to permanently protect the Badger-Two Medicine as a cultural heritage area, shielding it from oil and gas dr…
White nationalist leader avoids jail over unpaid legal fees
White nationalist leader Richard Spencer has avoided a jail term in Montana by resolving a legal debt connected to his divorce case
Contractors picked for Foy’s Lake bypass interchange
The Montana Transportation Commission has selected LHC Construction Inc., in partnership with KLJ Inc., as the contractors for the highly anticipated Kalispell…
Wildfire meeting July 1 in Apgar
The Montana House is hosting the West Glacier community wildfire information meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, as part of the Wildfire Adaptive Community Plan development with the Glacier Gateway Vision P…
Bigfork Fire Board buys land for new station
The Bigfork Rural Fire District Board recently purchased an 8.5-acre parcel of land from Carol and Ronald Pierce to serve as the future home of a new fire station.