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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.
County poised to adopt $105.2M budget
A proposed $6 million increase to the preliminary Flathead County budget is on the table for the county commissioners at their meeting next week.
Bullock urges vigilance as virus cases spike
Gov. Steve Bullock and state health officials are urging Montanans not to let their guard down when it comes to preventing the spread of the coronavirus
Arizona man charged with DUI homicide
An Arizona man accused of driving drunk, crashing into a Kalispell home and killing a man who lived there has been charged with felony vehicular homicide while…
Searchers recover man’s body in Flathead River
Flathead Valley search and rescue teams on Wednesday morning recovered the body of a man who likely drowned in the Flathead River Tuesday near the old Columbia…
Montana's new COVID-19 cases include care facility resident
Montana has reported 136 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, including a nursing home resident in Billings and a Missoula firefighter
Grizzly euthanized near Shelby
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks captured and euthanized a sub-adult male grizzly bear about five miles west of Shelby on June 19.
Safety grants to provide masks, filter systems
A $4,397 Flathead Electric Cooperative Roundup for Safety grant will provide portable nitrous oxide masks to West Valley Fire & Rescue for stabilizing patients in the field.
Adaptive recreation program marks 35 years of outdoor access
Many people flock to Northwest Montana for the great outdoor recreation opportunities abound — but for some it’s not as simple as stepping outside the front do…
Queen of the hill asserts dominance
A woman in the company of two men was purportedly “screaming profanities on the hill,” and threatening to come down and beat up someone’s boyfriend near Woodland Park.
Boys and Girls Club closed after possible virus exposure
Out of extreme precaution, the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country is closed this week after a staff member was possibly exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Search and rescue teams seek man in Flathead River
Flathead Valley search and rescue teams were searching for a man in the Flathead River Tuesday afternoon after a raft he and three others were in capsized just…
Analysts: Montana may recoup virus revenue losses in 2 years
Montana officials project a reduction in revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but say those losses will likely be recouped in the next two fiscal years
Man killed in Montana was wanted in Colorado Springs murder
Colorado authorities say a man shot to death in a confrontation with federal agents in Montana had been wanted for killing a man in Colorado Springs last November
Gubernatorial candidates each raise over $200K in a month
Gubernatorial candidates Greg Gianforte and Mike Cooney each raised more than $200,000 in the most recent 30-day campaign finance reporting period
Hamilton man convicted in hit-and-run death of 9-year-old
A Hamilton man has been convicted in the hit-and-run death of a 9-year-old boy who was crossing the roadway on his scooter