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Kalispell Council seeks $25M grant for roundabouts, crosswalk upgrades along Main Street
Kalispell City Council on Monday voted unanimously to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safety on Main …
West Valley Board denounces plan for asphalt plant
In the face of heated public opposition, the West Valley Land Use Advisory Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to recommend denying a modification to a conditional-use permit that would allow for asphalt produ…
Columbia Falls man sentenced for gun charge
A Columbia Falls man who was on state probation was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
Woman missing lug nuts might have a screw loose
A woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office someone had intentionally loosened the lug nuts on her vehicle. She suspected it had happened when she was at a Columbia Falls bar the night before, but she also id…
Board votes to temporarily extend health officer’s contract
The Flathead City-County Board of Health voted on Thursday to temporarily extend the county public health officer’s term to allow more time for a hiring commit…
Officers nab alleged crossbow thief
An often used phrase says “timing is everything.”
Montana's unemployment rate in April reaches 11.3%
Montana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate soared to 11.3% in April while the state was under a stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
Group seeks amendment to Water Rights Protection Act
With support from Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes, a Lake County nonprofit recently submitted a letter to state leaders requesting an amendment to the draf…
C-Falls American Legion plans Memorial Day ceremony
The Columbia Falls American Legion Freedom Post 72 will hold its annual Memorial Day march from the Nite Owl parking lot to the Flathead River Bridge to lay a wreath for the buried at sea at 11 a.m. There will then…
Convicted rapist accused of violating probation
A Kalispell man who raped a teenage girl while she slept is accused of violating his probation and is back in jail.
Whitefish cancels annual Memorial Day parade
This year’s Memorial Day parade through Whitefish has been canceled.
COVID prompts changes to Bob Marshall Wilderness projects
Officials with the nonprofit organization that spearheads trail maintenance in the sprawling Bob Marshall Wilderness have made several adjustments to its upcoming summer projects and usual volunteer workforce as co…
Kalispell’s alternate care center nearly finished
Construction work is progressing swiftly on a temporary care facility in Kalispell that will handle an overflow of patients should a new wave of coronavirus ca…
City staffing a main topic in city budget shaped by pandemic
The Kalispell City Council held a work session to discuss the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021 on the evenings of May 18 and 19. The work session followed a short city council meeting Monday evening, and there …
Woman unimpressed by knife tricks
Someone told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she was suspicious about a man flipping a large knife around in a patch of grass.
First piece of disputed Keystone XL pipeline finished
A Canadian company has built the first piece of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S. border and started work on labor camps in Montana and South Dakota