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Kalispell City Council supports license plate reader technology, higher fees to free up on-street parking
City councilors in Kalispell appeared willing to increase fines for parking violations and buy license plate reade…
Law roundup: Nonprofit bus graffitied
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department saying she was the director of Coats for Kids and had received third-hand information their bus was covered with graffiti.
Flathead County enacts seasonal weight restrictions on county roads
Flathead County commissioners on Wednesday approved seasonal weight restrictions for select county roads in response to recent rapid temperature fluctuations and precipitation.
Warming Center and Kalispell reach agreement
The Flathead Warming Center will be allowed to remain open if a settlement agreement struck with the city of Kalispell on Tuesday is authorized by city council…
Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business and close all of its stores
Fabric and crafts retailer Joann Inc., which has been a destination for generations of quilters, knitters and lovers of crafts projects for more than 80 years,…
Dangerously warm temperatures create ‘magnificent’ avalanches
A drastic winter thaw has created dangerous avalanche conditions in Northwest Montana as temperatures rose to the mid-40s and rain and snow fell over the weeke…
Senators back Indigenous Peoples’ Day legislation
Salish and Kootenai Sen. Shane Morigeau said the conversation around recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Montana has changed over the years.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says framework economic deal with US is ready but security guarantees undecided
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The framework of an economic deal with the United States is ready, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, but it does not…
An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the fir…
Next phase of large conservation easement up for review
The new easement would encompass forestlands in the Cabinet Mountains between Kalispell and Libby.
Gateway Community Center expands children’s library offerings
Formerly known as the Gateway West Mall, what was once a business epicenter for Kalispell’s west side sat mostly empty for several years until the United Way s…
Somers-Lakeside School District hires new superintendent
Alexander Ator is set to replace Somers-Lakeside School District Superintendent Joe Price, who retires at the end of the school year.
Annual Free the Seeds focuses on gardening and food
The event also includes information about seed saving, gardening and sustainable living.
Kalispell City Council poised to fast track sewage plant upgrades
Kalispell city councilors appeared in agreement Monday to adopt a plan to fast-track upgrades to the municipality’s wastewater treatment plant and could vote o…
House GOP passes bill restricting Montana voters of “unsound mind”
A House bill to impose new restrictions on voters of “unsound mind" could affect hundreds of patients in the Montana State Hospital and other state-run facilit…
Law roundup: An allegedly hands-on woman barred from premises
A woman went to Kalispell Police Department upset that she was allegedly kicked out of a location for “patting someone’s bottom” and wanted to press charges for “wrongful termination.”