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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…
Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway
Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago's Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another aircraft crossing …
Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say
Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals, three senio…
House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda
With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his "big, beautiful bill" w…
University of Montana conducting ‘compliance audit’ in response to ‘Dear Colleague’ letter
The University of Montana last week directed leaders of all campus operations to conduct a thorough review of their programs and activities for compliance with…
Prosecutors drop battery charges against woman dragged out of Idaho town hall
COEUR d’ALENE — City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged ou…
Montana Legislature set to extend Medicaid amid federal uncertainty
Despite concerns about what Congress and the Trump administration might have planned for Medicaid, Montana’s Republican-led Legislature and GOP governor appear ready to keep the state’s Medicaid expansion program i…
Summer program to help Montana children with food cut from state budget
A legislative subcommittee voted Friday to cut $20 million of mostly federal money for the biennium out of the state budget for a summer lunch program for children.
Woman dragged from GOP town hall in Coeur d'Alene calls removal 'traumatic'
COEUR d’ALENE — A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from …
Man suspected of murdering girlfriend before shooting at cops in Polson
The man arrested in Lake County for allegedly shooting at a Polson Police officer on Feb. 14 had earlier murdered his girlfriend, prosecutors allege.
Law roundup: Woman goes on shoe shopping spree with five-finger discount
A woman in her 40s with brown-red hair reportedly left a store toting a black bag containing about $210 worth of stolen footwear and then drove away in a silver Honda.
Headlines: Federal layoffs hit Flathead National Forest, Columbia Falls mill explosion, and Glacier National Park's wildfire plan updated
Flathead Forest DOGE cut details, an explosion at a Weyerhaeuser plant rocks Columbia Falls, and Glacier National Park updates wildfire plan.
Pianist returns to Flathead Valley sharing music with students
Jordan Neiman has been waiting roughly two decades to play the Yamaha grand piano that now sits to the back of his music studio.
Kalispell City Council to consider fast-tracking wastewater plant upgrades
Kalispell City Council will consider adopting a project plan that would hasten upgrades to the municipality’s wastewater treatment plant.
Law roundup: Psychedelic ’shrooms found for sale online
Someone was allegedly selling psychedelic mushrooms on a social media site's marketplace.
Chaos erupts at legislative town hall in Coeur d'Alene
Saturday’s Legislative Town Hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee turned volatile as some attendees voiced their concerns over House …