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Wildlife experts analyze rare fatal bear attack in Glacier
Nearly three weeks after a 33-year-old hiker was killed in an apparent bear attack in Glacier National Park, quest…
Montana GOP slams proposed primary change as ‘destructive'
CHOTEAU – Election reform advocates said passing two initiatives that would change how primary and general elections are conducted in Montana would reduce extr…
Flathead High speech and debate member wins Student of the Year
Flathead High School senior Rachel Ottman received top accolades being named the 2024 Student of the Year for the Montana West District of the National Speech …
Foundation names Middle School Educator of the Year
Taylor Ferda is the recipient of the Kalispell Education Foundation’s 2024 Middle School Educator of the Year award.
Motorist suspected of gunplay given deferred sentence
A man suspected of aiming a handgun at another motorist while stopped at a U.S. 2 intersection in October earned a deferred sentence in Flathead County Distric…
Law roundup: Man keeps breaking into future brother-in-law’s vehicle
storyA rundown vehicle had become a sore spot for a man and his future brother-in-law. Having left it parked at his fiancee’s house, the owner had since discovered that her brother, who he described to the Kalispel…
Gianforte sending Montana National Guard soldiers to Texas
A Montana National Guard unit is headed to Texas after Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed an executive disaster declaration earlier this week for the U.S.-M…
Extended-stay motel shooter given 30 years in state prison
A jury found Steven Justin Hedrick guilty of felony deliberate homicide Jan. 19 after deliberating for about six hours.
Temporary Bigfork pedestrian bridge deemed unworkable
The report released Wednesday ruled out seven alternatives that ranged from erecting a suspension bridge over the Swan River, to installing a rental kit bridge…
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis to buy CFAC site
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. has agreed to sell 2,400 acres of land it owns to Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis.
Good Luck Gallery showcases contemporary art in historic Kalispell space
Good Luck Gallery in downtown Kalispell sits at a bit of a juxtaposition.
Woman suspected of biting, attacking men with hammer facing charges
A 41-year-old woman accused of attacking several men with a hammer and biting one of them during a confrontation in Kalispell last June is facing multiple char…
Kalispell City Council to take second look at homeless shelter’s permit
Kalispell City Council moved Monday to review the Flathead Warming Center’s conditional use permit at a forthcoming work session.
Montana Senate GOP forms select committee on ‘judicial reform’
Montana Senate Republicans are launching a new special select committee following several court decisions that went against their favored outcomes, saying thos…
Dam operators keeping more water in Flathead Lake this spring
The operators of the Séliš Ksanka QÍispé Dam got the go-ahead in March to keep more water in Flathead Lake this spring in an effort to avoid a repeat of last s…
Law roundup: People judged to have too much stuff
Someone complained that people sitting at a picnic table at a public park had an “excessive” amount of belongings and items were “overflowing” from the table onto the ground.