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Montana hurries to adopt Trump’s Medicaid work rules
Montana plans to be one of the first states to enforce President Donald Trump’s work mandate for Medicaid enrollee…
Gianforte addresses Lake County's withdrawal from Public Law 280
In a long-awaited letter, Gov. Greg Gianforte informed the Lake County Commissioners March 1 that his administration had no intention of allocating “current re…
Columbia Falls resident to attend State of the Union address
Flathead Valley native and Air Force veteran Fred Hamilton will attend the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. tonight at the invitation of U.S. Sen…
Residents get say in Kalispell's Main Street safety plan effort
Kalispell officials solicited public input for the forthcoming Main Street safety plan at an open house Tuesday, which also gave residents an opportunity to sp…
Kalispell hosting open house on wells contaminated with forever chemicals
Following the revelation that cancer-linked PFAS contaminants, also known as "forever chemicals," are circulating in Kalispell's drinking water supply, city of…
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald T…
Kila man earns deferred sentences for drug possession charges
Randaell Charles Stilson, 20, faced charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs in two separate cases following arrests in 2023 and 2024. He pleaded guil…
Trinity Lutheran School administrator receives award
Trinity Lutheran School Principal Laura White received the 2024 Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Administrator Award from the Lutheran Education Association.
Montana appeals TikTok ban, saying consumer protection outweighs First Amendment worries
The State of Montana filed its opening brief with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday in its appeal of a preliminary injunction prohibiting the state …
Montana State plans new nurse-midwifery program
The nursing college has been authorized by the national Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education to start a nurse-midwifery track in its existing Docto…
Explore health care careers at FVCC
The public is invited to explore health care careers at Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday, March 14.
Teen accused of punching deputy during disturbance call
An 18-year-old faces a felony assault on a peace officer charge after allegedly attacking Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a Kalispell area disturb…
Accused drug dealer sentenced to state Department of Corrections
Judge Dan Wilson handed down a five-year sentence to Jeffrey Duane Portmann, 55, for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and another two years, suspe…
Law roundup: Wine drinker takes road to unhappy hour
Two women in a black Jeep Cherokee purportedly couldn’t delay wine time and pulled into a parking lot drinking wine in a box. Officers found the vehicle unoccupied with single-serve boxes of wine with straws in bot…
Glacier National Park receives over $1.9 million for ecosystem restoration
Glacier Park’s climate-related projects are part of an overall $195 million investment from the act announced last week to prepare parks across the country to …
Kalispell Councilors return to vacated seats
A Flathead County District Court judge ruled in February that the election be redone for two of the four city wards after a clerical error led to some voters g…