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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Biden interviewed as part of the special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House s…
Israel pounds Gaza neighborhoods, as people scramble for safety in sealed-off territory
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighborhood by neighborhood on Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling …
Sunrise gatherings, dances mark celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day
Events across the country — including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis, a statehouse rally in Maine, a celebratory march in Seattle and traditional dancing, …
Ted Schwinden, who served two terms as Montana governor, dies at age 98
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Ted Schwinden, a wheat farmer and Word War II veteran who gained national attention for keeping his home phone number listed during two …
Suspect in parking lot shooting pleads not guilty
The Dayton man accused of shooting another man during a parking dispute outside of a south Kalispell store last month pleaded not guilty in Flathead County Dis…
Alleged gunplay at U.S. 2 intersection leads to arrest
A 22-year-old faces a felony charge in Flathead County District Court after allegedly leveling a pistol at another motorist while the two were stopped next to …
Columbia Falls man facing multiple felonies back behind bars
A 47-year-old facing multiple felony charges in Flathead County District Court is back behind bars after allegedly leaving the state in violation of the terms …
Father brought up on felony after allegedly breaking into son’s business
A 78-year-old Flathead Valley man faces a felony burglary charge after allegedly breaking into his son’s Kalispell-area business Oct. 4 and leaving with a chec…
Bipartisan U.S. Senate bill aims to boost bison tribal management, restoration
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has again introduced a bill that aims to create a permanent bison program within the Department of Interior to help bolster…
Montana data shows 44% who lost coverage in Medicaid unwinding were kids
Nearly half of the roughly 55,000 Montanans who lost Medicaid coverage through the disenrollment process between April and August were children, according to new data provided to a legislative committee by the Depa…
Law roundup: Only weirdos in the building
A woman reportedly wanted the Kalispell Police Department to run a warrant check on a “weirdo in the building” who was talking about meth and killing people.
US raises the death toll to 9 of Americans killed in the weekend Hamas attacks on Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Monday that at least nine American citizens have been killed in the weekend Hamas attacks on Israel, raising the to…
New Audubon president excited to return to world of birds
Whether someone attracts them with a feeder or just sees them occasionally through a window, birds are a part of life on Earth, according the newly elected pr…
Staff to present three public safety levy options to Kalispell City Council
Discussion of a possible levy emerged in later summer following independent audits of the city’s Fire and Police departments.
Law roundup: Pedestrians threaten to beat driver up
Someone reportedly stepped off the curb in front of a man’s vehicle and then walked across the street with another individual where they threatened to beat him up. He called the police, wanting them to be aware tha…