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Counting machines add vote of confidence to elections security
The conference room of the Flathead County Elections Department whirred with noise. Volunteers rattled off strings…
37-year-old accused of punching deputy during arrest
Cody Wayne Brown, 37, faces a felony charge of assault on a peace officer in Flathead County District Court following his June 3 arrest.
Worker faces felony charge for allegedly pulling gun during argument
Gerald Gonzales Garcia faces a single felony count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court following the June 9 spat.
Law roundup: Man requests extra patrol after mountain lion kill
A mountain lion allegedly killed sheep early one morning in Kalispell. The owner requested extra patrol from Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and planned to follow up with Fish and Game.
Kurt Steele steps down as Flathead Forest supervisor
Kurt Steele is leaving his position as supervisor of the Flathead National Forest for a post at the federal agency’s regional office in Missoula, U.S. Forest S…
Trump traveling to Florida as history-making court appearance approaches in classified docs case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was traveling to Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court appearance this week on dozens of felony charges accu…
Lawmakers override governor’s vetoes of state hospital reforms
Late Thursday night, the Montana Secretary of State announced that lawmakers scattered across Montana had officially overridden two high-profile vetoes from Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, confirming policies aimed…
Whitefish Council continues to examine budget
Whitefish City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E. Second St.
Bigfork’s Tess Megill earns back-to-back state rodeo titles
The Bigfork eighth-grader, who is homeschooled through Heritage Academy in Evergreen, just finished winning the junior pole bending event of the Montana High S…
Kalispell City Council to consider water rate hikes
Kalispell City Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 First Ave. E.
Law roundup: Teens run rampant on bicycle path
Five or six teens with sticks or bats reportedly ran down a walking path to Woodland Park at night and surrounded a group of people, knocking down their tents and trying to instigate fights.
Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," died of suicide: AP Sources
Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four peopl…
Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday…
Three Kalispell teachers named educators of the year
This is the first time the Kalispell Education Foundation has given out the award.
Legal questions raised about Montana's conflicting charter school bills
Gov. Greg Gianforte recently signed two bills into law that each set up their own particular charter school systems in the state, actively making Montana the 4…
Ambitious program looks to document the depths of Flathead Lake and beyond
What began as a cooperation between Kyren Zimmerman and the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center last summer to explore a few sites in the lake has turned into the …