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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…
Lincoln County hires new election administrator
Two months after the resignations of Lincoln County’s clerk and recorder and both elections officials, it has filled two of the three positions.
1 killed in multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 2 near Coram
A semi truck hauling a load of lumber flipped over on U.S. 2 near Coram on Monday, resulting in a multi-vehicle collision that killed one person.
Montana's congressional delegation looks to mitigate Cottonwood decision
Montana’s congressional delegation is working across party lines to address the Cottonwood decision, a 2015 court ruling that many logging companies and forest…
Library trustees eye Depot Park as potential future home of Kalispell branch
Members of the ImagineIF Libraries Board of Trustees are eyeing Depot Park as a potential new home for its Kalispell branch.
Man allegedly attacked ex with small wooden bat
James Stenton Wagar is scheduled to appear before Judge Robert Allison on June 22 for his arraignment on the felony count.
As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage
More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not comple…
Man arrested for stealing car wash vacuum sentenced
Flathead County District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht handed down a pair of three-year sentences for felony criminal mischief and theft to Jeremy Allen Wunderlic…
Law roundup: Man doesn’t heed T-shirt advice
A customer allegedly wearing a T-shirt that read “Keep Calm …” reportedly kicked in the door of the business which broke the glass.
County board of adjustment looks at event facility in Lower Valley
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment will consider Tuesday a request for a recreational facility in Lower Valley.
Alleged squatter wanted after no-show at sentencing
Ashley Katherine Coil, 37, was expected to appear before Judge Danni Coffman on June 1 for her sentencing on a single felony count of criminal mischief.
Man allegedly admitted setting fire to send ex ‘a message’
Lawrence Stephen Chain, 58, faces felony counts of attempted arson and criminal endangerment as well as a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief in Flathead C…
Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wan…
Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former b…
UPDATED: Lease dispute over Columbia Falls Community Market results in lawsuit
The Columbia Falls Community Market and O’Brien Byrd are at odds, and the market’s lease on his property at O’Brien’s Liquor and Wine has been canceled, accord…
Dolly Parton’s literacy program Imagination Library expanding in Montana
Montana kids in every zip code in the state up to 5 years old will have access to free books courtesy of country singer Dolly Parton in partnership with the state’s first lady.