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Making the grade — Kalispell Public Schools leader named regional superintendent of the year
Wrapping up his second school year leading Kalispell Public Schools, Matt Jensen has been named regional Superinte…
Bill would enshrine abortion rights in state law
A bill introduced this week in the Montana Legislature flipped the typical script for hearings on abortion access: Instead of opposing restrictive bills, reproductive rights advocates lined up to support legislatio…
White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo massacre
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after rel…
Landlords push back on pro-tenant, mobile-home park bills
A pair of Republican-sponsored bills intended to help mobile-home park residents weather Montana’s acute housing shortage drew vehement opposition from park owners, real estate agents and the Montana Landlord Assoc…
Talk discusses history of Japanese people in Northwest Montana
The presentation is at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in the Northwest Montana Historical Museum in Kalispell.
Shooting of vehicle in Lake County leads to arrest
Deputies were alerted to the gunshot near the intersection of Timberline Way and Eagle Trail Pass about 2 p.m., Feb. 12.
Regulators accuse Columbia Falls crypto mine of fraud, financial crimes
State Auditor Troy Downing has demanded answers from a cryptocurrency company with a bitcoin mining center in Columbia Falls accused of operating a multimillio…
Law roundup: Commotion gets man banned
Someone who reportedly had a man banned from a location for a day called the Kalispell Police Department wanting to extend the ban to a month and have him cited for trespassing when he showed up, argued with them a…
Report: $60 million indoor sports facility would benefit local businesses
In addition to serving local youth and adult athletes, the visitors bureau asked its consultants to explore the viability of establishing a center that would a…
Official: Gunman in Michigan State shooting had note threatening 2 New Jersey schools
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The gunman who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University was a 43-year-old with a previous gun violation w…
Mayor, former mayor challenge settlement of class-action lawsuit against Logan Health
Logan Health has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2021 data breach, but a pair of prominent Flathead Valley residents are objecting to i…
Valentine sweethearts: Couple reflects on 60 years of love and life
They have celebrated quite a few Valentine's Days in their time.
Flathead lawmaker wants to see more sidewalks in Evergreen
A bill that would fund construction of sidewalks along U.S. 2 in Evergreen has its first hearing Wednesday in the House Transportation Committee.
Law roundup: Man threatens to blow up building
A man allegedly carrying a fake stick of dynamite threatened to return to a business and blow up the building.
Kalispell Planning Board to weigh two large residential developments
Two large housing developments are expected to come before the Kalispell City Planning Board at its Tuesday meeting.
Redistricting commission passes Montana's legislative map
Redistricting Commission Chair Maylinn Smith broke with Democrats to pass Montana’s legislative map on Saturday, marking the end of over three years of work from the commission.