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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…
Wave of rural nursing home closures grows
WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years.
ImagineIF trustees hold special meeting on library security concerns
The meeting on Monday takes place in the downstairs conference room of the Kalispell library at 3:30 p.m.
Law roundup: Sandwich artist can’t handle critique
A customer allegedly asked an employee, who had been drinking, to remake a poorly made sandwich and she became confrontational about it, so another employee remade the sandwich. When the
Board of Public Ed offers support of financial literacy, civics requirement
The Montana Board of Public Education has given their vocal support for a proposal to add financial literacy and civics to graduation requirements for Montana …
Nuclear strike chief seeks cancer review of missile crews
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Air Force general in charge of the nation's air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has requested an official investigation into th…
Bill to ban care for transgender minors gets heated hearing
The bill by Republican Sen. John Fuller threatens health care providers with the loss of their licenses for a year if they use puberty blockers, hormones or su…
Sprunger seeks tax credit for adoptive families
Legislation that would create an adoption tax credit for Montana residents passed unanimously through the House Taxation Committee on Thursday.
County denies zone change to accommodate illegal fence
Jason and Raquela Garza were looking for a zone change for their property at 415 Lake Hills Lane in Kalispell to allow for the already erected fence that viola…
Law roundup: Crime pays for snack thief
Officers with the Kalispell Police Department were asked to investigate the theft of a Hostess snack after a woman allegedly walked out of an Idaho Street store with the product.
Multiple investigations underway after allegations of hazing at Glacier High School
Amid accusations of sexual assault inflicted on members of Glacier High School’s wrestling team as part of hazing rituals, Kalispell Police and Kalispell Publi…
How to spend a $2.5 billion surplus? Lawmakers have no shortage of ideas.
As lawmakers negotiate Montana’s next state budget this winter, the Republican-controlled Capitol has a once-in-a-generation windfall to spend — the state’s $2.5 billion surplus.
Commissioners unwavering in message to stop enabling 'homeless lifestyle'
The letter also attributes growth in the number of homeless people in the Flathead Valley to an increase in services here aimed at assisting those individuals.
Glacier reservations available starting Feb. 1
The first block of reservations to access Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork during the 2023 summer season will become available …
Sen. Cuffe seeks to combine conservation commissions
A bill that would create a Western Montana Conservation Commission — repealing the Flathead Basin Commission and the Upper Columbia Conservation Commission — h…
Legislation aims to shore up rural VA staffing
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, last week introduced legislation intended to bolster recruitment and retention of clinicians, particularly those in rural area…