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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Brad Tschida to serve as executive director for Montana Public Service Commission
Former legislator Brad Tschida will take the executive director position at the Montana Public Service Commission starting Jan. 17, 2023.
Two arrested after pursuit ends on foot near Essex
Two people are behind bars after allegedly stealing a pickup from Meridian Road in Kalispell on Jan. 5 and leading local authorities on a chase that ended on f…
The white sedan: How police found suspect in Idaho slayings
The white sedan cruised past the gray, three-story rental home on a dead-end street in Moscow, Idaho. Then again. And again.
Kalispell ag teacher receives national FFA honor
Kalispell FFA adviser and agricultural education teacher Justin Heupel received the National FFA Organization’s highest degree for his exceptional service to a…
Law roundup: Episode of 'Bad Girls Club' nearly turns into 'Cops'
The constant drama of a reality television show apparently got a local man worked up enough to earn a visit from the Kalispell Police Department.
Gianforte highlights budget proposals at Kalispell Chamber event
Gov. Greg Gianforte touted the state’s budget surplus and boosted his plans for the windfall at an event organized for the Flathead Valley business community b…
Columbia Falls' first paid firefighters look forward to serving community
The Columbia Falls Fire Department saw a historic milestone at the end of 2022, welcoming its first-ever paid firefighting force.
Montana democrats announce their priorities for the 2023 legislative session
Montana Senate and House Democrats say they are focusing on lowering the cost of living and child care, providing property tax relief, addressing mental health and more in the 2023 legislative session, which began …
Flathead Land Trust celebrates placement of conservation easements on two area properties
Minnesota residents, the Kohrs began visiting the Flathead Valley in 2001. Since then, they’ve bought up roughly 655 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat alo…
State officials highlight possible traffic solution for alpine coaster project
Montana Department of Transportation officials are selecting a shared use concept using agency land as a possible way to secure a highway approach permit for developers erecting an alpine coaster near Lakeside.
Prosecutors: Alleged Kalispell shooter claimed self defense
Prosecutors say the man arrested in connection with a West Reserve Drive shooting last weekend handed his gun over to a gas station cashier afterward and claim…
Daily Inter Lake publisher Rick Weaver announces retirement
Rick Weaver, the longtime regional publisher at Hagadone Media Montana, will retire at the end of January.
Jury finds suspect in C-Falls armed robbery guilty
A jury found a man arrested for holding up a Columbia Falls pharmacy for prescription drugs last year guilty of multiple felony charges in Flathead County Dist…
Express lane: New chairlift draws praise from local skiers
Impatient chants started to break out among the small crowd that had gathered in front of the Base Lodge at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Friday.
Kalispell City Council gives recovery home the green light
Kalispell City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a transitional home operated by Absolute Ministries, a faith-based organization aimed at helping me…