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Updated 15 hours, 50 minutes ago

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.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Montana Department of Justice donates decoy cop car to Lakeside

The Montana Department of Justice has offered a replacement for the beloved decoy cop car that is being retired in Somers and Lakeside.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Law roundup: Resident: Political sign is dangerous

Someone claimed a political sign posted on a corner was dangerous because it obstructed the view, particularly in the morning for when children were being dropped off at school.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Former Glacier National Park Superintendent Chas Cartwright remembered as possessing 'a very big heart'

Glacier National Park said goodbye to a giant of conservation and research with the passing of Chas Cartwright last month. The 21st superintendent of the park,…

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
County commissioners appoint librarian to ImagineIF board

Jane Wheeler was one of two applicants recommended to commissioners by the ImagineIF board to fill a vacancy left after Marsha Sultz resigned this summer.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Montana judge knocks down Republicans' tighter voting laws

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge struck down as unconstitutional three laws that restricted voting in the state, saying there was no evidence of the widespread voter fraud the 2021 Republican-sponsored laws w…

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
1 killed in plane crash into Flathead River

The pilot of a small airplane was killed after the aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed into the Flathead River on Sunday morning, the Federal Aviatio…

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Plains man killed in crash in Missoula County

Alcohol and speed are suspected factors in a crash that killed a 27-year-old Plains man early Monday morning in Frenchtown.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Daycare director found career in working with children

Now, after 40 years at the daycare with 30 of those serving as director, Tammy Braseth is retiring to enjoy the next chapter of her life as a grandmother.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Whitefish takes another shot at transportation plan

City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Downtown parking garage up for vote at Kalispell Council

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Law roundup: Woman dumps junk in driveway drive-by

A woman in a red Chevy S10 reportedly threw a camper door and a tire in someone’s driveway.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Libby clinic holds asbestos screening in Kalispell

Under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CARD can provide free asbestos-related disease screening for everyone who qualifies under the grant.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Law Roundup: Beware of ex bearing gifts

A woman called the Kalispell Police Department after finding a pile of “garbage” with a nasty note affixed to it on her porch.

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Saving the history carved into landscape of Canada's Waterton Lakes National park

Using cutting edge laser scanning technology, archaeologists with the University of Calgary have created an extremely detailed model of the human-carved trees …

Updated 3 years, 8 months ago
Law roundup: Cats responsible for eerie sounds under camper

A woman calling the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from Kalispell reportedly thought her ex was the culprit again behind strange noises coming from under her camper and wanted deputies to get there “pronto” to ch…