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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Kalispell man killed in deadly holiday weekend collision
Officers with the Kalispell Police Department joined other emergency responders in heading to the scene at the intersection of East Idaho Street and Third Avenue East North about 5:47 p.m., Sept. 3 following report…
Law roundup: Woman hulks out on meth
A man’s 32-year-old daughter reportedly smashed a window out of his truck using her hand before going to her room.
Traffic delays expected in Whitefish as road project begins
Travelers and commuters using Spokane Avenue in Whitefish should expect delays beginning this week as the Spokane Avenue Water Main Replacement Project is set to begin.
Lemonade Fire slows in timber harvest areas
A wildfire burning near Marion slowed its progress over the weekend as it moved into timber harvest areas that were cleared of brush, fire officials reported T…
Logan Health donates land for new MSU nursing education building in Kalispell
BOZEMAN — Logan Health has signed a letter of intent to donate land for a new nursing education building in Kalispell to be built with a portion of a $101 mill…
Residency program benefits future educators, school districts
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is hoping to address teacher shortages and better prepare future educators by incentivizing traditionally unpaid stude…
Large-scale subdivision heads before Whitefish Council
Whitefish City Council on Tuesday is set to vote on a 92-acre subdivision proposed on East Edgewood Drive that would include industrial lots, multi-family deve…
Kalispell Council considers transportation planning grant apps
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
Law roundup: Rocket launchers and grenades for sale
A passerby thought it was suspicious that people standing on a corner allegedly had signs about selling rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades. Kalispell Police Department officers only located
Canadian police: 1 suspect in stabbings has been found dead
One of the suspects in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has been found dead, and his injuries are not self inflicted, …
Coast Guard ends search for 9 missing in floatplane crash
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Monday afternoon for nine people, including a child, who were missing after a floatplane crashed in the waters of Pug…
Lucy Smith — A heart for lifelong service
From saying yes to countless local community projects to teaching English as a second language to standing in as a birth attendant and driving an ambulance in …
Law roundup: Whistling while working is not a crime
A man’s purported hour-long whistling while he worked in an area of a bank grated on a woman’s nerves enough to have her husband confront him, which proved to be unsuccessful. She then complained to the Kalispell P…
Stabbings in Canada kill 10, wound 15; suspects at large
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another town nearby in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan left 10 people…
Fire near Marion grows to 500 acres
A fire that cropped up west of Kalispell on Sept. 1 drew a significant firefighter response over the weekend.