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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
Second man involved in bungled burglary pleads guilty
Colton Theodore Wieczorek, 19, pleaded guilty June 23 in Flathead County District Court to criminal endangerment.
Kalispell woman accused of using pepper spray on roommates
A 48-year-old Kalispell woman faces an assault with a weapon charge after allegedly attacking her roommates with a type of pepper spray and a knife earlier thi…
Local marijuana tax hearing draws few comments
Fewer than a dozen people showed up for a hearing Wednesday morning as Flathead County commissioners took input on a potential local tax on marijuana sales.
Judge rejects effort to close Blankenship to camping
A federal judge has ruled against a group of concerned residents who want to shut down a Forest Service managed camp on a gravel bar just south of the Blankens…
Making waves at DREAM Adaptive's Water Sports Week
An inviting lawn fitted with towering trees looking out onto Echo Lake near Bigfork is filled with families from many different walks of life.
Church Slough Work Group to meet in Kalispell Aug. 2
A group of citizens tasked with discussing recreational boating on Church Slough south of Kalispell is scheduled to meet for the first time on Aug. 2.
Western governors meet in Idaho to discuss common issues
COEUR D'ALENE — The breadth of Western issues handled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is wide, but in his address to Western governors on Tuesday in Coeur d’Alene, U.S. Secretary Tom Vilsack focused on issues…
Deadline approaching for fair competition registration
The deadline to enter 4-H/FFA or Open Class competitions at the Northwest Montana Fair is Aug. 1.
Columbia Falls’ Heritage Days runs July 27-31
This year’s theme is “Best of Times.”
Court docs: Drunk driver accused of killing pedestrian thought she hit an animal
Desirea Garrera, 25, faces a vehicular homicide while under the influence felony charge in Flathead County District Court following her arrest over the weekend.
Kalispell man arrested after allegedly attacking his ex, her boyfriend and daughter
Jerrad Raymond Merrill, 30, allegedly told authorities during his arrest that he “took care of it like a man” when he learned that his ex-wife was in a new rel…
Law roundup: Resident loses sleep over stolen mattress
An older Tempurpedic mattress with a stained white cover was reportedly stolen from out front of a location and the owner wanted it logged for information in case Kalispell Police Department officers came across it.
Kalispell Police on lookout for alleged bank robber
Authorities in Kalispell are searching for a man they say robbed a bank on U.S. 93 just after noon on Tuesday.
Renowned local artist charged with criminal endangerment
Famed local landscape artist Nicholas Oberling faces a criminal endangerment charge in Flathead County District Court for allegedly wiring his significant othe…
Bodies of 2 climbers recovered from Glacier peak
Glacier National Park has released the names of the two local men killed in a climbing accident on Dusty Star Mountain this week.