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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…
State hospital administrator out after federal funding loss
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The administrator of Montana's state psychiatric hospital is leaving his post amid the facility's loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding for repeated failures to meet health and safety standards…
Commissioners interview health officer candidate
The sole candidate for public health officer in Flathead County says he’d have a “hard learning curve” ahead of him if offered the job, but that he’s be up for…
Ferguson arraigned on attempted deliberate homicide charge
The 35-year-old accused of stabbing another man in the throat with a box cutter during a bar fight earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to attempted delib…
Daines returns from Ukraine calling for more aid, and more quickly
Fresh off a tour of the recently liberated suburbs of Kyiv, Sen. Steve Daines called for the U.S. to more quickly ship lethal aid to Ukraine, reestablish a dip…
Konen returns to Flathead as incoming principal of Columbia Falls High School
The Columbia Falls High School has a new principal in Jon Konen.
Man stole industrial vacuum from car wash, authorities say
A man who allegedly stole an industrial vacuum cleaner from a Kalispell car wash April 14 faces a felony criminal mischief charge in Flathead County District C…
Kalispell man accused of selling stolen firearms
A Kalispell man is being held on a $25,000 bond for allegedly stealing and selling three firearms from a house guest in 2021.
Recovery center for wild birds braces for avian flu
Three quarantine cages sit empty, but prepared to receive occupants on the edges of the Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center on the east side of Kalispell.
Windstorm topples 100-foot tree onto Whitefish home
A large tree fell onto a home in Whitefish on Tuesday evening while the occupants were inside, but no injuries were sustained.
Poll seeking special session on election integrity fails
Montana lawmakers have rejected an attempt to call a special legislative session to investigate the state's election processes amid continued false claims by f…
2 men banned from hunting after Yellowstone grizzly poached
Two Idaho men have been sentenced to jail time and banned from hunting for years after pleading guilty to poaching a grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Par…
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, of…
84-year-old Montana woman dies after being mauled by dogs
A Billings woman has died of injuries suffered when she was attacked by three dogs earlier this month, police said.
Oregon wolf population flounders after poaching, car crashes
The growth of Oregon's wolf population slowed significantly last year because 21 animals were poisoned by poachers, hit by cars or were killed by wildlife offi…
Data flag Lincoln County sinks in school lead exposures
Nearly half of all classroom sinks tested in Lincoln County schools require action to remove unsafe levels of lead in drinking water, according to the Department of Environmental Quality.