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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…
Prescribed burn on Lone Pine State Park today
Fire crews are scheduled to conduct a prescribed burn at Lone Pine State Park on Thursday, April 7 as conditions allow.
Construction promises to curtail early morning access to Logan Pass
Folks looking to get to Logan Pass from the west side of the park before 6 a.m. without a reservation are out of luck this year.
Teenager works toward recovery following brain injury
Not even two months after suffering a traumatic brain injury as the result of a car accident, 16-year-old Josie Elgin has her sights set on getting back to doi…
Hopper arrested after allegedly pulling knife on treatment center staff
A man exiting Logan Health’s addiction treatment center allegedly pulled a knife on facility staff after they refused to return his marijuana with his other be…
Law roundup: It all started over a hot dog in a cooler
A man with a short circuit allegedly started recording an employee while screaming at them about the store’s bathroom policies. The man also tried to reach across the counter to touch them. The whole incident purpo…
Larsson recognized as longest serving hunter ed instructor in Montana
KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently honored the service of its Region 1 Northwest Montana hunter and bowhunter education instructors at an an…
Montana judge temporarily blocks new election laws
A Montana judge has temporarily blocked several new election laws that the Montana Democratic Party, tribal organizations and youth groups argued were meant to…
Man undergoing treatment following Kalispell standoff
A man is undergoing mental health treatment after a standoff with local law enforcement in downtown Kalispell this afternoon.
Zoos hiding birds as avian flu spreads in North America
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly conta…
Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A wind energy company was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eag…
JetBlue makes offer for Spirit Airlines, could spark bid war
JetBlue Airways has offered to buy Spirit Airlines for about $3.6 billion and break up a plan for Spirit to merge with rival budget carrier Frontier Airlines.
Kalispell man charged with attempted deliberate homicide
Kalispell police arrested a local man overnight on an attempted deliberate homicide charge after an assault at a bar on the city's east side left another man h…
First pope, now U.S. churches face boarding-school reckoning
As Native Americans cautiously welcome Pope Francis' historic apology for abuses at Catholic-run boarding schools for Indigenous children in Canada, U.S. churc…
Carol Bean creates in quintessential quilter’s studio
Carol Bean creates in quintessential quilter’s studio
Glacier Symphony receives $10,000 grant
Glacier Symphony, Orchestra and Chorale was recently awarded a $10,000 Challenge America grant from the National Endowment for the Arts titled Music for Rural Montana.