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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Missoula man pleads no contest to shooting wife in shoulder
A Missoula man has entered no contest pleas to charges that he shot his wife in the shoulder and then tried to get her to lie about what happened.
Kalispell man accused of assaulting 3-year-old boy
A Kalispell man has been charged with assaulting a 3-year-old child.
Flathead Warming Center hosts grand opening Saturday
Just in time for the return of colder weather, the Flathead Warming Center is hosting the grand opening at its newly renovated space on Meridian Road in Kalisp…
Kalispell man admits to child sexual exploitation
A Kalispell man accused of taking sexually explicit photographs of a child while boating on Ashley Lake in Flathead County admitted charges on Wednesday.
Volunteers sought for Wreaths Across America stake pounding
The Civil Air Patrol, Flathead Composite Squadron, invites the community to participate in its annual Wreaths Across America stake pounding event this Saturday.
Law roundup: Police intervene to settle bike squabble
A landlord stole a bike from a tenant’s child, then refused to give the bike back, according to the child’s mother.
Judge temporarily blocks law to prevent power plant closure
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that sought to prevent the closure of a coal-fired power plant by requiring its outgoing owners to pay fo…
La Nina's back and it's not good for parts of dry West
For the second straight year, the world heads into a new La Nina weather event. This would tend to dry out parts of an already parched and fiery American West …
Authorities ID man's remains found in Flathead River
Authorities have identified the human remains found in the Flathead River on Sept. 6 as Justin David Icard, 32, who went missing three years ago.
MSU holds grand opening for $20M American Indian Hall
Montana State University will hold a grand opening Saturday for its new $20 million American Indian Hall, with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland among…
Suspected drug use lands alleged arsonist back in jail
Christina Louise Sanchez has had two chances at freedom after she allegedly committed three different felonies this summer, but an apparent drug problem has la…
Kalispell Chamber leads effort to find child-care solutions
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is conducting a study of local businesses to gather input about child-care options in Flathead County in an effort to address…
$31M in federal funding available to Montana child-care providers
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced this week that $31 million in federal funding is now available to Montana child-care providers via an online application.
Nine school districts offer free Covid testing
Nine school districts are offering free rapid Covid testing to staff, K-12 students and parents at three Kalispell and Evergreen locations.
Law roundup: It’s lights out for truck driver
Columbia Falls Police Department warned a man about driving with an illuminated light bar and four forward-facing lamps on his truck on Ninth Street.