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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park
A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …
455-unit housing project planned near Kalispell
110-acre residential project proposed near Four Mile
Veterans rescue dog program expands to Kalispell
Dog Tag Buddies, a nonprofit based in Billings, has been awarded a $3,500 grant investment from the Petco Foundation to support its efforts in expanding servic…
Work starts this week on Foy's Lake interchange rebuild
It won’t be long before one of Kalispell’s busiest interchanges on the U.S. 93 bypass takes on a whole new look.
Feds won't intervene in BNSF suit against asbestos clinic
The federal government recently chose not intervene in a BNSF lawsuit alleging Libby's CARD clinic committed Medicare fraud
Animal shelter to get new multipurpose building
Cliff Bennett, the shelter's director, said the building will meet a variety of needs, serving as a place to hold meetings, train staff, assess animals' behavi…
Law roundup: Driver’s body language confuses man
A man reportedly called the Kalispell Police Department to report a vehicle with music blaring that pulled up behind him and flashed its lights.
Bison begin migrating out of Yellowstone National Park
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Bison presence outside of Yellowstone National Park remained low during the last weeks of Montana's bison hunting season, but the herd's annual migration and hunter activity recently picked up.
About 30 vehicles involved in pileup on icy Montana bridge
BILLINGS. Mont. (AP) — Dozens of vehicles crashed into each other Saturday on an icy interstate highway bridge over the Yellowstone River outside Billings, Mon…
Man with machete arrested after police confrontation
A machete-wielding man was arrested after trying to steal a car in Depot Park on Saturday morning.
Man dead following officer-involved shooting in Kalispell
A man was shot and killed by a Kalispell Police officer Friday night following a disturbance in the area of Cemetery Road and U.S. 93 South in Kalispell.
FVCC students react to new law allowing concealed firearms on campus
Flathead Valley Community College officials aren’t weighing in yet about the state’s new law that allows students to carry concealed firearms on campus until p…
Law roundup: Bicycle man just going in circles
A man called because he saw another man riding a bicycle in circles and apparently yelling at himself.
Kalispell searching for new fire chief
The city of Kalispell is taking applications for a new fire chief after longtime Chief Dave Dedman recently announced his retirement.
Skees revives bill to eliminate Montana's political cop
Republican Rep. Derek Skees — who was named but never charged in a high-profile campaign finance case launched by the former commissioner of political practice…
Kalispell man dies in tree well accident
Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patrol assisted in the rescue of a person who was found in a tree well outside of the resort boundary on Friday.