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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…
Kalispell man with violent past accused of family assault
A violent incident among family members has left a Kalispell man with a violent past locked up in the local jail.
Filing underway for school board elections
The filing deadline for people interested in becoming a school board trustee candidate is approaching.
Law roundup: Man insists he owns the road
A very aggressive Columbia Falls man allegedly kept screaming “I own this road,” and “I’ll come back out with a gun,” to a woman over an incident involving a dog running loose and getting into things. The woman saw…
Kalispell trivia buff recounts 'Jeopardy' experience
He’s a product line manager at Applied Materials and the Kalispell resident who recently won $21,800 on “Jeopardy.”
Southern Pine sells huge tract to wealthy Texas couple
An affluent couple from Texas recently purchased nearly 126,000 contiguous acres west of Kalispell from Southern Pine Plantations, the Georgia-based company that bought roughly 630,000 acres of timberlands in Nort…
Flathead County getting additional 1,000 vaccine doses
Flathead County received an auxiliary shipment of 1,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, the Flathead …
Daines vows to block approval of Interior nominee Haaland
Montana’s junior Senator, Republican Steve Daines, announced during the weekend that he would seek to block President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of the …
Allegiant Air expands California service from GPIA
Allegiant Air is adding twice-weekly service to San Diego from Glacier Park International Airport starting May 28.
Fish restoration project proposed in Blackfoot River watershed
The Lolo National Forest is seeking public comment on a fish restoration project located in the Scapegoat Wilderness on Seeley Lake and Lincoln Ranger Districts.
36-unit apartment complex planned in C-Falls
More apartments could soon be coming to Columbia Falls and even more subdivisions are likely in the pipeline as the summer of 2021 promises to be a busy construction season.
Local artists co-op finds new home in downtown Kalispell
The Paint, Metal & Mud Gallery will be moving out of its longtime home in the Kalispell Hotel to a new downtown location by the end of March.
Law roundup: Apparition or man on meth?
A slender man dressed in black and described as being as white as a ghost, reportedly was holding a bunch of clothing and stomping around an apartment complex where he didn’t belong.
Why is America spending $100 billion to send nukes to Montana?
Montana is known to residents as either the “Treasure State” or “The Big Sky State,” but to defense experts, it’s just a “nuclear sponge.”
50 Yellowstone bison transported to Montana reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Officials have transported 50 Yellowstone National Park bison to the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana.
Third Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — GOP state Rep. Brian Putnam has tested positive for COVID-19, the Montana House Republicans said.