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Flathead Valley Rotary Clubs rally for EPIC Day of Service
While Rotary is perhaps best known in the Flathead Valley for youth football and volleyball programs, the internat…
Suspect allegedly threatened girlfriend with a gun over text messages
A 50-year-old Flathead Valley man is being held in the county jail on $200,000 bail after allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a gun in April.
Alleged stalker used Facebook, text messages, calls and letters to harass victim, prosecutors say
A 46-year-old man accused of repeatedly violating a protective order is facing felony charges of stalking and tampering with a witness in Flathead County Distr…
Kalispell man accused of pulling a gun during argument gets pair of suspended sentences
A man accused of pulling a gun on several people in a Kalispell home last summer received a pair of suspended jail sentences in February.
Election 2026: Student Q&A with Sheriff candidates
Students from Bigfork High School take the lead in this special bonus episode, asking direct questions to Flathead County sheriff candidates Brian Heino and Ev…
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
Ted Turner, the brash and outspoken television pioneer who created a media empire and transformed the news business by creating CNN and introducing the 24-hour…
Election Results: Trustee winners declared, levies mostly rejected
Results from Flathead County school district and special district elections held Tuesday, May 5.
Annual Family Forestry Expo open to public on May 9
This year the Family Forestry Expo is scheduled May 4 through May 9 with the theme of “Forests - Landscapes of Many Uses.”
Eighth grader advances to Montana Civics Bee
St. Matthew’s Catholic School eighth grader Tristan Robbins is on his way state after placing second at the Western Regional Civics Bee.
Effort to raise money for new ALERT helicopter takes flight
A fundraising effort for a new ALERT helicopter is getting off the ground.
Libby Farmer's Market has a new home at Lofts property
The Libby Farmer’s Market has a new home in the heart of town as it prepares to host its opening day on Thursday.
Columbia Falls Planning Commission to take up Teakettle Heights development
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis’s Teakettle Heights project on former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. lands will now go before the Columbia Falls planning commi…
Law roundup: The grass is greener on the other side
Two mini ponies decided to go to greener pastures and were spotted grazing in someone’s yard before running away from their owners, who were trying to contain them, headed toward 12th Street.
Flathead County commissioners drop Sliter Park lease in “tough decision”
Flathead County commissioners voted unanimously last week against renewing the county’s lease on Sliter Park, a decision the park’s supporters described as dis…
Defense argues self-defense as Jeffrey Serio's homicide trial opens in Flathead County District Court
Suspected murderer Jeffrey Serio’s attorney argued Tuesday that the 48-year-old acted in self-defense when he fatally ran over Maurice “Mory” Grigg with his ca…
Dozens of firefighters respond to house fire in Evergreen
More than 30 firefighters responded to a house fire at 180 River Road in Evergreen on Tuesday afternoon.