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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 …
Law roundup: Driver attempts clean get away in car wash crash
A navy blue Escalade allegedly crashed into a woman’s vehicle inside a car wash and fled the scene, headed west on E. Idaho Street. The woman complained of a neck injury but declined to be checked by a medic. The m…
Daines, Knudsen rally in support of transgender athletes ban
Montanans gathered on opposite sides of the barricades outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. as the court heard arguments Tuesday on state bans of …
Polson attorney, briefly a judge-elect, to serve three years on probation for drug use
Polson attorney Kenneth Britton "Britt" Cotter was on the cusp of taking his seat as newly elected District Court judge for Lake and Sanders counties, when he …
Glacier High speech and debate team opens new year with statement win
The Glacier High School speech and debate team rolled into 2026 with a hard-fought win Friday and Saturday in Helena.
Flathead Valley high schools top speech and debate tournament in Columbia Falls
Flathead Valley’s Class A high school speech and debate teams dominated a weekend tournament in Columbia Falls, claiming the top three spots.
Lincoln County mourns loss of undersheriff
Undersheriff Hyslop began his law enforcement career on May 22, 2013, when he was accepted as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…
Flathead County Planning Board considers zone change near Whitefish, storage facility near Kalispell
Following the meeting, a workshop will be held to discuss updating lake and lakeshore protection regulations, which apply to permits issued for work in lakes a…
Initial review of state voter rolls IDs 23 potential noncitizens
The Montana Secretary of State’s Office has identified 23 potential noncitizens on Montana’s voter rolls, most of which appear to have made their way onto the …
Suspected burglar allegedly stole tools from public school homebuilding program
Gregory Holm, 40, faces a felony burglary charge in Flathead County District Court in connection with the Dec. 19 break-in on North Ridge Drive.
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office gets new underwater drone
The Sheriff’s Office's current remote underwater vehicle is near the end of its 10-year lifespan, said Deputy Darrin Wise, who also serves as the Flathead Coun…
Mayor floats idea of keeping park restrooms open 24 hours a day
Mayor Ryan Hunter on Monday suggested reopening Kalispell’s park restrooms for 24-hour use to curb defecation in city green spaces by homeless people.
Law roundup: Resident assailed by drunk woman’s yells
A resident’s peace was pierced by the screaming and yelling of a highly intoxicated woman in the parking lot, who could not be calmed down.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playin…
Montana Justice McKinnon pleads not guilty to ‘reckless endangerment’
Montana Supreme Court Justice Laurie McKinnon has pleaded not guilty to reckless endangerment of emergency personnel in Broadwater County.
Logan Health primary care providers to vote in union election this week
Physicians, nurse practitioners and physician's assistants at Logan Health primary care clinics are voting to unionize this week with the Union of American Phy…