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Kalispell woman allegedly used ax to break into home
Sophia Maria Owen, 39, appeared before Judge Heidi Ulbricht for her arraignment in Flathead County District Court …
Residents pack Kalispell City Hall to debate fate of Flathead Warming Center
Owing to incidents of loitering, trespassing and a general uneasiness since the opening of the nearby Flathead Warming Center in 2021, Michelle Davey said her …
Law roundup: Woman suspicious of staring man
A bearded man with a ponytail spooked a woman in a parking lot one morning when she spotted him standing by the door she walked out of to get to the parking lot. She reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department …
Water quality study finds toxic compounds more widespread than previously thought in Clark Fork
Preliminary results from water quality testing done last summer on the Clark Fork River released this week show toxic compounds in the river are more widesprea…
West Valley will recount ballots in technology levy election
West Valley School District has declared a tie in its technology levy election and will recount ballots at a school board meeting Friday.
Conservation easement protects acreage near Bad Rock Canyon
A total of 76.5 acres, just east of the Flathead River at Columbia Falls, was recently protected with a donated conservation easement with the Flathead Land Tr…
Failed school levy requests put spotlight on budget shortfalls, pocketbooks, funding formulas
Montanans last week rejected half of the school levies tracked by the state’s largest union, including all five requests in Helena, even as large districts fac…
Anti-immigration group organized Northwest Montana lawmakers' trip to southern border
Two Northwest Montana lawmakers toured the southern border in March with NumbersUSA, a self-described immigration reform group that organizations who track ext…
Law roundup: Garbage strikes woman’s windshield
A man in a gray car parked next to a woman’s vehicle threw something that landed on her windshield and drove away. She called the Kalispell Police Department because she reportedly wanted to make sure “the substanc…
Man shot and killed after raising a gun at four Anchorage officers, police chief says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police officers responding to a disturbance call shot and killed a man early Monday after he pointed a gun at them, police chief Bianca Cross said.
Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 3…
Town prepares for possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in Western Canada
FORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada on Monday, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts …
Looking to help Glacier senior joins AmeriCorps
The National Civilian Community Corps, or the NCCC, through the AmeriCorps program is catered to young adults aged 18 to 26. The program sends volunteers to a …
Spring operations start-up in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park staff are gearing up for the season, with west-side vehicle reservations about to begin and snow plows nearing Logan Pass.
Law roundup: Employee aggravated over ‘crack house’
A maintenance employee called the Kalispell Police Department to move along a man allegedly carrying a black garbage bag and looking into car windows in a parking lot while waiting for a lady who walked to the “cra…
Creston research station designed to meet needs of Flathead Valley producers
The center is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and as those connected with the research station reflect on its decades-long history, they all agree t…