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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…
CASA of Flathead County advocates sworn-in
Each will work as a Court Appointed Special Advocate/ Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in the Flathead County foster care system.
Law roundup: Purple-haired shoppers raise suspicions
Officers advised the victim of a theft in Plains to contact law enforcement in Plains — rather than Kalispell — about the case.
Columbia Falls concerned sewer system could be bottleneck for growth
The City of Columbia Falls could see a significant bottleneck in future growth due to its sewage treatment plant, depending how the city and the state calculat…
St. Ignatius Town Council moves closer to letting golf carts back on the road
The St. Ignatius Town Council passed the first reading of its golf-cart ordinance on Dec. 2.
Polson man gets partially suspended sentence for bear spray attack
A Polson man was sentenced in district court in Polson on Dec. 4 to 10 years in the Montana State Prison with eight years suspended in connection with a bear s…
Whitefish School District selects firm for superintendent search
The Whitefish School Board selected with the consulting firm McPherson and Jacobson LLC to conduct the search for a new superintendent at a board meeting last week.
Man accused of defacing Lakeside church with pentagram
Orion Jacob Glace of Lakeside is expected to be arraigned on two counts of felony malicious intimidation or harassment of civil or human rights before Judge Da…
Judge halts Forest Service project near Yellowstone, citing impacts to grizzlies, lynx
A federal judge has halted a U.S. Forest Service logging project, pitched as a wildfire risk reduction effort, across 40,000 acres north of Yellowstone Nationa…
Kalispell man accused of gunplay receives suspended jail sentences
Joashua Allen Willard, 45, initially pleaded not guilty to felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor tampering with a communication device in connection with the alleged June 7 confrontation on Fourth Avenue Wes…
Former Senate President Ellsworth charged with official misconduct
Former Republican state Senate President Jason Ellsworth will be charged with misdemeanor official misconduct for allegedly attempting to award $170,100 worth …
Headlines: Power outages hit Northwest Montana as Libby faces ongoing water emergency
Christmas storms lead to water quality concerns in Libby and tens of thousands without power in Northwest Montana.
Outages linger for thousands as another windstorm eyes western Montana
Power returned to about half of the homes that went dark in Wednesday's windstorm after Flathead Electric Cooperative crews worked through the night.
Big Sky Now: Quarterfinal recap and historic Super Brawl as Cats and Griz battle for a place in the finals
In a first-ever playoff meeting - Montana faces Montana State in Bozeman this weekend for the Super Brawl!
Law roundup: Concerns about sex workers forwarded to detectives
Getting a tip that one of their guests may be a sex worker from an online escort service, a hotel employee alerted the Kalispell Police Department.
Weather-beaten Libby awaits results of public water supply tests
A boil advisory remains in effect for Libby residents a week after catastrophic flooding first compromised the city’s sole supply of public drinking water.