General News
The blurb for this section is not filled out
Headlines: Fishing regulation amendment considered, can downtown reckless driving be curbed, and Lake County jail admin duties reassigned
Montana FWP looks to amend fishing regulations for 2027, Kalispell coalition and cruisers seek to curb reckless dr…
Whitefish man faces felony weapon charge over video game dispute
A Whitefish man involved in the 2015 robbery of an undercover agent during a controlled drug buy is behind bars again after authorities said he fired a gun dur…
Kalispell community-needs public hearing Thursday
The city of Kalispell will hold a virtual public hearing to learn about community development needs at 1 p.m., on Nov. 19 via Zoom videoconference.
Columbia Falls standout athlete now administrator in Whitefish
Becoming an administrator was not always on the forefront of Tyler Jones’ mind as he progressed through his teaching career.
Sportsman owner Mike Gwiazdon dies at 79
Longtime Flathead Valley business and community leader Mike Gwiazdon died Friday at age 79 following his battle with cancer.
New COVID testing platform at KRH boasts faster, more accurate results
Kalispell Regional Healthcare recently began offering advanced COVID-19 testing capabilities through new, high-end technology that is considered by health-care…
The customer is not always right
An angry customer on U.S. 2 in Kalispell allegedly grabbed a cashier’s hand and attempted to yank them over the counter when he was told to leave and then knocked items off a shelf on his way out.
Bullock says no need to cut state services in next budget
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock released a draft budget for the next two years on Monday that does not cut essential state services or raise taxes. But the pr…
Montana Highway Patrol trooper shoots, kills man on I-90
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana Highway Patrol trooper shot and killed a man on Interstate 90 near Columbus, the patrol reported.
Woman, dog struck and killed by train in northern Montana
CHINOOK, Mont. (AP) — A 41-year-old woman and her dog were struck and killed by a freight train in northern Montana over the weekend, Blaine County officials said.
Montana juvenile suspect charged in fatal shooting
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Prosecutors in Montana have filed charges against a juvenile in connection with a fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy last week in Great Falls.
Montana reaches tobacco company settlement of $100 million
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will recover more than $49 million in payments and interest wrongly withheld by tobacco companies that were due under a 1998 settl…
Former Glacier Park botanist cultivates the arts in Whitefish
You can take the girl out of the city, and in Jen Asebrook’s case, that girl will be just as happy in the wilds of Montana.
Weekly roundup: C-Falls mulls use for tax-increment revenue
The city of Columbia Falls will have about $441,000 in tax increment financing revenue to spend next year.
Kalispell council considers lot sale to engineering firm
The potential sale of a city lot to engineering firm Robert Peccia and Associates (RPA) is the lone agenda item tonight for the Kalispell City Council.
Art project, subdivision on Whitefish City Council agenda
The Whitefish City Council is scheduled to consider the final plat for a 15-lot subdivision off Armory Road, as well as a plan to secure a state tourism grant for artwork on the soon-to-be-completed Baker Avenue pe…