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Flathead Valley cities feel financial strain of land use law
Representatives from each of the 10 cities required to comply with the law expressed support for its long-term goa…
Kalispell Public Schools to interview interim superintendent candidates
Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees unanimously selected three candidates to interview for the interim superintendent position on Tuesday.
UM to celebrate graduates at May 13 commencements
The University of Montana will celebrate the over 2,000 graduates who make up the class of 2023 during its spring Commencement celebrations on Saturday, May 13.
Whitefish Community Foundation awards grants at May 18 event
Whitefish Community Foundation invites the public to its annual Community Grants Award Celebration on May 18 at the O’Shaughnessy Center in downtown Whitefish.
Community members take up zoning effort in Lakeside
Galvanized by a controversial development that is nearing completion despite deep community opposition — owing in part to a lack of regulations — Lakeside resi…
Law roundup: Trashy neighbor’s mess includes drugs
A caller told authorities they saw a drunk man hop into a green Subaru station wagon festooned with Bernie Sanders stickers and drive off.
Francom stepping down as Troy Schools superintendent
Troy Junior and Senior High School Superintendent Jacob Francom announced his resignation last week.
Judge issues restraining order against new abortion requirement
A Lewis and Clark County District judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the state from allowing a newly signed abortion restriction law from…
Mexican citizen arrested in Kalispell with 12,000 fentanyl pills enters guilty plea
Cuauhternoc Cervantes Samaniego, 30, faces between five and 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and a minimum of four years of supervised release.
Columbia Falls zone change request put on hold
A Florida developer’s request for a zone change in Columbia Falls has been put on hold again.
Kalispell's Fifth Avenue WN closed again for water main work
The ongoing redevelopment of Kalispell’s historic grain silos property into apartments and a restaurant has once again closed a busy stretch of Fifth Avenue West North for what municipal officials describe as the s…
Prescribed fire planned north of Whitefish
Smoke will be visible this week from a prescribed fire north of Whitefish.
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to att…
Governor signs bill boosting block management payment cap
Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law last week a bill that will double the payment cap for landowners who participate in Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Block Management Program.
Law roundup: Man asks for help repossessing car
A man trying to get possession of a vehicle he claimed as his contacted the Kalispell Police Department for help.
Traffic stop leads to capture of man allegedly involved in high-speed chase
Prosecutors filed felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal endangerment charges against Ryan Daniel Mills, 38, in Flathead County District Co…