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PHOTOS: Flathead, Glacier class of 2026 graduation ceremonies
Photos from Flathead and Glacier high schools' graduation ceremonies held Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.
Alleged pantless drunk driver fought deputies, prosecutors say
An accused drunk driver faces a felony charge after deputies arrested her while responding to a string of incidents beginning in Martin City that involved a wo…
Martin City man facing criminal endangerment charge pleads not guilty
A Martin City man accused of dragging a person down a Columbia Falls street with his pickup in March pleaded not guilty to a single count of criminal endangerm…
Tester lobbies White House for greater rural representation on Amtrak board
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has threatened to block President Joe Biden’s slate of Amtrak board of directors nominees because of what he sees as insufficient geograph…
Man given suspended sentence in 2022 back behind bars for alleged knife attack
A Kalispell man sentenced last year for spitting on a police officer is back behind bars after allegedly attacking a person at a gas station earlier this month.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr's town feels divide from rest of Montana
MISSOULA, Montana (AP) — In the college town of Missoula, pride flags are as common a sight as the peaks of Montana's Rattlesnake Mountains. Even a downtown cr…
Multiple events set for Mental Health Awareness Month
Flathead County Mental Health Collaboration Specialist Jerramy Dear-Ruel said the area is experiencing a mental and behavioral health crisis, along with many other communities nationwide, so it’s important to take …
Law roundup: Man returns home to face the heat
A Lakeside man allegedly returned home to find the oven turned up to 500 degrees, which heated the house up enough to melt unlit candles. He reportedly thought someone
Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from 2023 session
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a transgender state representative who has…
Gianforte seeks to expand TikTok ban to other social apps
Montana's governor is asking lawmakers to expand the state's proposed TikTok ban to more social media companies that provide certain data to foreign adversarie…
Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover 'retaliation'
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor wa…
Gianforte’s son one of many lobbying governor against trans bills
In late March, David Gianforte made an appointment to talk about three bills with Montana’s Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, who happens to be his father.
Arbor Day celebration Friday at Woodland Park
Kalispell has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA for 36 years,
Kalispell Elks makes donation to Hockaday
The past Exalted Rulers of Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 donated $500 to the Hockaday Museum of Arts.
'This is white knuckle territory:' road crews make progress on plowing Going-to-the-Sun Road
To view where construction crews are working and how far the road is open under the current conditions tab, visit nps.gov/glac.
Brothers facing assault with a weapon charges reach deferred prosecution agreements
Eugene George Hallas, 73, and Raymond Irwin Hallas, 66, initially faced charges of felony assault with a weapon following an Aug. 24, 2022 disturbance on a property on Montana 40 between Columbia Falls and Whitefis…