General News
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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Suspect in multiple theft cases earns deferred sentences
A man arrested for trying to steal a motorcycle last year and followed it up by allegedly leading authorities on a chase along U.S. 2 in a stolen pickup truck …
Law roundup: Man wants a break, steals candy bars
An employee allegedly saw a man put three Kit Kat bars in his pockets and walk out without paying.
Whitefish looks at minor subdivision
Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.
New executive director leads conservation commissions
From attending undergraduate school in Salt Lake City where she fell in love with camping to volunteering as a marine conservationist in Madagascar, Casey Lewi…
Kalispell City Council poised to vote on panhandling proposal
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote on a proposal to ban panhandling and other transactions in municipal roadways at its Monday meeting.
Law roundup: Tough cookie threatens to beat employee
Columbia Falls Police Department received a report about a customer in a black SUV reportedly yelling at staff about cookies and threatening to pull an employee through the window and beat him up.
Robbery suspect killed after shooting hostage in St. Regis
A suspect in an Idaho robbery was killed by law enforcement after shooting a hostage near a travel center in western Montana, authorities said.
Fighting back — Rock Steady Boxing members go the distance in battling Parkinson’s disease
By mid-morning Monday, members of Rock Steady Boxing — Glacier are stretching, punching, running, balancing, bobbing and weaving, planking and sweating their w…
Community briefs
Kalispell offers one-time spring leaf pickup; Work on Whitefish’s Spokane Avenue resumes; Group holds resource workshop; Fundraiser for new Dayton school
Revamped Providence House will focus on youth substance abuse
People as young in age as 13 can undergo treatment for substance abuse issues at the Providence Home in Kalispell when it reopens this spring.
Law roundup: Arguing former roommates level accusations
A pair of former roommates accused each other of committing crimes and asked the Kalispell Police Department to sort it out.
Eureka area family seeks to conserve land for grizzlies
Greg and Lisa Levine live on nearly 30 acres of land near Eureka. Hummingbirds, elk, bald eagles, mountain lions, Canadian geese and grizzly bears roam the pro…
Cleanup of Kaiser Mead plant lends clues into CFAC future
The cleanup at the former Kaiser Mead aluminum smelter near Spokane, Washington could provide insight as to how the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant is ultima…
Montana lawmakers propose sending up to 120 inmates to private prison in Arizona
Montana lawmakers gave initial approval to a budget amendment this week that would allow the state to send up to 120 state prisoners to a privately run facility in Arizona operated by CoreCivic to the tune of nearl…
Biden calls for tougher penalties for execs of failed banks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday called on Congress to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties on the executives of failed banks, including…