General News
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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.
Freight train derails into Clark Fork River
A Montana Rail Link freight train derailed in Sanders County on Sunday morning, sending multiple railcars into the Clark Fork River.
Warming Center occupants share their stories
With homelessness on the rise in Flathead County, recent discourse in public meetings and letters to the editor have debated the problem's causes and solutions.
A night at the Warming Center
Most nights, the Kalispell shelter fills up and has to turn people away to fend for themselves.
Law roundup: Woman doesn't go with the flow
Someone allegedly told the Kalispell Police Department they returned to their motorhome in a parking lot to find the lock had been messed with and urine on the floor inside.
At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake Midwest, South
Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through t…
Fiery derailments renew Americans' focus on railroad safety
Americans are renewing their focus on railroad safety after a string of recent derailments, especially two fiery ones involving hazardous chemicals in Ohio and…
U.S.-Canada agreement to address transboundary mining pollution
The Biden Administration announced at the end of March that the U.S. and Canada intend to come to an agreement this year to reduce and mitigate the impacts of …
U.S. 93 north of Kalispell gets traffic signal
The intersection of U.S. 93 and Rose Crossing north of Kalispell is undergoing some major changes to accommodate increasing traffic spurred by new development …
Water main work closes busy Kalispell street
Fifth Avenue WN between Railroad Street and Center Street will be closed for about two weeks in April while the Kalispell Water Department undertakes a water main relocation project.
Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors' abortions passes
A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho's legislature on Thursday and is headed to …
Committee tables Regier's bill to dismantle adult-use cannabis industry
On Thursday, one day after an impassioned hearing on Senate Bill 546, the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee voted 6-4 to table the bill.
Bibler Home and Garden tours support student scholarships
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 31 at 8 a.m. for the self-guided tours and Mother’s Day brunch that all benefit student scholarships at FVCC.
Creston auction set for this weekend
This is a fundraising benefit for Creston’s all-volunteer fire department and is the largest spring event of its kind in Northwest Montana.
Law roundup: Maybe it’s a sign?
A woman confronted about panhandling in front of a no panhandling sign allegedly responded “with foul language.”
Kalispell student competes in constitutional speech contest
Kalispell homeschool senior Ella Pheifer was the winner of the American Legion of Montana High School Constitutional speech contest.