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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.
Glacier National Park headed for a busy construction season
Several major construction projects are planned in and around Glacier National Park this summer, and officials are encouraging visitors to plan ahead and prepa…
Law roundup: Spooky sounds heard on open line
Dispatchers were reportedly getting ghost 911 calls from an old gas station building that no longer exists and heard loud humming sounds and static on the open line.
Gallatin County attorney reviewing more than 100 unprosecuted cases
The Gallatin County attorney is creating a task force to look at more than 100 cases — the majority alleging sexual violence — that her predecessor's office apparently did not review to see if charges could still b…
Kalispell passes new law targeting panhandlers, motorists
Kalispell City Council approved an ordinance Monday that would criminalize panhandling, selling goods and making donations on roadways in the city.
Browning man sentenced for child sex abuse
A Browning man was sentenced Monday to 18 years and nine months behind bars for sexually abusing two girls on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation about 20 years ago.
Montana pension funds take a $3M loss in banking collapse
After last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, public pension systems began reporting that they were part of the collateral damage done …
Marion man receives deferred sentence for misdemeanor charge
A Marion man brought up on a felony charge for allegedly pointing a handgun at his then girlfriend’s father in June 2022 received a deferred sentence after str…
Case dismissed against man accused of threatening another with skid steer
A Flathead County District judge in January dismissed a criminal negligence charge against a man previously accused of menacing another individual with a skid …
Registration open for FVCC summer classes
Flathead Valley Community College’s summer semester registration is open and classes begin Monday, May 22.
‘Intoxicated,’ ‘uncooperative’ woman allegedly admits to attack
Confronted by Kalispell Police officers, a woman allegedly admitted to attacking a man with a baseball bat at a motel in the city during the early morning hour…
Man sentenced for box cutter attack
Brockton Lorn Ferguson, 36, received 14 years behind bars with the remainder suspended at his March 20 sentencing on a felony aggravated assault charge in Flat…
Biden administration invests $197 million into wildfire defense fund
A $197 million investment into a community wildfire defense program was announced by Vice President Kamala Harris, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and White …
Legislature moves to name highway after Blackfeet chief
Though it took some work, the Legislature passed a bill to rename a section of Montana Highway 89 on the Blackfeet Reservation after the late Blackfeet chief. …
Gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors has second hearing
A bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors received nearly three hours of testimony Monday in its designated House committee, the first major action on the legislation since it passed out of the Sen…
Law roundup: Fresh paint job vandalized with razor blade
An employee reportedly found the handiwork of some scallywag who took a razor blade to a freshly painted truck and called the Kalispell Police Department.