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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 City Council gives recovery home the green light
Kalispell City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a transitional home operated by Absolute Ministries, a faith-based organization aimed at helping me…
Law roundup: Two-wheeled troublemaker told to skedaddle
A grocery store that called law enforcement earlier about a man yelling and swearing at people, had returned on a black bicycle with red rims, which he rode through the store and back out the front door before offi…
Kalispell legislator calls for investigation into reservation alternatives
A draft joint resolution from Sen. Keith Regier, R-Kalispell, aims to push Congress to investigate “alternatives” to American Indian reservations, arguing they have “failed to positively enhance the lives and well-…
GOP's McCarthy voted down time after time for House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting Wednesday, unable to either elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as H…
Former KGEZ host John Stokes found dead at home after welfare check
Former right-wing radio host John Stokes, 71, was found dead in his home near Ferndale on Dec. 28 after neighbors noticed mail piling up and asked for a welfar…
Lake County passes resolution to withdraw from Public Law 280
Lake County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday to withdraw from Public Law 280, a nearly 60-year-old agreement with the state over criminal jurisdiction…
Case of foot found in Yellowstone hot pool is still murky
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A missing man whose foot was found floating in a Yellowstone hot pool had no suicide note in his car — though investigat…
Gianforte urges Board of Regents to ban TikTok
Gov. Greg Gianforte urged the Board of Regents to ban the social media app TikTok within the Montana University System citing security risks in a letter on Tue…
County Republicans censure former commissioner candidate Jack Fallon
The county Republican Central Committee passed a resolution formally censuring Fallon from the group for engaging in “actions not befitting the principles of t…
Montana House rules debate showcases Republican fissures
Rep. Jerry Schillinger said conservative Republicans should hold onto all the power voters gave them — not fritter it away by making it easier for moderate bills to be heard.
Former Libby Police officers say mismanagement led to mass resignation
Two of the three former Libby police officers who resigned on the same day late last year went public recently with their motivations for leaving the departmen…
Schroeder named president of Hagadone Newspaper and Media Groups
The Hagadone Corporation announced that Clint Schroeder had been named president of the Hagadone Newspaper and Media Groups, overseeing each of the companies t…
Nonprofits invited to Great Fish informational meeting
Whitefish Community Foundation will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26 for Flathead Valley nonprofits interested in applying to participate in the 2023 Great Fish Community Challenge.
Law roundup: Ex’s ‘positive vibes’ not so positive
A woman’s ex-husband, who was wearing a sweatshirt that read “positive vibes,” allegedly hit and kicked her minivan and began following her.
Abell to serve as chair of the county commission
Historically the three commissioners rotate through the spot taking turns serving as the chairperson.