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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Tensions flare in Bigfork over proposed school math curriculum
Concerned parents and community members criticized members of the Bigfork School Board at a fiery special meeting on Monday for not having enough parent input into the district’s curriculum choices.
County’s new North Complex building opens on North Main
The Flathead County North Complex includes the offices for the Flathead County Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools and Family Court Services, and following th…
Law Roundup: Stakeout uncessary after key produced for vehicle
Did he lose his keys or something more ominous? That was the concern of a person who called the Kalispell Police Department while watching a man in a hooded sweatshirt trying to get into a blue Volkswagen.
Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely?
State hospital administrator out after federal funding loss
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The administrator of Montana's state psychiatric hospital is leaving his post amid the facility's loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding for repeated failures to meet health and safety standards…
Commissioners interview health officer candidate
The sole candidate for public health officer in Flathead County says he’d have a “hard learning curve” ahead of him if offered the job, but that he’s be up for…
Ferguson arraigned on attempted deliberate homicide charge
The 35-year-old accused of stabbing another man in the throat with a box cutter during a bar fight earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to attempted delib…
Daines returns from Ukraine calling for more aid, and more quickly
Fresh off a tour of the recently liberated suburbs of Kyiv, Sen. Steve Daines called for the U.S. to more quickly ship lethal aid to Ukraine, reestablish a dip…
Konen returns to Flathead as incoming principal of Columbia Falls High School
The Columbia Falls High School has a new principal in Jon Konen.
Man stole industrial vacuum from car wash, authorities say
A man who allegedly stole an industrial vacuum cleaner from a Kalispell car wash April 14 faces a felony criminal mischief charge in Flathead County District C…
Kalispell man accused of selling stolen firearms
A Kalispell man is being held on a $25,000 bond for allegedly stealing and selling three firearms from a house guest in 2021.
Recovery center for wild birds braces for avian flu
Three quarantine cages sit empty, but prepared to receive occupants on the edges of the Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center on the east side of Kalispell.
Windstorm topples 100-foot tree onto Whitefish home
A large tree fell onto a home in Whitefish on Tuesday evening while the occupants were inside, but no injuries were sustained.
Poll seeking special session on election integrity fails
Montana lawmakers have rejected an attempt to call a special legislative session to investigate the state's election processes amid continued false claims by f…
2 men banned from hunting after Yellowstone grizzly poached
Two Idaho men have been sentenced to jail time and banned from hunting for years after pleading guilty to poaching a grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Par…