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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.
Senate approves Biden land-agency pick over GOP opposition
A bitterly divided Senate late Thursday approved President Joe Biden's choice to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, despite Republican complaints…
Local authorities seize 17 starving horses
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office recently seized 17 horses in various stages of starvation and other health issues from a residence in the Columbia Falls area, and is now asking for help from the community in p…
Judge delays implementation of new Montana abortion laws
A judge granted Thursday evening a temporary restraining order delaying the implementation of three laws restricting abortion access in Montana, hours before t…
More details emerge in Columbia Falls stabbing incident
More details have emerged in a Columbia Falls stabbing incident that happened earlier this month.
Drive-by shooter receives state prison sentence
A Flathead Valley man involved in a drive-by shooting on the west side of Kalispell four days before Christmas 2019 recently was sentenced to serve time in sta…
Columbia Falls resort tax goes into effect Oct. 1
People will pay a little more for some items as the city of Columbia Falls 3% resort tax goes into effect on Friday, Oct. 1.
As Walk to End Alzheimer's nears, a spouse shares her husband's journey with the disease
About halfway through his three-year battle with dementia, Tony Martin, an ordained deacon in the Catholic Church, told his wife Loree that he had had a visito…
Law roundup: Woman goes cuckoo over birdhouse crafter
A woman was so upset to see a man outside making birdhouses that she called officers claiming he was damaging the city bench he was sitting on.
Covid cases stress Logan Health bed capacity
Logan Health Medical Center continues to be challenged by an influx of mostly unvaccinated Covid-19 patients, with the Kalispell hospital routinely approaching…
US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct
Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared…
Commissioners restore marina standards in zoning regs
A zoning text amendment that adds marina as a conditional use in the B-3 community business zone was approved last week by the Flathead County commissioners, correcting an error when zoning changes were made in 201…
Proposed agreement gives Health Board broader representation
A pivotal change that gives broader representation to the Flathead City-County Board of Health was the focus of a Kalispell City Council work session on Monday.
Federal grant to aid purchase of new state park at Somers Beach
A 106-acre swath of land on the north shore of Flathead Lake is another step closer to becoming a state park with a hefty federal grant.
FWP wraps up busy season fighting invasive water species
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is wrapping up another busy season working to prevent invasive mussels, snails, clams and aquatic weeds from…
Law roundup: Flailing man ‘just being his normal self’
Someone wanted Kalispell Police Department to check on a man’s welfare after they saw him throwing his arms around, waving his shirt, and yelling. Officers checked on the man who was “just being his normal self.”