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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…
Idaho fugitive arrested in Jewel Basin area
A fugitive from Idaho is lodged in the Flathead County Detention Center after a series of incidents that ended Labor Day weekend in the Jewel Basin area.
Assessment for 911 center will be on November tax bills
Flathead County property owners will begin seeing a new assessment supporting the consolidated 911 dispatch center on tax bills that go out in November.
Libertarians meet in Kalispell this weekend
The 2021 Montana Libertarian Party State Officers Convention will be held in Kalispell Friday through Sunday, Sept. 17-19, at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Law roundup: Florida man gets lost near library
A Florida driver called the Kalispell Police Department because he couldn’t find the library.
Logan Health earns awards for heart care
Logan Health has been recognized as a leading heart-care hospital in Montana.
Fire crews battle Batavia Lane blaze
A Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation firefighter monitors a barn fire on Batavia Lane, west of Kalispell, Thursday afternoon. Officials s…
Glacier reports year-to-date dip in visitation
Officials said Thursday that Glacier National Park tallied more than 2.35 million visitors from the start of the year through the end of August — fewer than th…
Wyoming to ask US to lift Yellowstone grizzly protections
Wyoming will ask the federal government to remove its protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region and permit the region's three states to manage an…
Alert canceled after 15-year-old Montana girl found safe
A 15-year-old girl on Montana's Fort Peck Reservation who was the subject of an Amber Alert for a possible abduction has been found and is safe, authorities said Thursday.
States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way
The Biden administration began notifying governors and state refugee coordinators across the country about how many Afghan evacuees from among the first group …
Logan Health nurses reach union contract
Following two years of contentious contract negotiations and a three-day strike in June, unionized nurses at Logan Health in Kalispell have reached a deal with…
Helena hospital critical care at capacity amid virus surge
A hospital in Helena was forced to implement crisis standards of care amid a surge in Covid-19 patients, hospital officials said Thursday.
Kalispell shooting leaves one man dead, two injured
Officers found three men with gunshot wounds, including one who died at the scene. The other two were taken to the Logan Health.
Under pressure, Montana hospital considers adding psych beds amid a shortage
Gary Popiel had to drive more than 200 miles round trip to visit his adult daughters in separate behavioral health facilities as they received psychiatric and …
Law roundup: Casino asks police to check on penny pinchers
An employee asked the Kalispell Police Department to walk through a casino because there were allegedly two sketchy women who kept coming and going and only playing penny machines.