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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Proposed county budget calls for 2.1% spending reduction
The Flathead County commissioners are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a preliminary operating budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year that would reduce spending by abo…
Law roundup: Campfires not allowed in store parking lot
A manager called Kalispell Police Department to report a campfire going on the parking lot, which wasn’t allowed, and wanted an officer “to swing by” to talk to them because she wasn’t supposed to leave the store.
Woman pleads guilty in connection with crash that killed son
A woman who was involved in a multi-car collision earlier this year has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and other charges in connection with the crash that killed her 10-year-old son.
Law roundup: Bear breaks into truck near Whitefish Lake
Bear breaks into truck east of Whitefish Lake
Man involved in 2019 drive-by shooting to plead guilty
A Flathead Valley man who was implicated in a drive-by shooting on the west side of Kalispell four days before Christmas 2019 has agreed to plead guilty.
Anti-government icon raises concern during Kalispell visit
A former Arizona sheriff and hero of the anti-government militia movement has returned to the Flathead Valley to speak at conservative gatherings, sell his sel…
Historic heat wave blasts Northwest as wildfire risks soar
The Pacific Northwest sweltered Friday and braced for even hotter weather through the weekend as a historic heat wave hit Washington and Oregon, with temperatu…
Flathead forest plan ruling favors environmental groups
A federal judge ruled in favor of environmental groups Thursday in a lawsuit that challenged the way roads are managed in the Flathead National Forest.
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin's knee …
Explainer: How Montana will use funds to limit evictions
A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratoriu…
Montana to use federal money to boost child care capacity
More than $30 million of federal funding could be directed toward expanding child care capacity in Montana under recommendations approved by a state health adv…
Man dies after double shooting near Montana police station
A 22-year-old Illinois man has died after a Montana shooting that left a teenager with gunshot wounds just up the alley from a police station, authorities said.
159 still missing in Florida condo collapse
About 160 people were still unaccounted for Friday, a day after an oceanside condominium building collapsed into a pile of rubble, and searchers combing throug…
Law roundup: Potbelly pig purportedly held for ransom
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a call from someone requesting a welfare check on a truck driver when he missed his drop-off to deliver a Vietnamese potbelly pig, and instead drove 20 miles past the deliv…
Nonprofits selected for Great Fish Community Challenge
More than 60 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations will participate in the seventh annual Great Fish Community Challenge hosted by Whitefish Community Founda…