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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.
Law roundup: Tenant wears out his welcome in Kila
A Kila resident called Flathead County Sheriff’s Office claiming she had a squatter — possibly her son — who was “trashing things,” in a cabin on her property. Before she called, she said he was digging his heels i…
Kalispell man identified in fatal wreck
A Kalispell man died recently after suffering injuries in a two-vehicle accident last month in the Somers area.
Nurses union, hospital managers deadlocked on contract
Kalispell Regional Healthcare nurses and Flathead Valley residents picketed at the hospital's main campus Tuesday in an effort to push hospital management to b…
Montana House committee tables bill to abolish death penalty
HELENA (AP) — A Montana House committee tabled a bill to abolish the death penalty Tuesday shortly after hearing testimony, as the legislature closes in on next week's transmittal deadline.
Montana bill would make it easier to decline vaccinations
HELENA (AP) — The Montana House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would ban discrimination based on vaccination status and prohibit the use of vaccination status to grant or deny services or …
Avalanche warning extended for parts of NW Montana
Backcountry skiers and snowmobilers were advised to stay out of avalanche terrain through Wednesday morning due to dangerous snowpack conditions across Northwe…
Man changes plea in father's arson death
The criminal case against a Kalispell man accused of killing his father in an arson fire last October appears headed to trial.
MontanaSky embarks on big fiber project in Troy
MontanaSky is deploying fiber internet offerings to Troy homes, with project work starting as soon as the week of March 1.
Bold indie film casts sharp lens on social injustice
There are moments when the award-winning film “The Obituary of Tunde Johnson” plays eerily like a newsreel of our times.
C-Falls Planning Board rejects apartment project
The Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board last week denied a 36-unit apartment complex planned by developer Toby Gilchrist of Whitefish and landowner Thomas Hyon Su of Washington.
Affordable housing developer to launch Kalispell project
Highline developer to start Kalispell project in May
Zombie survival camp spotlighted in national publication
Spotlight on unique Kalispell camp
Montana Historical Society offers new virtual tour of Montana’s Capitol
The pandemic threw a curveball to Montana’s 4-H and Future Farmer of America’s annual tour of the Montana Capitol Building, so 4-H and FFA coordinator Andee Ba…
Law roundup: Woman warns something will happen to ‘punks’
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Kalispell schools set special board meeting on masks
The Kalispell School Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss and take public comments on the topic of requiring masks in Kalispell schools after Gov. Greg Gianforte recently lifted a statew…