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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Woman found injured on Flathead Reservation dies
POLSON, Mont. (AP) — A woman who was found gravely injured on the Flathead Indian Reservation over the weekend has died.
Court overturns conviction of Montana man who killed grizzly
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a Montana man who shot and killed a protected grizzly bear near Ronan in 2…
Students develop app aimed at preventing suicide
It started as a Snapchat message.
Sale of motor carrier certificate focus of hearing
The Montana Public Service Commission is meeting in Kalispell on Thursday morning for a hearing on a Butte-based moving company’s request to sell their state motor carrier certificate to Kalispell-based A-Team Movi…
City vetted project at center of Zinke land deal
A proposed Whitefish development project in the crosshair of a recent national story alleging impropriety by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke was vetted through the city’s planning process before winning City C…
Two Bear Air rescues climber on Idaho peak
CHALLIS, Idaho (AP) — Officials in central Idaho say a Pennsylvania man had to be rescued after falling on Idaho’s tallest mountain, triggering a small avalanche.
Woman found gravely injured on Flathead Indian Reservation
POLSON, Mont. (AP) — Four people have been arrested after a woman was found gravely injured on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Good Samaritan clears tree from road in Whitefish
On Friday night just before 7 p.m. and in the midst of a storm, a tree fell across Wisconsin Avenue in Whitefish and blocked both lanes of traffic.
Kalispell police detective returns to roots, named Officer of the Year
Kalispell Police Department Detective Karen Webster was recently honored in Bozeman as the Officer of the Year by the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police.
Retiring Libby High teacher aims to write area's history
A year shy of having taught for 30 years, an anniversary some might hold out for, Libby High School history teacher Jeff Gruber said that now “just felt right”…
Rising health insurance costs prompt workforce reduction
Flathead County is reducing its workforce by the equivalent of 10.7 full-time employees in the coming fiscal year to offset sizable increases in health-insurance costs.
Junior Police Academy prepares teens for law enforcement
Young people in the Flathead Valley considering careers in law enforcement began their training this past week at the Kalispell Police Department’s Junior Acad…
ViZn Energy rehires most of furloughed workforce
ViZn Energy, a Columbia Falls-based industrial-size battery manufacturer, has rehired much of the approximately 60-employee workforce it had furloughed on March 16.
Design unveiled for new Muldown school
The Whitefish School Board gave a unanimous thumbs-up last week to the exterior design of the future Muldown Elementary School.
Going-to-the-Sun Road opens for the 2018 season
The Going-to-the-Sun Road opened on Saturday morning in its entirety to motorized vehicle travel. Glacier National Park sent out notification of its plan to op…