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Judge denies Floyd's motion for acquittal or new trial
A Flathead County District Court judge denied a motion from Kenneth James Floyd’s attorney seeking his acquittal o…
UM professor’s new movie to air on Oprah Network
When his childhood projects outgrew his family’s cumbersome video camera, he turned to Missoula Community Access Television to borrow their equipment and editi…
Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes would be 'frightening'
The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members says it would be "frightening" if the anti-government group's fo…
Global warming can't be ignored, Montana's top court says
Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment …
Car dealership donates van to veterans organization
The United Veterans of the Flathead Valley is a crucial all-volunteer organization of military veterans and veteran family members dedicated to providing milit…
FVCC Logger Sports athlete honored
Flathead Valley Community College’s Logger Sports athlete Abraham Chentnik received the Montana Athletes in Service Award from Montana Campus Compact at the re…
Flathead Valley man allegedly drew weapon following argument with ex
Peter C. Grigg, 58, faces one count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court following the Dec. 5 confrontation at a home near U.S. 2 West in Batavia.
Land Board approves 33,000-acre conservation easement in northwest Montana
A proposal to put nearly 33,000 acres of working forestland in northwest Montana into a conservation easement has cleared its last major hurdle.
Art students canvas Plains to spread holiday cheer
Early on a recent December morning, around 30 art students from Kristen Coles’ class descended on 14 Plains businesses. Their canvases for the day were the win…
Authorities rescue stranded driver near Verde Creek
Fire and law enforcement crews rescued a stranded delivery truck driver suffering from exposure and exhaustion near Superior on Friday.
Savage Lake residents hope to see speed limit on Montana 56 lowered
Some residents of the Savage Lake community in south Lincoln County want to see a decrease in the speed limit on Montana 56.
Kalispell mayor calls on county commissioners to consider affordable housing program
Kalispell Mayor Mark Johnson on Monday urged Flathead County commissioners to decide whether to adopt House Bill 819 before millions in funding for affordable …
Headlines: Columbia Falls pursuit, Flathead County's tuberculosis case and Kalispell's biosolids debate
Active TB case in Flathead County under control, suspect in armed vehicle chase given suspended sentence, and Kalispell moves away from compositing biosolids.
Damaging winds, snow, freezing rain expected Wednesday
Batten down the hatches, and the Christmas decorations, Kalispell.
Utah man killed in rollover crash near Bigfork
A Utah man died Sunday evening in a single-vehicle crash on Montana 35 near Bigfork.
Director leads meal service for thousands of students
Serving thousands of hungry kindergarten through 12th-grade students is no easy feat, yet it’s done on a daily basis in Kalispell Public Schools, overseen by n…