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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…
Kalispell convict sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for firearms possession
A convicted felon the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office once deemed “armed and extremely dangerous” was sentenced to 37 months in prison in U.S. District Court …
Veterans Day celebrations held around the valley
Several special events are happening throughout the Flathead Valley to mark Veterans Day.
Clerical mistake causes Kalispell municipal ballot error
The Flathead County Election Department on Tuesday said a clerical error caused an undetermined number of ballots in the Kalispell municipal election to be dis…
Zinke, Daines introduce bills seeking to block Palestinians from US
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, both Montana Republicans, have in recent weeks introduced bills seeking to block Palestinians from entering th…
Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force's vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more than the occasional wandering cow or floating s…
Voters head to the polls for municipal elections
Election Day is Nov. 7.
Poll: Montanans tepid about leaders, split on policy issues
The deep division and uncertainty that seems prevalent in national politics is alive and well in Montana, as the results of the annual Mountain States Poll were released Thursday.
Suspect in attempted knife attack sentenced
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New weather station measures snowpack near Olney
A new weather station on the Stillwater State Forest is expected to provide water forecasters with advanced snowpack data from the region.
Glacier High and Flathead High speech and debate take first and second at Kalispell Kickoff
Glacier High School speech and debate took first place at the Kalispell Kickoff tournament with 224.5 overall points.
Zinke plan to end Glacier vehicle reservation system passes House
A funding bill containing Congressman Ryan Zinke’s proposal to kill the Glacier National Park pilot vehicle reservation system passed the House last week, but …
Cell tower proposed for West Glacier property
A plan to construct a cell phone tower on private land at West Glacier has been submitted to Flathead County.
K9 Misty has a nose for trouble
Questions about her plans after leaving the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office went unanswered. Her gaze shifted downward, focused on the feet below her when ask…
Whitefish Council returns to decision on south entrance property
Whitefish City Council on Monday will revisit a proposal to annex property at the city’s south gateway. The plan could result in the construction of a large mi…
Kalispell could put opioid settlement dollars toward co-responder program
In a memo, City Manager Doug Russell wrote that municipal officials were working with the county, particularly the Flathead City-County Health Department, to d…