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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Kalispell City Council gets briefing on transit projects
The Montana Department of Transportation is currently selecting contractors to design and construct a new expanded intersection between Whitefish Stage Road and West Reserve Drive.
Woman killed in Martin City hit-and-run
A Martin City woman was killed in an apparent hit-and-run in the rural Flathead County town early Sunday morning.
Accused Kellogg murderer appears in court
MajorJon Kaylor was charged with four counts of first-degree murder Tuesday morning during his first appearance in Shoshone County District Court.
Details emerge in Kellogg shooting deaths
Detectives are confident all parties involved have been identified and do not believe there is an ongoing danger to the community.
Kalispell Convention and Visitors Bureau moves to temporary space
The Kalispell Convention and Visitors Bureau found a temporary new home last week, moving into the Main Street lobby of the Flathead Beacon.
Glacier National Park finds some relief for housing issues by leasing nearby properties
Local homeowners answered the call from Glacier National Park officials earlier this year, leasing vacation rentals and apartments to National Park Service sea…
Montana Republicans won’t litigate new redistricting plan
The Montana Republican Party will not mount a legal challenge to the redistricting plan adopted by the state’s Districting and Apportionment Commission earlier this year, state GOP chairman Don “K” Kaltschmidt said…
Moveable Vietnam Veterans Memorial to arrive in Kalispell
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., is expected to arrive in Kalispell on June 20.
Four dead in Kellogg shooting
Police in Shoshone County are investigating a shooting that left four people dead in Kellogg.
Whitefish City Council considers apartment project
Whitefish City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E. Second St.
Pain management practitioner passionate about helping patients be active again
Flathead Pain and Regenerative Health uses regenerative therapies such as stem cell injections and electric cell signaling therapies.
Kalispell City Council to weigh holding public hearing on water rates
The Kalispell City Council meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. The meeting can also be attended virtually via Zoom.
Fentanyl stole Juniper Rose Knapp's future; her mother wants to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else
When Juniper Rose Knapp took a pill that she thought was hydrocodone or oxycodone — something her mom thinks she took to help her sleep — she didn’t know it co…
Polson man dies in crash near Marion
A 77-year-old Polson man died and two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash near Marion at 4:47 p.m. Friday.
Temporary closure at Whitefish Lake State Park
Whitefish Lake State Park will close temporarily due to road construction that is scheduled to start June 19.