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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.
State asks Montana Supreme Court to halt youth climate trial slated to start next week
A week before the Montana youth climate change trial is set to start, the state has asked the Montana Supreme Court to halt the trial and take supervisory control over the case on the basis the district court judge…
Suspected car thief arrested after chase pleads guilty
Amber Michelle Webb appeared before Judge Amy Eddy for a change of plea hearing on June 6 after reaching an agreement with prosecutors.
Kalispell city manager outlines plans to address homeless presence in parks
Kalispell City Manager Doug Russell announced a package of new measures meant to dissuade homeless people from congregating in public spaces during Monday’s Ci…
Lincoln County hires new election administrator
Two months after the resignations of Lincoln County’s clerk and recorder and both elections officials, it has filled two of the three positions.
1 killed in multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 2 near Coram
A semi truck hauling a load of lumber flipped over on U.S. 2 near Coram on Monday, resulting in a multi-vehicle collision that killed one person.
Montana's congressional delegation looks to mitigate Cottonwood decision
Montana’s congressional delegation is working across party lines to address the Cottonwood decision, a 2015 court ruling that many logging companies and forest…
Library trustees eye Depot Park as potential future home of Kalispell branch
Members of the ImagineIF Libraries Board of Trustees are eyeing Depot Park as a potential new home for its Kalispell branch.
Man allegedly attacked ex with small wooden bat
James Stenton Wagar is scheduled to appear before Judge Robert Allison on June 22 for his arraignment on the felony count.
As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage
More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not comple…
Man arrested for stealing car wash vacuum sentenced
Flathead County District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht handed down a pair of three-year sentences for felony criminal mischief and theft to Jeremy Allen Wunderlic…
County board of adjustment looks at event facility in Lower Valley
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment will consider Tuesday a request for a recreational facility in Lower Valley.
Alleged squatter wanted after no-show at sentencing
Ashley Katherine Coil, 37, was expected to appear before Judge Danni Coffman on June 1 for her sentencing on a single felony count of criminal mischief.
Man allegedly admitted setting fire to send ex ‘a message’
Lawrence Stephen Chain, 58, faces felony counts of attempted arson and criminal endangerment as well as a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief in Flathead C…
UPDATED: Lease dispute over Columbia Falls Community Market results in lawsuit
The Columbia Falls Community Market and O’Brien Byrd are at odds, and the market’s lease on his property at O’Brien’s Liquor and Wine has been canceled, accord…
Dolly Parton’s literacy program Imagination Library expanding in Montana
Montana kids in every zip code in the state up to 5 years old will have access to free books courtesy of country singer Dolly Parton in partnership with the state’s first lady.