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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.
Library now offers board games, puzzles for checkout
This new collection includes modern board, card, and puzzle games that focus on strategy, skills, and role-playing.
Co-op's Roundup for Safety program supports avalanche safety messaging
Among the funds given out, the board awarded $7,500 toward the Friends of the Flathead Avalanche Center’s efforts to improve the safety messaging functionaliti…
Somers man sentenced for negligent vehicular assault, theft
Benjamin Edward Brant, 44, earned a 10-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections with five years suspended for felony negligent vehicular assault …
Kalispell man arrested for flashing gun receives suspended sentence
Judge Dan Wilson handed down the suspended five-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections to 32-year-old Romano Corbitt on March 30.
Cases of chickenpox on the rise among school-aged children
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services officials are seeing an increase in the number of cases of chickenpox reported in school-aged children across the state.
County on deck to explore library relocation to Gateway Center
Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday authorized a letter of intent that allows the county to explore the purchase of a portion of the Gateway Community Cen…
Kalispell City Council reviews fire and police budgets
The city’s proposed $15.5 million operating budget, up from $14.1 million last year, largely goes toward public safety and emergency services.
Montana abortion clinics ask judge to block law that bans second-trimester abortion method
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Montana on Tuesday asked a state judge to temporarily block a law that bans the abortion method most commonly used after 15 weeks of gestation, arguing it is unconstitutio…
Man wielding a knife draws large police presence to Flathead courthouse
A man who brought a knife into the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Tuesday and held it to his throat is undergoing medical and mental health eva…
Ceiling collapse at Kalispell Walgreens trapped two employees, officials say
Two employees of the Kalispell Walgreens were trapped after the ceiling caved in above their breakroom Sunday.
Local man admits to raping underage girl about a decade ago
Jon Allen Wilson, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent before Judge Danni Coffman at a May 15 change of plea hearing.
Man arrested after allegedly making school shooting threat pleads not guilty
Appearing before Judge Danni Coffman, Robert Arnold Brown entered not guilty pleas to felony intimidation and misdemeanor assault with bodily fluid on May 15.
State lawmakers focused on election processes during 2023 legislative session
Two years ago, Montana’s debate over election policy was already making a hard pivot from the legislative arena into the courts. Lawmakers had passed a string of bills directly impacting the voter experience, inclu…
Land stewardship focus of new Bob Marshall foundation director
Now, entering a new position as the executive director of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Clifford Kipp reflects on a nearly 25-year-long career doing …
Kalispell City Council to review public safety spending at Monday meeting
Kalispell City Council on Monday will vote on the final plat approval for a single-family housing development on the municipality’s north end and continue with…