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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.
Montana's Congressional delegation celebrates lifting of border vaccine requirements
The U.S. will no longer require that Canadians heading south across the border be vaccinated against Covid-19, beginning at midnight May 12.
Kalispell City Council agrees to sponsor grant applications for mobile home communities
Kalispell City Council voted Monday to sponsor grant applications for two resident-owned mobile home communities seeking federal funding to connect the propert…
County animal shelter waives fee to encourage adoptions after reaching capacity
Flathead County Public Information Officer Kim Grieser said in an email the shelter has been teetering on reaching capacity for a while. It’s a no-kill shelter…
Man accused of exposing himself at Kidsports Complex
Authorities in Kalispell are calling on the public for help in tracking down a man accused of exposing himself at the Kidsports Complex over the weekend.
Rivers rise amid record spring heat wave
Area streams and rivers are expected to surge this week as record high spring temperatures bake the Northern Rockies for a few more days.
Senate confirms University of Montana professor Johnstone for 9th circuit
University of Montana constitutional scholar and law professor Anthony Johnstone was confirmed Monday to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by the U.S. Senate.
Rule requiring prior OK for Medicaid-paid abortions halted
HELENA (AP) — A judge in Montana temporarily blocked a new rule Monday that would have required physicians in the state to provide prior documentation showing …
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes join in call for Canadian action against selenium
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, alongside 10 other tribal nations, has sent a letter to the Canadian government asking it to address mining in Bri…
Abortion clinics sue state over new restrictions on Medicaid coverage
Montana abortion providers on Friday sued the state health department in an attempt to block a new rule adopted by the Gianforte administration’s health department that restricts how the state will pay for abortion…
Senate revives, and advances, charter school bills
Two days after rejecting a pair of charter school proposals, the Montana Senate revived both on Friday, passing the bills on nearly identical preliminary votes and breathing new life into one of the session’s bigge…
County board considers request for church on Airport Road
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday will consider whether a church can be constructed along Airport Road south of Kalispell.
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chid…
Cold water plunge at center of veterans’ goal to assist others
Luke Opp and Craig Mayville, both Marine veterans, are now honoring the memory of that sacrifice with a nonprofit called The Frozen Chosen.
Whitefish looks to rezone gateway property
The approximately 11-acre property, recently annexed into the city, is located at the northwestern portion of the U.S. 93 and Montana 40 intersection.
Kalispell City Council to consider signing off on mobile home communities' grant applications
Kalispell City Council will vote to sign off on applications from two mobile home communities for federal funding to connect their properties to the municipali…