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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Warm Springs administrators put on leave
The interim administrator at the Montana State Hospital has been put on administrative leave, a new development in the yearslong struggle to stabilize the beleaguered adult psychiatric facility.
ImagineIF Board puts Gateway Community Center move on hold, for now
The ImagineIF Kalispell branch isn’t moving into the Gateway Community Center just yet, as trustees weigh other options for the library’s new home.
Budget bill clears House debate with GOP support
The Montana House’s Republican supermajority voted in near-lockstep Wednesday to rebuff Democratic efforts to amend Montana’s primary two-year budget bill, cle…
Prosecutors: Third boy alleges rape by youth hockey coach jailed in Butte
Prosecutors say a third young boy has come forward with allegations that a youth hockey coach from Flathead County raped him by inserting an unknown object in …
Glacier National Park headed for a busy construction season
Several major construction projects are planned in and around Glacier National Park this summer, and officials are encouraging visitors to plan ahead and prepa…
Kalispell passes new law targeting panhandlers, motorists
Kalispell City Council approved an ordinance Monday that would criminalize panhandling, selling goods and making donations on roadways in the city.
Browning man sentenced for child sex abuse
A Browning man was sentenced Monday to 18 years and nine months behind bars for sexually abusing two girls on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation about 20 years ago.
Montana pension funds take a $3M loss in banking collapse
After last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, public pension systems began reporting that they were part of the collateral damage done …
Marion man receives deferred sentence for misdemeanor charge
A Marion man brought up on a felony charge for allegedly pointing a handgun at his then girlfriend’s father in June 2022 received a deferred sentence after str…
Case dismissed against man accused of threatening another with skid steer
A Flathead County District judge in January dismissed a criminal negligence charge against a man previously accused of menacing another individual with a skid …
Registration open for FVCC summer classes
Flathead Valley Community College’s summer semester registration is open and classes begin Monday, May 22.
‘Intoxicated,’ ‘uncooperative’ woman allegedly admits to attack
Confronted by Kalispell Police officers, a woman allegedly admitted to attacking a man with a baseball bat at a motel in the city during the early morning hour…
Man sentenced for box cutter attack
Brockton Lorn Ferguson, 36, received 14 years behind bars with the remainder suspended at his March 20 sentencing on a felony aggravated assault charge in Flat…
Biden administration invests $197 million into wildfire defense fund
A $197 million investment into a community wildfire defense program was announced by Vice President Kamala Harris, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and White …
Legislature moves to name highway after Blackfeet chief
Though it took some work, the Legislature passed a bill to rename a section of Montana Highway 89 on the Blackfeet Reservation after the late Blackfeet chief. …