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Kalispell City Council supports license plate reader technology, higher fees to free up on-street parking
City councilors in Kalispell appeared willing to increase fines for parking violations and buy license plate reade…
Montana health officials call for more oversight of nonprofit hospitals
Montana health officials are proposing to oversee and set standards for the charitable contributions that nonprofit hospitals make in their communities each ye…
New charge filed against man linked to Whitefish shooting
Wilson Dane Huyser, 33, initially was brought up on a felony criminal endangerment charge following the May 14 shooting outside the parking garage attached to …
Prisoner charged with 2020 crime given five year sentence
Domingo Jose Palafox, 32, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of assault with a weapon in late August, shortly before his expected jury trial in Flathead C…
Out-of-state repair companies fined for alleged insurance scams following July hailstorm
Montana’s insurance commissioner has fined four out-of-state vehicle repair companies for allegedly illegal activity after they attempted to service cars in th…
Glacier proposes to remove non-native fish from Gunsight Lake
Glacier National Park is looking for public comment on a proposed plan to use fish poison to remove non-native rainbow trout from Gunsight Lake.
Polson company brings indy film to Montana
Starring a rescue dog and the writer himself, Montana man Rob Grabow's debut film will be shown locally by the end of the month.
Roundup for Safety awards community grants
Those grants included a $7,500 grant requested jointly by the Kootenai Cross Country Running Team and the Kootenai Cross Country Ski Club.
Kalispell Elks hold U.S. flag folding demonstration
Members of the United Veterans of the Flathead Valley presented a U.S. flag folding demonstration to Elks members at a recent meeting.
Groups to speak about state library funding
The session is intended to share details of critical library funding legislation that the groups have drafted ahead of the 2023 Montana Legislative Session.
Court docs shed new light on Olney shooting
Kay Lynn Johnson, 64, faces a single felony count of assault with a weapon after deputies with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office arrested her during an inve…
Man facing drug charge busted for alleged attempted burglary
A Kalispell man facing a drug possession charge is back in the Flathead County Detention Center after allegedly getting caught in the act of burglarizing a fas…
Health Department requests Supreme Court stay Judge’s order on birth certificate gender markers
The state health department is requesting the Montana Supreme Court suspend a district court judge’s order that required the department return to allowing Montanans to update gender markers on birth certificates th…
Kalispell Council weighs parking garage plan ahead of votes
The project originated from a city request for proposals to redevelop the parking lot, and another city-owned lot on Main Street now planned for The Charles Ho…
Jan. 6 sedition trial underway for Oath Keepers leader
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged with seditious conspiracy, one of the …
Hunter who mistook dog for a wolf is under investigation
KALISPELL (AP) — Montana authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the shooting of a 6-month-old dog by a woman who skinned the animal and posted pictures of herself with the pelt, believing she had killed a…