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Kalispell Council reviews $189M budget proposal, weighs public safety and infrastructure spending
Kalispell City Council took its first look at the municipality’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget last week.
Registration opens for CNA course at FVCC
The CNA course at FVCC provides high-level training for students interested in going into the nursing profession. Many nurses start as CNAs before progressing into other educational tracks for nursing.
St. Matthew’s students learn outdoors during camp
Adventurers conducted science experiments involving pond water, created leather and metal products, and homemade candles, improved their skills at outdoor game…
Montana Renaissance Faire transforms Majestic Valley Arena into King Arthur's Court
In full suits of armor, medieval dress and fantastical costumes, hundreds took the field adjacent to the Majestic Valley Area for the Montana Renaissance Faire…
Interstates, then US-2 and US-93, prioritized for electric vehicle charging station funding
Communities along Montana’s interstate highways and U.S. highways 2 and 93 are slated to receive an injection of federal electric vehicle charging station cash pending the Federal Highway Administration’s approval …
Elmo Fire bears down on hundreds of homes
Fire crews lost ground on the Elmo 2 Fire as it made a run toward hundreds of structures in the Lake Mary Ronan area on Wednesday evening.
Books riddled with bullet holes found in library book return bin
ImagineIF Libraries closed all of its locations Wednesday after staff discovered books in a book return bin that had been damaged by a firearm.
Charged with assault with a weapon, woman says she acted in self defense
Rachel Rae Gulbranson, 38, faces a felony charge of assault with a weapon and one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief in Flathead County District Court. She…
FWP seeks ideas for new Somers Beach State Park
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is seeking community input as officials begin planning for amenities at the newly created Somers Beach State Park.
Kalispell Council moves discussion on workforce housing funding to work session
Council on Monday had been set to schedule a public hearing on amending the plans, but a few Councilors expressed concerns asking for more time for discussion.
Kalispell man allegedly threatens wife, children with gun
Aaron Dean Archer, 46, is being held in the county jail on a $150,000 bond. Authorities took him into custody after his wife spirited the couple’s children awa…
Colleagues and friends have fond remembrance of fallen Glacier climbers
On July 22, Flathead Valley residents Brian Kennedy and Jack Beard, both 67, fell to their deaths while climbing the east face of Dusty Star Mountain in Glacie…
Lake Mary Ronan area evacuated as Elmo Fire moves closer
Eight structures have been destroyed and as many as 150 are threatened by a raging wildfire that continues to expand its reach west of Flathead Lake.
Individual linked to shooting in southwest Kalispell in custody
Authorities say they have identified the individual behind a shooting in southwest Kalispell on July 23 as a minor out of Missoula.
Governor urges supreme court to reconsider Armstrong decision
In the light of the recent Dobbs decision, Gov. Greg Gianforte asked the Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday to accept new briefings from the public as the high court weighs the legality of abortion in the state.
MSU’s computer science program gives Kalispell undergraduate room to run in unexpected directions
For the recent Montana State University student, computer science has matched her adventurous spirit and work ethic, giving her room to run in sometimes unexpe…