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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.
Blankenship reopened to camping
The Flathead National Forest has reopened the Blankenship gravel bar for overnight camping. The area was closed to camping the past few weeks due to high water levels.
Lake County sues state to recoup Public Law 280 funds
Following through with a threat made earlier this year, the Lake County commissioners on July 14 filed a lawsuit against the state that argues the county is ow…
Housing task force sets sights on 'actionable' solutions
Describing Montana’s housing crisis as “complicated,” Gov. Greg Gianforte welcomed his newly formed Housing Task Force to the state capitol Wednesday for its i…
Man hits family with pickup, kills 2 with shotgun in East Glacier rampage
A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in East Glacier and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who w…
Nonprofit founder speaks about work in Afghanistan
MacKenzie will speak on Thursday in Kalispell about the nonprofit organization with its mission to provide better education and quality of life for children an…
CASA volunteers sworn in
Each will work as a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) for abused and neglected children in the Flathead County foster care system.
Roundup for Safety awards community grants
The Roundup for Safety Board awarded $24,000 in community safety grants to nonprofit organizations at its July 14 meeting, including a $10,000 school safety study grant.
Accused heroin dealer pleads guilty to drug distribution charge
A Kalispell man arrested after selling heroin to a criminal informant in 2019 has pleaded guilty to felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs in Flathead…
Man linked to Whitefish shooting back out on bond
Wilson Dane Huyser, the man accused of a May shooting in Whitefish that left a bystander injured, is back out on bond.
Kalispell approves increases in garbage collection rates
For residential customers, the rate increase is $17 in the first year and then is set to increase by 5% in the next three years.
Nutrient imbalance found in Flathead Lake
Through a series of experiments, a team of researchers showed that Flathead Lake phytoplankton are phosphorus-limited.
Polson man sentenced for beating girlfriend to death
A 21-year-old Polson man residing in Aurora, Colo., was sentenced to prison July 12 for the brutal killing of his girlfriend last year.
Small wildfires crop up across Flathead Reservation
Recent hot and dry weather prompted the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Divison of Fire on Monday to elevate the fire danger to "high" on the Flathead Reservation, where a trio of small blazes were reporte…
Recounts results confirm Bukacek won utility board GOP primary
Ballot recounts conducted in four counties, the last concluding Monday, confirm that Flathead Valley internal medicine doctor Ann “Annie” Bukacek has won the R…
GOP approves platform calling for total ban on abortion, hand-counting ballots and adherence to the party line
The crowd at the 2022 Montana GOP Platform Convention Saturday was often hostile to Rep. David Bedey, a bespectacled, besuited Republican from Hamilton whose c…