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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.
Advisory committee deadlocks over school counselor ratio
A state education committee tasked with advising the Montana Board of Education on changes to school quality regulations deadlocked Friday as it debated whether to support abandoning a requirement that Montana scho…
Man accused of stealing wine allegedly bit store employee, spat at officers
Robert Eugene McCarty, 35, faces felony robbery and misdemeanor assault with a bodily fluid following his July 13 arrest.
Flathead County accepting applications for ImagineIF board vacancy
Flathead County Commissioners are taking applications for the newly vacant position on the ImagineIF Library Board of Trustees until Aug. 1.
3 killed including child in Blackfeet Reservation shooting
Three people — including an 18-month old child — have been killed in a shooting on Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation, authorities said Monday.
3-year-old among 6 killed in Montana highway pileup
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 3-year-old was among six people killed in a pileup Friday afternoon on a Montana highway during blackout conditions caused by dust storm…
Fiery wreck on U.S. 2 leaves 8 hospitalized
A fiery wreck on U.S. 2 East and Walsh Road sent eight people to the hospital Sunday afternoon.
Recreational marijuana county and city opt-out votes have no end in sight
Kendrick Richmond moved from South Carolina to Philipsburg to start work at his friend’s dispensary when it opened in June 2021 and had no interest in getting involved in local politics.
Sparrow’s Nest manager aims to be positive influence for teens
Sparrow’s Nest aims to provide safe housing, support and resources for unaccompanied, homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley while they work towa…
Kalispell Council set to vote on garbage rate increase
The last time city solid waste rates, which are collected through property tax assessments, were increased was in 2011 and that was by $3 per year.
Toddler, 2 more kids among 6 killed in I-90 crash
Two children are among the six people who died in a Montana pileup after a Friday evening dust storm caused blackout conditions on Interstate 90, a major route…
Connecting the core: New Parkline Trail center of effort to create vibrant downtown
The community will gather on Thursday, July 21 in an event hosted by the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the opening of the Parkline Trail.
PHOTOS: Under the Big Sky music festival in Whitefish
Thousands gathered at Big Mountain Ranch in Whitefish over the weekend for the annual Under the Big Sky music festival and rodeo.
Flathead Lake cherry harvest ‘just around the corner’
Flathead Lake Cherry Growers are expecting an abundant harvest this summer.
Whitefish Mountain Resort sees progress on new chairlift installation
Forms were set and workers poured concrete that will become the top terminal of the new Chair 4 that is planned to open for the 2022-23 winter season.
Day of events celebrate new Parkline Trail
Events run throughout the day culminating in a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks from dignitaries at 5:30 p.m. at the Parkline Linear Park Plaza betwe…