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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.
State Library Commission votes down proposed prism logo
Commissioners for the Montana State Library voted Tuesday to reject a redesigned logo for the agency, weeks after some commissioners raised concerns that the l…
Kalispell approves emergency water restrictions ordinance
The ordinance provides the city manager the authority to implement water restrictions, if necessary, based upon water usage levels and availability of water at…
Woman hospitalized after drunk man allegedly fires gun in house
George Paul Herne, 19, faces a single felony count of criminal endangerment after allegedly firing off a round in a Bison Drive home in the early morning of Ju…
Blackfeet Tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants
Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern…
Montana Secretary of State receives recount request for PSC District 5
Montana Public Service Commission candidate Derek Skees requested a recount in the District 5 GOP primary after earning 11,146 votes to winner Ann Bukacek’s 11…
New library board trustee saddened by reaction to appointment
ImagineIF’s newest trustee said she is saddened by the reaction to her appointment, but remains committed to supporting the library system and reaching out to …
Regier submits bill aimed at ‘anti-Christian bigotry’ in real estate industry
Months after an ethics complaint was filed against realtor and Pastor Brandon Huber for alleged anti-LGBTQ hate speech, legislators drafted a bill named in his…
Researchers discuss mine risks to salmon rivers
Recently, a group of 23 science and policy experts from the U.S. and Canada published a review of mining risks to watersheds ranging from Montana to British Co…
Ozzy's truck: Restoration project raises suicide prevention awareness
Jeffrey “Ozzy” Otzwirk was raised in Haugan and graduated from St. Regis High School in 1995.
Highway Patrol, Department of Labor and Industry to investigate death of county employee
A longtime Flathead County Solid Waste District employee died after a July 2 vehicle accident on Disposal Road left him with grievous injuries.
PHOTOS: Crews clear snow from top of Going to the Sun Road
Crews continue to clear snow from the Logan Pass area as park officials say the full Going to the Road will not open until July 13 at the earliest.
76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby…
Former assisted living facility worker accused of rape takes plea deal
A former assisted living facility employee accused of raping a resident in 2021 pleaded guilty to a single count of sexual intercourse without consent on June …
Senior citizen finds his artistic side
For Jim Rahn, Saturdays are for art. Just a few years ago, Rahn had never tried his hand at painting. But one of his neighbors convinced him to try out an ar…
Judge hands down 20-year prison sentence in sexual abuse case
A Kalispell man who sexually abused two underage relatives over the course of several years was sentenced to 20 years in the Montana State Prison on July 1.