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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.
Republicans Fuller, Sprunger win legislative primaries
Veteran state lawmaker John Fuller handily defeated his Republican rival and political neophyte Lee Huestis in the GOP primary for the Senate District 4 seat.
Glacier Queer Alliance celebrates Pride month with festival
The Flathead Pride Festival runs June 9 through June 12. Pride month is celebrated in June to honor the riots that broke out at New York’s Stonewall Inn in 196…
Rosendale wins GOP primary; Zinke race too early to call
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's lone congressman handily won the GOP primary in his bid for a second term Tuesday as ballot-counting continued in the race for t…
Columbia Falls teen dies in fall from Glacier peak
A Columbia Falls teen died Tuesday in an apparent fall while mountain climbing in Glacier National Park.
Gustafson and Brown advance after Montana Supreme Court primary
Montana Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson and current Public Service Commission Chair James Brown have emerged as the top two vote-getters in the non-partisan primary election for the high court’s second seat,…
Ballot snafu leads to hand count in Lincoln County
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Ballot printing errors have delayed election results for Montana's new congressional seat, forcing a small northwestern county to count votes by hand in the Republican primary race between form…
Loge garners re-election support in Mineral, Sanders counties
Rep. Denley Loge has secured another term in the Montana House following a hotly contested primary election.
Sheriff Bell wins re-election in Lake County
Don Bell has won his re-election bid for Lake County sheriff.
Republican Bukacek holds narrow lead in PSC primary
Kalispell physician Ann Bukacek was ahead Wednesday morning on the Republican side for the Montana Public Service Commission, with Rep. Derek Skees, also of Ka…
Fallon holds razor-thin lead over Holmquist
Jack Fallon holds a razor-thin lead over incumbent Pam Holmquist in the GOP nomination for the sole Flathead County Commission seat up for grabs this year.
Man arrested at McGregor Lake Campground on assault charge
Authorities arrested a Kalispell man over Memorial Day weekend for allegedly putting a gun to a woman’s head at an area campground.
Flathead and Glacier students participate in state music festival
Glacier and Flathead High School music students participated in the Western State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Helena in May.
Glacier High students take first and second in state math contest
Glacier High School students Leif Kruse and Alexandra Houseworth captured first and second place, respectively, at the state Trig-Star math competition.
Plans call for housing, commercial project on KM Ranch Road
A proposal that could lead to a housing and commercial project on about 155 acres at the south end of KM Ranch Road where it intersects with U.S. 93 has been s…
North Valley Food Bank holds celebration
North Valley Food Bank invites the public to its Forever June Celebration and grand reopening from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 10. The event celebrates the food b…