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Kalispell City Council to vote on federal grant for pedestrian safety upgrades
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safet…
Montana CIT academy teaches participants how to navigate a mental health crisis
Crisis intervention training, including one session held in Kalispell earlier this month, helps prepare local law enforcement for interactions with individuals…
Lake County boy in custody following social media threats
A Lake County boy is charged with felony intimidation after he allegedly made threats on social media about shooting people at a school in St. Ignatius, authorities said Thursday.
Trump ally Zinke fights claim he's too liberal for Montana
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations amplified by Democrats that his military ca…
Truck gets stuck in river at controversial Blankenship camp
Just days after a lawsuit was filed against the Forest Service over the allegedly out-of-control camp at the Blankenship Bridge, yet another vehicle, this time a pickup, got stuck in the adjacent stretch of the Fla…
Flathead County named defendant in wrongful death lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed against Flathead County over the death of a Kalispell man who was struck by a county-owned semi-truck near Creston in November.
The Blackfeet Nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations
BROWNING — As the pandemic was setting in during summer 2020, Justin Lee Littledog called his mom to tell her he was moving from Texas back home to the Blackfe…
Sun Road reservations required beginning Friday
Vehicle reservations are required to access Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork area of the park beginning Friday, May 27. Reserva…
Martin City man accused of assaulting minor, strangling girlfriend
Prosecutors have brought a Martin City man up on multiple felony charges for allegedly lifting a child by his neck and later strangling his girlfriend earlier …
Flathead musician Eric Alan and Nashville trio kick off Crown Jewel Concert Series
Local musician Eric Alan and The Gold Sisters, along with drummer and longtime friend Rick Martinez, are wrapping up a two-week tour of the Flathead Valley thi…
Flathead County commissioners agree to settle lawsuit over Whistlestop resort
Flathead County commissioners last week approved a $47,000 settlement with Friends of Lake Five that will pay for the nonprofit neighborhood group’s attorney f…
West Valley School board has opening
West Valley School District is looking to fill a vacancy on the school board following the resignation of Chad Grace.
Incumbents retain seats on FEC board
Three incumbents, who all ran unopposed, have been re-elected to Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees. The annual election closed Friday, May 20 and the board met on Monday, May 23 to certify and annou…
Motorcyclist mortally wounded in Lake County wreck
Officials with Montana Highway Patrol said the 29-year-old victim, who was on a Honda motorcycle, struck the front end of a Subaru Outback trying to turn onto Montana 35 about 6:18 p.m.
Kalispell examines garbage rate increase
Residences now pay $111 per year for garbage collection. The city is looking at options that could increase that rate by up to $37 per year. The last time ci…
Committee deems allegations against former KPD officer, commission candidate worth pursuing
Members of the Montana Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council’s case status committee agreed to issue a letter to Jason Parce after receiving an …