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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…
History group presentation focuses on prehistoric lake
The Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners history organization’s next meeting will be Monday, April 25. Posse member Jim Sheldon of Missoula will present “After the Dam, Rush to the Gorge'' when the posse resumes h…
Tensions flare in Bigfork over proposed school math curriculum
Concerned parents and community members criticized members of the Bigfork School Board at a fiery special meeting on Monday for not having enough parent input into the district’s curriculum choices.
County’s new North Complex building opens on North Main
The Flathead County North Complex includes the offices for the Flathead County Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools and Family Court Services, and following th…
State hospital administrator out after federal funding loss
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The administrator of Montana's state psychiatric hospital is leaving his post amid the facility's loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding for repeated failures to meet health and safety standards…
Commissioners interview health officer candidate
The sole candidate for public health officer in Flathead County says he’d have a “hard learning curve” ahead of him if offered the job, but that he’s be up for…
Ferguson arraigned on attempted deliberate homicide charge
The 35-year-old accused of stabbing another man in the throat with a box cutter during a bar fight earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to attempted delib…
Daines returns from Ukraine calling for more aid, and more quickly
Fresh off a tour of the recently liberated suburbs of Kyiv, Sen. Steve Daines called for the U.S. to more quickly ship lethal aid to Ukraine, reestablish a dip…
Konen returns to Flathead as incoming principal of Columbia Falls High School
The Columbia Falls High School has a new principal in Jon Konen.
Man stole industrial vacuum from car wash, authorities say
A man who allegedly stole an industrial vacuum cleaner from a Kalispell car wash April 14 faces a felony criminal mischief charge in Flathead County District C…
Kalispell man accused of selling stolen firearms
A Kalispell man is being held on a $25,000 bond for allegedly stealing and selling three firearms from a house guest in 2021.
Recovery center for wild birds braces for avian flu
Three quarantine cages sit empty, but prepared to receive occupants on the edges of the Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center on the east side of Kalispell.
Windstorm topples 100-foot tree onto Whitefish home
A large tree fell onto a home in Whitefish on Tuesday evening while the occupants were inside, but no injuries were sustained.
Data flag Lincoln County sinks in school lead exposures
Nearly half of all classroom sinks tested in Lincoln County schools require action to remove unsafe levels of lead in drinking water, according to the Department of Environmental Quality.
Massage therapists sue City of Billings for violating their constitutional rights
A group of massage therapists is suing the City of Billings because it says new laws aimed at protecting victims of sex trafficking are violating their constitutional rights, forcing them to choose between a payche…
BLM releases 3,400 acres for oil and gas leasing in Montana and North Dakota
The Bureau of Land Management has fired up its oil and gas leasing system again in Montana. The restart follows a hiatus that was initiated last January when President Joe Biden placed a moratorium on federal oil a…