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Making the grade — Kalispell Public Schools leader named regional superintendent of the year
Wrapping up his second school year leading Kalispell Public Schools, Matt Jensen has been named regional Superinte…
Montana CI-121 off to a slow start
Proponents of Constitutional Initiative 121 are off to a slow start, with few signatures collected and little money raised.
Board votes against hiring health officer candidate
Expressing concerns about a lack of experience, the Flathead City-County Board of Health on Tuesday recommended against hiring the sole candidate for county he…
Gianforte presses to extinguish all fires in 2022 Montana wildfire briefing
Gov. Greg Gianforte asked land managers for their commitment to aggressive initial attack to extinguish all wildfires at a 2022 wildfire briefing in Helena on …
Parent arrested after allegedly threatening school administrator
A parent faces a felony intimidation charge for allegedly threatening to kill an Evergreen School District administrator after they denied her contact with her…
Kalispell Council approves housing projects
Kalispell City Council on Monday approved requests for two housing projects. One plans to construct a senior affordable housing complex proposal adjacent to the Gateway Community Center. The second project calls fo…
2022 school election results
Preliminary (unofficial) results from school election night Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Results will be updated as they become available.
April was coldest on record for Kalispell
With an average temperature of 36.3 degrees, last month was the coldest April on record in Kalispell.
Grizzly bear confirmed in central Montana mountains
Montana wildlife officials on Tuesday confirmed recent evidence of a grizzly bear roaming in central Montana.
Missoula police not criminally responsible for Galbreath’s death, jury finds
A Missoula jury on Friday cleared a city police officer of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Brendon Galbreath, 21, after video footage showed the man shooting himself following a high-speed car chase with police.
NTSB investigating deadly West Valley plane crash
An investigator with the federal agency arrived on scene May 1, said Jennifer Gabris, NTSB spokesperson. A preliminary report on the crash is expected within t…
Poop on public lands a problem
“Go before you go.” That’s the advice Glacier National Park’s Bradley Blickhan has for hikers heading up a trail. Translation? Go to the bathroom before you go…
Flathead teacher realizes dream of career in classroom
When Pat Reilly lost his job during the last economic recession, he returned to college as a nontraditional student earning his teaching degree. Now after 10 y…
Whitefish looks to require bear-resistant trash containers
City Council on Monday is set to vote on an amendment to its agreement with its garbage contractor, Republic Services, that would require all residential prope…
Columbia Falls School District discovers ballot mailing delay
Columbia Falls School District worked to rectify a situation last week when it learned there was a delay in mailing out more than a thousand ballots for its trustee election.
Kalispell Public Schools works to correct ballot mailing issue
With ballots due tomorrow, Kalispell Public Schools hurried last week to correct an error with mailed ballots.