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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…
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…
Polson native Beatrix Frissell earns Truman Scholarship at UM
There are 58 names on the list for the prestigious Truman Scholarship this year out of more than 700 applicants.
Roundup for Safety awards 10 community grants
Roundup for Safety awards 10 community grants
Fusaro returns to Kalispell Public Schools as new assistant superintendent
Peter Fusaro, director of Trades and Industrial Arts at Flathead Valley Community College, will replace Kalispell Public Schools’ outgoing assistant superinten…
Kalispell approves grant request from neighborhood
Kalispell City Council on Monday approved a grant application that could allow for a South Woodland Drive community to connect to the city’s sewer system.
ADI Builders owner sentenced for wire fraud
The owner of a Flathead County construction company who took customers’ money and spent it on personal expenses, including leasing a racetrack and buying car racing trophies, was sentenced to 70 months behind bars …
Maas pleads not guilty to deliberate homicide
Zackary Matthew Maas pleaded not guilty to felony deliberate homicide Tuesday in his first court appearance since the man he allegedly shot in the back succumb…
Lonepine woman, child killed in Sanders County crash
A woman and child were killed Monday morning in Sanders County after their vehicle ran a stop sign and was hit by a semi-truck.
Officials ID Swan Lake kayakers who died after capsizing
Officials on Tuesday released the names of two Flathead County residents who died in a kayaking accident in northwestern Montana last week.
Blacktail ski area to re-open Saturday
Blacktail Mountain will spin its chair lifts for another weekend, the ski area announced Tuesday.
Road work planned along Parkline Trail
Road crews in Kalispell on Wednesday will be striping and painting crosswalks for the Parkline Trail.
Kalispell man accused of sexually assaulting teen girls at party
Prosecutors allege that a 25-year-old who passed himself off as a teenager at an underage Halloween party last year raped one girl and sexually assaulted two o…
‘Dr. Phil’ show to shine light back on mysterious deaths of two local children
Story.It's been nearly 12 years since the unexplained deaths of Darby Hodges and Kiera Pulaski, but former Flathead Valley resident Cheryl Hodges refuses to give up hope of getting answers — and justice — for her g…