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Home Instead provides comfort and security for seniors needing at-home care
Home Instead is a global network of independently owned franchises that started in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska.
High court affirms lower ruling on water-bottler dispute
A bottler of Flathead Valley artesian water will at least get to keep its grandfathered-in status within an expanded agricultural district near Creston — losin…
Man accused of sexually assaulting minor
A Kalispell man is accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl while “play wrestling.”
Boats, gear must be inspected before fishing Blackfeet waters
The Blackfeet Tribe has announced that people who are fishing reservation waters must have their equipment inspected for aquatic invasive species. Those who fail to do so could face a $500 fine.
Two people arrested following burglary in Somers
A Kalispell man and woman are in jail on burglary charges following a Tuesday evening incident in Somers.
EPA moves to end asbestos cleanup along Montana railroad
EPA moves to end asbestos cleanup along Montana railroad
Judge demands $300K to remove Flathead Lake’s ‘bridge to nowhere’
Flathead County District Judge Robert Allison has ordered that $300,000 be paid by early April to demo the tempestuous bridge to vacant Dockstader Island on th…
Flathead National Forest accepting applications for Youth Conservation Corps
Flathead National Forest is accepting applications for the 2022 Flathead Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program through April 8.
City parking garage cost jumps to $9 million
City parking garage cost jumps to $9 million
Kalispell schools examine future of learning
Kalispell Public Schools has taken its first strides on a yearslong path to transforming “how school is done,” after wrapping up four public listening sessions…
Man gets prison time for high-speed rampages
A Flathead Valley man who led authorities on two high-speed pursuits last year is headed to prison.
Lawmakers to be polled on special session to investigate Montana elections
Lawmakers to be polled on special session to investigate Montana elections
Man charged with 4th DUI after driving down bike path
A Flathead Valley man is charged with his fourth DUI after allegedly driving down a pedestrian path in Kalispell, then threatening a law enforcement officer du…
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear legislative subpoena case
The U.S. Supreme Court will not weigh in on the separation-of-powers conflict between the Montana Legislature and the state judiciary that boiled over during a…
Pablo meth dealer sentenced to prison
A Pablo man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin in the Lake County community was sentenced Thursday, March 17 to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised rel…
Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril
Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril