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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Downtown Kalispell in focus for work session
The Kalispell City Council will hold a virtual work session tonight to review updates of various planning activities taking place in the city.
Report examines options for improving Bigfork Community Center
This month, A&E Architects released a preliminary architecture report, which includes diagrams and detailed cost estimates for six options to improve the build…
South Kalispell gets land donation for new fire hall
The new year hopefully will bring a new fire hall for the South Kalispell Fire Department.
Physician perspectives: KRH doctors discuss virus’ impact on hospital operations
When cases of the novel coronavirus first emerged in the United States, concerns over whether the nation’s health-care system had the capacity to care for mass…
Local man accused of gun running, meth dealing
A Flathead Valley man is facing federal gun and drug charges as well as local charges for allegedly stealing an item from a county law enforcement facility.
Bullock, Fox and Gianforte weigh in on Texas election lawsuit
Elected leaders in Montana have sent mixed messages to the U.S. Supreme Court on whether it should hear an unprecedented lawsuit from Texas that seeks to overturn election results in four battleground states despit…
Man dead, officer wounded following Trout Creek shooting
A man suspected of shooting at Northwest Montana law enforcement officers in Trout Creek early Friday morning is dead and a Kalispell Police Department officer was wounded.
Plains man gets federal prison time for making child porn
A Plains man who admitted creating and transporting child pornography videos was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Commission OKs purchase of Lost Trail easement
Terry Zink of Marion is a lifelong bowhunter and houndsman and his comment about the Lost Trail Conservation easement was brief, but meaningful.
Flathead man with long criminal record gets prison time
The man recently received an eight-year term to the Montana Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in October to several felony charges.
Whitefish council closes ‘loophole’ for affordable housing
The Whitefish City Council voted unanimously Monday to close a "loophole" in the city's Legacy Homes program that has allowed developers to build up to seven units in multifamily housing projects without triggering…
Kalispell council broadens manager's authority to use AG
The Kalispell City Council on Monday unanimously passed a resolution giving the city manager the direct authority to reach out to the state attorney general for assistance with issues related to criminal prosecutio…
County formalizes taxing district for 911 center
The Flathead County commissioners passed a resolution Monday establishing a special taxing district for the Flathead Emergency Communications Center, meeting t…
Headwaters Montana to fold after 13 years of conservation work
After 13 years of advocating for wildlife and wilderness in land management decisions for the Flathead and Kootenai regions, Headwaters Montana will officially…
Die-hards hit the slopes as season opens
At 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the sun slid out from behind a cloud and a cheer went up from the crowd of skiers and snowboarders gathered by the base of Chair 1 at Wh…