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Kalispell City Council supports license plate reader technology, higher fees to free up on-street parking
City councilors in Kalispell appeared willing to increase fines for parking violations and buy license plate reade…
Montana politicians mourn the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
Politicians across Montana are mourning the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus on Wednesday.
Crews collected more than 11K pounds of trash from U.S. 93 this summer
Crews in Flathead County’s roadside cleanup program gathered about 11,320 pounds of trash along U.S. 93 so far this summer.
Kalispell motorist who fled police in 2024 given deferred sentence
A Kalispell man who earned a slew of charges in Flathead County District Court after leading police on a chase in January 2024 received a deferred sentence earlier this year.
Kalispell man wanted in gunfire, vandalism spree
Authorities have identified a suspect in connection with a series of gunfire incidents and property damage reported near East Idaho Street in Kalispell earlier…
Bigfork voters OK funds for new fire station
Voters in the Bigfork Fire District on Tuesday approved a $15 million bond for a new fire station and a permanent mill levy, according to unofficial results fr…
Neighbors promise opposition to River Road subdivision near Columbia Falls
Neighbors were decidedly unimpressed with a developer’s plans for housing east of the Flathead River along River Road.
Contentious Swan Valley Massacre subject of talk
The story begins with the 1908 Swan Valley Massacre, when game warden Charles Peyton attempted to arrest a hunting party from the Flathead Reservation near Hol…
Lincoln County adopts balanced budget with help from federal dollars
More cutting and some help from a federal pot of money helped Lincoln County officials set a balanced budget last week.
Four Misson Valley women killed in Lake County wreck
A major accident on Post Creek Hill on Aug. 27 claimed the lives of four Mission Valley women.
Company faces fine after muddy water spill into creek
Schellinger Construction has been issued a $15,000 fine for accidentally sending muddy water into Garnier Creek on Aug. 12.
Montana Supreme Court rules restrictions of vacation rentals allowed under subdivision covenants
Covenants that prohibit commercial activity in a residential subdivision apply to short-term rentals, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled.
Stakeholders propose compromise to keep more water in Little Bitterroot Lake
Flathead County commissioners and a local nonprofit are proposing a three-year management plan to keep more water in Little Bitterroot Lake.
Kalispell City Council scrapped the residence requirement for incoming city manager
Kalispell City Council will no longer require city managers to live within city limits.
Child victim testifies in hockey coach sexual assault case in Butte
A boy told jurors Tuesday that Jami James sexually assaulted him on two occasions when he was 8 years old and James was his youth hockey coach.
Vandalism, gunshots leave Kalispell apartment complex residents on edge
Amber Bright was skinning a deer with her husband behind their apartment Sunday night when she heard a sort of whooshing sound.