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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.
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.
Trial for former hockey coach accused of sexually assaulting boys starts in Butte
A former youth hockey coach accused of sexually assaulting young boys in Butte and Flathead County went on trial Monday, 30 months after he was arrested on ini…
Kalispell Police investigating reports of gunfire
Authorities are investigating a spate of gunshots reported in downtown Kalispell and the city's south end Sunday night.
Dancing into words: Kalispell woman hones craft during writing competition in Peru
When Carol Sullivan began penning her memoir, she couldn’t have known the creative endeavor would lead to participating in a reality TV show filmed in Peru.
Kalispell City Council considers rescinding city manager residency requirement
As Kalispell searches for Doug Russell’s successor, City Council on Monday will mull over rescinding a municipal code requiring city managers to live within ci…
Montana rolls out mobile ID program
The state of Montana has taken the next step in allowing technologically savvy residents to simplify their wallets — not only can you pay with a single tap, yo…
Online learning program gains popularity with rural Montana school districts
A Utah-based online learning program could help boost enrollment numbers for rural Montana public school districts by bridging the gap between homeschool famil…
Family legacy: Generations of Siderius family members gather to mark shared history
A third-generation member of the Siderius family, JoLynn Yenne is passionate about remembering her family's legacy and sharing it amongst relatives and the loc…
Beautiful bouquets: Whitefish flower farm blooms with you-pick options
Growing flowers for Mountain Prairie Flower Farm, just a few miles south of Whitefish, is a labor of love that she shares with the public. The farm offers even…
FVCC Senior Institute classes begin this fall
Flathead Valley Community College is offering a new opportunity for community members 65 and up to take credit classes with FVCC’s Senior Institute Fall Editio…
Woman charged for stabbing her sister given suspended sentences
Accused of stabbing her sister in a 2023 dinnertime attack, a Kila woman later received a pair of suspended sentences in Flathead County District Court.
Marion man pleads not guilty to negligent homicide in alleged DUI crash that killed Flathead teen
A motorist involved in an alleged drunk driving crash that left a teenager dead in Whitefish last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to one count of negligent h…
Woman accused in Airport Road home invasion later received suspended jail sentences
Sophia Maria Owen, 41, initially pleaded not guilty to felony attempted burglary in Flathead County District Court in connection with the May 19, 2024 attack, but later took a deal from prosecutors.