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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…
Somers-Lakeside School District hires new superintendent
Alexander Ator is set to replace Somers-Lakeside School District Superintendent Joe Price, who retires at the end of the school year.
Annual Free the Seeds focuses on gardening and food
The event also includes information about seed saving, gardening and sustainable living.
Kalispell City Council poised to fast track sewage plant upgrades
Kalispell city councilors appeared in agreement Monday to adopt a plan to fast-track upgrades to the municipality’s wastewater treatment plant and could vote o…
House GOP passes bill restricting Montana voters of “unsound mind”
A House bill to impose new restrictions on voters of “unsound mind" could affect hundreds of patients in the Montana State Hospital and other state-run facilit…
Prosecutors drop battery charges against woman dragged out of Idaho town hall
COEUR d’ALENE — City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged ou…
Montana Legislature set to extend Medicaid amid federal uncertainty
Despite concerns about what Congress and the Trump administration might have planned for Medicaid, Montana’s Republican-led Legislature and GOP governor appear ready to keep the state’s Medicaid expansion program i…
Summer program to help Montana children with food cut from state budget
A legislative subcommittee voted Friday to cut $20 million of mostly federal money for the biennium out of the state budget for a summer lunch program for children.
Woman dragged from GOP town hall in Coeur d'Alene calls removal 'traumatic'
COEUR d’ALENE — A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from …
Man suspected of murdering girlfriend before shooting at cops in Polson
The man arrested in Lake County for allegedly shooting at a Polson Police officer on Feb. 14 had earlier murdered his girlfriend, prosecutors allege.
Headlines: Federal layoffs hit Flathead National Forest, Columbia Falls mill explosion, and Glacier National Park's wildfire plan updated
Flathead Forest DOGE cut details, an explosion at a Weyerhaeuser plant rocks Columbia Falls, and Glacier National Park updates wildfire plan.
Pianist returns to Flathead Valley sharing music with students
Jordan Neiman has been waiting roughly two decades to play the Yamaha grand piano that now sits to the back of his music studio.
Kalispell City Council to consider fast-tracking wastewater plant upgrades
Kalispell City Council will consider adopting a project plan that would hasten upgrades to the municipality’s wastewater treatment plant.
Chaos erupts at legislative town hall in Coeur d'Alene
Saturday’s Legislative Town Hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee turned volatile as some attendees voiced their concerns over House …
PEAK Fit with focus on functional fitness expands to Kalispell
The gym seeks to provide a holistic approach to fitness and recovery through the utilization of high intensity interval training, also called HIIT, mixed with …
Kalispell infrastructure projects moving ahead despite Trump's funding freeze
After a period of uncertainty, state and city officials say regional infrastructure projects are moving forward as scheduled despite President Donald Trump’s e…