Flathead Valley Freedom Caucus members optimistic about special session

Flathead Valley members of the Montana Freedom Caucus are hopeful that a potential special legislative session would alleviate the burden of property tax increases on residents.

Barbara Jean Janni, 68

Wife and mother Barbara Jean Janni, 68, passed peacefully and entered the kingdom of Heaven on Nov. 21, 2023.

Flathead Business Newsmakers

Happenings at Flathead businesses

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Gloria Ann Puckett, 84

Our beloved mother, Gloria Ann Puckett, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov. 23, 2023.

Solutions needed for property tax relief

The frustration over Montana’s skyrocketing property taxes reached crisis status last week after the Montana Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office in a dispute over the state’s school equalization levy.

Letters to the editor Dec. 3

Letters to the editor Dec. 3

Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes

The state's three-person Public Service Commission approved the project in the Straits of Mackinac on a 2-0 vote. Commissioner Alessandra Carreon abstained, noting she just joined the commission four months ago.

Legals for December, 3 2023

Chase ends after suspect launches truck off Kalispell roundabout

A wanted Trout Creek man allegedly led authorities on a chase through north Kalispell on Tuesday, crashing through wooden fences near Glacier High School and launching off of a mound in the center of a nearby roundabout.

County seeks new election for Kalispell Council races

The Flathead County election administrator through a court petition is seeking a redo for the Kalispell municipal election.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93.

CASA Advocates sworn-in

Each will work as a Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in the Flathead County foster care system.

Inmate accused of smuggling fentanyl into county jail

Prosecutors alleged in court documents that Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies treated two county inmates for fentanyl overdoses at about 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 26, just two days after Melanie Lee Hickok, 23, was booked into the jail.

Law roundup: Amateur lawyer tries loophole to get impounded car back

An amateur lawyer looking to get his vehicle back from the tow yard contacted the Columbia Falls Police Department to plead his case. The vehicle was towed a few days earlier following a traffic stop, he said.

Carol Louise Bjork, 82

Carol Bjork, 82, died Nov. 29, 2023, of natural causes, including heart disease and COPD, at the Bee Hive Home in Kalispell.

Flathead wrestlers fine with losing favored status

After two straight State AA championships Flathead’s boys wrestling team slipped to second at last year’s tournament, and now the Brave Brawlers are right where coach Jeff Thompson likes them.

Cats, Griz back at it

Four Big Sky teams play Saturday

The Big Sky Conference will start playing in the afternoon and go well until after dark Saturday, with four teams having Football Championship Subdivision second-round playoff games.

Legals for December, 1 2023

Wall Street extends its rally and closes at highest level since March 2022

Stocks gained ground on Wall Street as the market comes off its best month in more than a year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Friday, marking its fifth straight week of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 294 points and the Nasdaq composite added 0.6%.