Kalispell City Council to host budget public hearing, vote on housing, sewer regs

Kalispell City Council will vote at its Monday meeting on housing and commercial development projects as well as move toward adopting industrial sewer regulations and hold a public hearing on the proposed municipal budget.

Legals for July, 3 2023

Advocates ask commissioners to denounce violence against homeless

Four days after a homeless man was allegedly murdered in Kalispell, advocates for the homeless and community members appealed to the Flathead County commissioners on Thursday seeking condemnation of reported acts of violence against homeless people.

Harmful rhetoric about homelessness must stop

Scott Bryan’s life mattered, and the allegations of his heinous killing deserve a forceful response.

Fighting the fentanyl crisis in Montana

Families and communities across Montana are being devastated by illicit fentanyl — a drug so powerful that just 2 milligrams, the amount that would fit on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially fatal dose.

Legals for July, 2 2023

Legals for July, 2 2023

Flathead Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Mountain Climber bus system to reintroduce fares

The Mountain Climber, Flathead County’s public bus system, will reintroduce $1 fares for rides after more than three years of delivering free transportation.

Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims

MISSOULA (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties — and potential bankruptcy — after a jury found it submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims to the U.S. government, making patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn't have received.

Legals for June, 30 2023

Entries being accepted for fair competitions

The 2023 Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo is now accepting online entries for 4-H/FFA and open class competitions.

Parking dispute leads to felony charge

A man who allegedly flashed a handgun during a parking dispute at a North Kalispell shopping plaza earlier this month faces one count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court.

Man accused of threatening children with gun in Woodland Park

A 28-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly threatening a group of kids in Woodland Park with a handgun earlier this month.

One dead in two-vehicle crash south of Polson

A two-car crash on June 19 at about 5 p.m. resulted in the death of one of the drivers. The vehicles collided at mile marker 58, which is near the intersection of U.S. 93 and Ridgewater Drive, south of Polson.

Zinke wants water released from Hungry Horse Reservoir to fill Flathead Lake

Flathead Lake’s low water level this summer has drawn the attention of Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke, who called the situation an “oncoming crisis.”

Michigan murder suspect arrested near Libby

A Michigan man wanted for a 2011 homicide was behind bars Wednesday in the the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Montana income tax rebate checks go out in July

Montana income taxpayers may notice extra money in their bank accounts or a rebate check in the mail in July.

Jury says Libby health clinic submitted 337 false asbestos claims

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury ruled Wednesday that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure submitted 337 false asbestos claims that made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn't have received.

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.