Law roundup: Man gets on his knees refusing to move

A vehicle came upon a drunk man allegedly standing in the middle of the road at 1:46 a.m. As the vehicle crept closer he eerily “got down on all fours” and ...

Flathead Business Newsmakers

Happenings at Flathead businesses

Vonda Lee Seliger, 83

Vonda Lee Seliger, born on Sept. 7, 1940, in Stanley, North Dakota, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2024, at the age of 83.

Photographer captures scenes of family and motherhood

Through yearbook and photojournalism classes, working in dark rooms to develop film, and online courses, she found a knack for the creative outlet and after her second child was born, she decided to embark on a business venture and officially start Sarah Taylor Photography.

Legals for April, 14 2024

Glacier, Flathead split road softball games

HELENA — Emma Cooke homered twice and Ella Farrell threw a three-hitter, but the Glacier Wolfpack managed just a split of their two games against the Helena schools Saturday.

Iran launches missile and drone attack on Israel

Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.

Lakers begin 2024 season Sunday

The Kalispell Lakers AA American Legion team will field a fairly young lineup when its season begins Sunday at 1 p.m., with a doubleheader at Griffin Field against Missoula.

Van Orden walk-off single lifts Eureka over Whitefish

EUREKA — Tyce Van Orden hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning to give Eureka a 9-8 win over Whitefish Friday in high school baseball.

Sally Marie Dreyer, 69

Sally Marie Dreyer, 69, passed away on March 25, 2024, from heart disease which she fought for eight years.

EQC to send letters urging pause in Columbia Falls Superfund site cleanup decision

Montana’s Environmental Quality Council voted unanimously Wednesday to send letters to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency recommending support for rare-earth mining in the Berkeley Pit and for a pause in a final decision on the proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site.

Legals for April, 12 2024

Hood slugs Big Sky past Bravettes

Missoula Big Sky’s Grace Hood homered twice and drove in six runs Thursday, leading the Eagles over Flathead 15-4 in Western AA softball at KidSport.

Drunk driver sentenced to 20 years for death of Kalispell pedestrian

The New Jersey woman convicted of killing a pedestrian on U.S. 2 in Kalispell while driving under influence in 2022 received a decades-long prison sentence in Flathead County District Court on Thursday.

Kalispell hotel fire damage estimated at $4 million

A three-story hotel on Kalispell’s west side suffered extensive damage in a structure fire Wednesday afternoon that drew one of the largest firefighter responses in the valley in more than a decade.

OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76

LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76.

Letters to the editor April 11

Letters to the editor April 11

Wolfpack Theatre presents Shakespeare favorites

Experience two classic pieces of Shakespeare presented in two contrasting settings and styles when the Wolfpack Theatre Company’s Acting and Stage Production classes combine forces to present “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Taming of the Shrew.”

FVCC theater and music departments present musical farce

In this hilarious mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway, Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of the Renaissance rock star.

Karin Carmichael Dyer, 60

Karin Carmichael Dyer, passed away March 29, 2024, at her home in Big Fork, at the age of 60.