William Dickinson, 88

William Dickinson, 88, passed peacefully on Feb. 11, 2024.

Coalition sues education agency for ‘interfering’ with charter school openings

The Montana Quality Education Coalition filed a lawsuit Thursday against state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen and the Office of Public Instruction related to an ongoing dispute over the agency’s implementation of a new public charter school law.

Kalispell man charged after alleged attack with shovel

Prosecutors brought Kane Kelly Youngquist, 46, up on a single felony count of assault with a weapon following his March 25 arrest.

Flathead County Library trustees hold off on overhauling young adult section

Concerned about the age appropriateness of materials in the young adult section, Flathead County Library trustees asked staff Thursday to place additional signs in teen areas, forgoing other proposals, like relabeling books or organizing a community audit.

Legals for March, 29 2024

Wolfpack, Braves tennis locked in for 2024 season

Retooled and recharged, the Glacier tennis teams plan to be a factor for a state championship in 2024.

Legals for March, 28 2024

Legals for March, 28 2024

Whitefish Ski Museum holds encore presentation of ‘Raising Hell Roaring’

“Raising Hell Roaring” is a homegrown multimedia, feature-length presentation that tells the story of skiing on Big Mountain and throughout the region, from Logan Pass to the Cabinet Mountains, beginning in the 1930s.

Hockaday to exhibit work of Blackfeet artist Terran Last Gun — Live art demos, talk and reception planned

Blackfeet visual artist Terran Last Gun/Sah’kwiinaamah’kaa will create new works of art through live demonstrations scheduled in April 1-3 at the Hockaday Museum of Art. His solo exhibit, Piikani Visual Sovereignty, will be on display April 5 through June 22.

Changes to abortion question just another of Knudsen's questionable actions

Austin Knudsen continues to abuse his position as Montana’s attorney general to interfere with our constitutional rights and democracy.

Rodney ONeal Wendt, 83

Rodney ONeal Wendt, 83 of Kalispell, earned his heavenly wings on March 21, 2024, after battling heart disease for many years.

Flathead Lake level dispute boils in letters to federal hydroelectric regulators

A federal agency that oversees hydroelectric dams has been roped, again, into an ongoing dispute about water levels in Flathead Lake. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received a pair of letters this month related to its ability to referee dam management to sustain water levels in the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.

Legals for March, 27 2024

Legals for March, 27 2024

Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge issued a gag order Tuesday barring Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial.

Analysis shows how much road funding counties could get if SB 442 veto overridden

With the question of whether to override Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442 now in the hands of lawmakers, a report published this week by a Legislative Services Division research analyst details how most of the state’s counties would stand to get tens, or hundreds, of thousands of dollars to maintain their county roads if the override is successful.

Letters to the editor March 26

Letters to the editor for March 26.

Law roundup: Trespasser pushes his luck at casino

A 73-year-old man who allegedly won a lifetime ban at a casino pushed his luck by returning and went home with a ticket for trespassing by the Kalispell Police Department.

College of Idaho men fall in semis

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There will be a new NAIA men’s basketball champion, after Langston, Okla. knocked off College of Idaho 58-52 in the semifinals Monday night at Municipal Auditorium.