Suspect in road rage incident allegedly drove drunk

Jacob Michael Krone, 27, faces one felony count of assault with a weapon and a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, first offense, following his Jan. 6 arrest.

American Red Cross encourages blood drive sign-ups after holiday season shortage

Officials with the American Red Cross are reporting the lowest number of blood donors nationwide in 20 years following a 7,000-unit shortfall in blood donations between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Vivian L. McDougall, 97

Memorial services for Vivian McDougall, 97, of Norfolk, Neb., will be 11 a.m., Jan. 20, 2024, at Norfolk Church of Christ. Jeff Schipper will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

People who lost Medicaid urged to look at full scope of options

Tim Noonan grabs a number to head inside to wait for his turn at the Office of Public Assistance in Kalispell. He’s a mental health worker at Logan Health and he’s there to work on restoring Medicaid coverage for two of his young patients.

Flathead student runs on supportive leadership

Flathead High School senior Hailey Hendrickson is a motivated student-athlete and decisive leader who guides others with encouragement and kindness.

Whitefish Council examines changes to housing project

Whitefish City Council on Tuesday will discuss a request to change the parameters of a planned affordable housing development located on a city-donated lot.

Law roundup: Grandma suspects jewel thief is relative

The Kalispell Police Department received a call from an upset grandmother whose granddaughter allegedly found the key to her safe and stole a diamond and gold necklace and a diamond and sapphire ring valued around $2,100. To add insult to injury...

Legals for January, 15 2024

New Columbia Falls day care specializes in infants

In September of 2023, the Delgados opened Lil Buckaroo’s, an infant-only child care service, at 729 Nucleus Avenue A in Columbia Falls.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Robert 'Bob' Arthur Look, 94

Robert Arthur Look, 94, passed away Jan. 4, 2024, in Kalispell.

Carlosses to reign as Whitefish carnival king and queen

Whitefish residents Pat and Missy Carloss will reign as the Whitefish Winter Carnival King Ullr LXV and Queen of Snow. They were crowned during a coronation ceremony Saturday evening in downtown Whitefish.

Delta posts a $2 billion quarterly profit, but shares dip as airline trims forecast of 2024 earnings

Delta Air Lines says it closed 2023 strong and expects another good year in 2024. But the shares are falling because Delta trimmed a forecast for full-year 2024 earnings.

Legals for January, 14 2024

Deep freeze delivers record lows to Flathead Valley

Saturday morning brought the kind of bitter cold to the Flathead Valley that saps car batteries, freezes pipes and takes your breath away.

Iris Ann Ostrom, 87

Iris Ann Ostrom, 87, passed away Jan. 7, 2024, in Kalispell.

Legals for January, 12 2024

Author releases historical fiction novel

History blends with an intriguing plot in Kalispell author Kate Fraser’s recently published novel “Do You Really Want to Know?”

Climate crisis: We’re all in it together

The year 2024 will be the most consequential one in the history of the United States. This I believe because the existence of our system of constitutional democracy is being challenged by forces who want to give more authoritarian power to a single leader than has ever happened before.

Assault suspect already facing two felony cases

Prosecutors filed a single count of felony assault with a weapon against Nolan Wayne Hamman, 31, after the alleged Jan. 4 incident. Booked into county jail Jan. 5, Hamman remains behind bars with bail set at $80,000.