21-year-old accused of threatening girlfriend with gun

Prosecutors have filed a felony charge against a Columbia Falls man accused of beating his girlfriend before threatening to kill her with a gun in a Kalispell shopping plaza earlier this month.

Cutting red tape to increase housing

The Legislature’s major zoning reforms to increase the supply of affordable housing in Montana have made a lot of news, but there was also another significant pillar of our pro-housing work during the session: cutting red tape.

Legals for October, 24 2023

Women in Iceland including the prime minister go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence

Icelanders awoke to all-male newscaster teams announcing shutdowns across the island nation: schools closed, public transport delayed, hospitals understaffed, hotel rooms uncleaned.

Gulick throws 5 TD passes for playoff-bound Bulldogs

WHITEFISH — Carson Gulick threw five touchdown passes Friday, two of them to Dane Hunt, and ran for a score as the Whitefish Bulldogs beat Browning 50-14 in Western A football action.

Hamas frees two Israeli women as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops.

Convicted child rapist sentenced to prison

Flathead County District Court Judge Robert Allison handed down a partially suspended prison sentence to a convicted child rapist in early August, ordering him to pay about $178,000 in restitution.

Suspect in road rage incident faces felony charge

A Kalispell man is facing a felony charge after allegedly pointing a gun at another motorist in a bout of what authorities described as road rage earlier this month.

Cayuse Prairie IT director a ‘multidimensional gal’

Throughout her life, Kiki Moses has been an explorer in search of new pursuits and skills.

Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion

Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it's not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge.

Gaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head says

Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming fossil fuels like oil and gas and toward renewable energy, electric cars and heat pumps — similar to how sharp increases in the price of oil during the 1970s unleashed efforts to conserve fuel, the head of the International Energy Agency said.

Riley Alan Kair, 75

Riley Alan Kair, 75 of Kalispell, passed away on Oct. 6, 2023, at Logan Health Medical Center.

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Alec DeSimone, 101

Alessio "Alec" DeSimone of Danvers, Massachusetts, passed away on Oct. 16, 2023, at the age of 101.

Solving septic contamination comes down to convincing homeowners to replace systems

Contamination from failing septic tanks for roughly 50 years has been well-documented as a contributor of pollution in the Flathead Basin. The key to addressing the pervasive issue likely lies in proving to homeowners their system is failing.

College of Idaho hands Carroll first loss

Andy Peters stole the show in a battle of nationally ranked teams Saturday in a Frontier Conference matchup that saw No. 9 College of Idaho (7-1, 5-1) beat NO. 6 Carroll 35-21 to hand the Fighting Saints their first loss of the season.

Browning boys heat up; Hardin girls too good for A

It was unseasonably warm at Rebecca Farm for the Montana State Cross Country Championships Saturday, as if the Browning boys needed help heating up.

Knights, Bison race to AA titles

Flathead has 3 All-State runners, Glacier 2

The State AA cross country landscape has its perennial powers, and it figured that Missoula Hellgate’s girls and Bozeman’s boys would run to state titles Saturday at Rebecca Farm.

Wildkats hold off Bigfork in Class A semifinal clash, 6-4

It was a tale of two halves Saturday at Flip Darling Field. Josie Harris scored a hat trick for Columbia Falls in a dominant first half, then Bigfork’s Paeten Gunlock countered with a hat trick of her own in the second half.

Legals for October, 22 2023