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Two arrested after police standoff in Kalispell
Two people were arrested following a standoff on the 700 block of 10th Ave. W. on Tuesday, authorities say.

Kalispell names new fire chief
Jay Hagen will assume the role of Kalispell Fire chief on May 5, returning to western Montana where he started his career in firefighting three decades ago.

Kalispell City Council to settle deal with Flathead Warming Center
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote on an agreement with the Flathead Warming Center on Monday, ending a yearlong fight to shutter the homeless shelter that culminated in a lawsuit in federal court.

Kalispell City Hall kicks off land use plan education campaign with open house
City planners and poster boards were staked out at Bias Brewery in downtown Kalispell on Wednesday evening for the municipality’s first open house in its effort to draft a new land use plan.

Public engagement kicking off as Kalispell works on new land use plan
Efforts to stoke public involvement as the city drafts a new land use plan are kicking off, according to Colorado-based planning firm Logan Simpson.

Montana Department of Transportation holds open house for U.S. 93 access plan
The Montana Department of Transportation is starting work on a plan to inform traffic safety measures and guide reduced congestion along U.S. 93 as Kalispell and Whitefish grow.

Kalispell Social Security office downsizing, but will remain open, assures Zinke's office
Kalispell’s Social Security Administration office is shrinking, but will remain open, according to the office of Congressman Ryan Zinke.
New high-density development proposed in North Kalispell
Named the Reserve at Johnson Ranch, the development would see 186 single-family lots and two multi-family lots, one of which contains 237 units.
Law roundup: Man on Main Street wields a big stick
A driver was turning left on Main Street when a man allegedly wielding a giant, 7-foot-tall spear charged at her.

Kalispell Social Security office has lease terminated by DOGE
Tony Rebich regularly stops into Kalispell’s Social Security Administration office.