Good morning; on the Beacon today, Flathead Lake is on pace to reach full pool by mid-June. Zachary Torres is being held in connection with kidnapping his wife and shooting at police after a three-hour standoff Thursday night. Across Montana and the nation, builders have been voicing their opposition to a new proposed regulation requiring more sprinklers in homes. Intermountain, a Montana-based nonprofit children’s mental health agency, has opened a new Child and Family Psychological Center in downtown Kalispell. Kalispell has a public reception for its city manager finalists Tuesday and council will hold interviews Wednesday. And Kitchen Guy Chef Jim Gray grapples with dieting.
Thomas “Bearhead” Swaney, a former chairman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, died Thursday from cancer. The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is restructuring and seeking three managers. The Missoulian has an excellent piece on just how tough it can be to track federal stimulus dollars designated for Montana’s national forests. New ID requirements for crossing the Canadian border take effect today.