Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell Police Reports
2 a.m. A black bear was treed in a backyard and the homeowner was concerned about her friend who was sleeping in a hammock beneath the tree. Law enforcement advised her to wake her friend and let her sleep inside.
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As wild bighorn sheep populations experience die-offs across the West due to respiratory disease, park scientists used a decade of GPS data to discern how Glacier’s sheep might communicate disease in the event of an outbreak
Stagnant salaries, high housing costs and a souring public opinion around education have made it difficult for school districts to recruit and retain teachers. This fall, the Flathead Valley’s public schools are feeling the effects.
What to look forward to this fall: Bigfork’s bump to Class A, dynastic soccer programs and strong distance runners