Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell Police Reports
6:15 p.m. After being struck by a vehicle, a raccoon passed away and its raccoon friend seemed “worked up.”
6:53 p.m. A bear was hanging out in a park.
10:43 p.m. A man found a piece of cheese on his car and suspected it was a signal for someone to return later on to break into the vehicle.
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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