Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell Police Reports
1:40 a.m. A house party full of recent graduates was busted up for being too loud.
2:32 a.m. Some recently graduated teens were loudly celebrating finishing high school in the school parking lot.
6:33 p.m. A dog named “Hero” was standing in the middle of the street, stopping traffic.
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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