Thursday, Nov. 20 11:03 a.m. Three dudes were smoking pot outside. 1:50 p.m. People outside the nail salon were cooking “what looks like legs of lamb” using cardboard as fuel and a snow shovel as a pan. 3:24 p.m. A reported gunshot turned out to be a car backfiring. Friday, Nov. 21 4:00 a.m. A […]

Despite economic uncertainty and a drop in Canadian travel, tourism bureau directors are optimistic about the winter season as northwest Montana ski areas remain an affordable attraction

National Weather Service officials anticipate “difficult travel conditions" this week as falling temperatures and moisture impact the region, especially on U.S. Highway 2 from West Glacier to Marias Pass

Physician Clint Seger – who has been serving as co-CEO with Kevin Abel since 2024 – will take over starting Jan. 1, 2026 to lead the hospital system and “elevate healthcare”

Britt Cotter, who was elected last year as a judge presiding over Lake and Sanders counties before he resigned amid felony cocaine charges, would receive a three-year deferred sentence under a plea agreement

Monday, Nov. 10 11:43 a.m. A dog custody transfer was scheduled in the parking lot, but the canine never showed. 12:11 p.m. A tan Pomeranian barks at “anything and everything.” 2:08 p.m. Kids were throwing rocks at cars. Tuesday, Nov. 11 9:47 a.m. A man threatened his breakfast companion with a butter knife, to which […]

Raymond Owen Bonner pleaded guilty in July 2025 to two felonies for producing and distributing images of a 6-year-old girl he was babysitting

NeighborWorks Montana and the Whitefish Community Foundation established an emergency relocation fund for Spring Creek Mobile Home Park tenants who last year faced eviction, but a case study reveals significant impacts like stress, social isolation and family fractures

The compensation board unanimously supported the adjustment, which will be reflected in employee wages after Jan. 1

Contracts have kept air traffic controllers and TSA staff on the payroll throughout the government shutdown at the Kalispell airport while a strained nationwide system continues to cause cancellations and delays at regional hubs

Saturday, Nov. 1 9:56 a.m. A woman wondered how many emotional support pets were allowed in her apartment unit. 11:51 p.m. Kids were doing donuts in the parking lot for 15 minutes straight. 12:34 p.m. People were “pretty fired up” about the traffic jam during a funeral procession. 12:35 p.m. A concerned citizen wanted law […]

The new Flathead County Justice Center will double the current jail’s inmate capacity and relocate the facility to south Kalispell

The Flathead County jury delivered the verdict on Monday night following the six-day negligent homicide trial of Kenneth James Floyd, 40

Kenneth James Floyd on Friday told jurors he had been trying to reconcile with Kimberly Gilham before her death on Father’s Day in 2023

Friday, Oct. 24 10:56 a.m. A client enjoyed a glass of wine on the way to her counseling appointment to help take the edge off. 12:13 p.m. A backhoe bucket was blocking traffic. 2:03 p.m. A guy on a yellow and blue “pedal bike” was acting suspicious at the “drug house.” 10:02 p.m. A woman […]