The Flathead County Board of Adjustment and the Montana Department of Corrections on April 1 reached an agreement that will pave the way for a prerelease center to replace the Greenwood Inn and Suites following a lawsuit

Prosecutors showed jurors a jail video on the second day of trial that depicted Derrick James Jackson telling his father he was “defending himself.” He did not elaborate further on the deaths of his 62-year-old mother and her partner at their home.

Sunday, March 23 12:23 p.m. A black Lab and a heeler went on an adventure. 7:09 p.m. A non-law-abiding citizen proposed that the entire Kalispell Police Department surround him at Depot Park so he could challenge the ticket he was given earlier. 11:40 p.m. Some kids – including one in a black hoodie – were […]

Kaleb Elijah Fleck in February pleaded guilty to a felony count of deliberate homicide in the 2023 death of a homeless man at a Kalispell gas station

Prosecutors say Derrick James Jackson murdered his mother and her partner at their home in Bigfork in October 2022; defense calls the investigation “deeply, deeply flawed”

Sunday, March 16 1:35 a.m. Someone was celebrating the weekend by throwing fireworks out of their truck. 12:47 p.m. A pair of teens who were looking to get twisted stole two 24-racks of Twisted Tea. 11:45 a.m. A flock of unafraid geese were in the road. Monday, March 17 12:54 a.m. A man was walking […]

An initial investigation indicated that 74-year-old Timothy Wall possibly died of hypothermia after becoming stuck in the snow near the Idaho-Montana border outside of Troy

Builders in northwest Montana are preparing for rising material costs and sourcing adjustments as the rollout of tariffs continues an on-again, off-again path

Under the Montana Land Use Planning Act established by the 2023 Legislature, the municipality is required to adopt a new plan designed to limit public review processes and remove zoning barriers to streamline housing projects

Candy Jean Evans was charged with a felony count of aggravated animal cruelty after authorities seized more than two dozen malnourished dogs, overwhelming the Flathead County Animal Shelter

Sunday, March 9 8:46 a.m. Someone was tired of their neighbor instigating the police with his crotch rocket whenever the sun’s out.   11:38 a.m. A little girl wearing pink pajamas was acting suspicious behind the Conoco. 2:24 p.m. The neighborhood was tired of the same neighbor kid doing motorcycle wheelies all day long. 4:03 […]

As tariff-induced tensions escalate between the two countries, business owners in Eureka say they continue to see regular Canadian customers, attributing a drop in travel to the pandemic-era border closure and the weak dollar that has chilled Canadian spending in recent years

Snow water equivalent levels in the Flathead River basin are slightly below normal at 89% while hydrologists say the next two months will determine the water supply heading into the spring and summer

Sunday, March 2 10:20 a.m. A drive thru customer was unhappy with the $5 he received in change. 6:44 p.m. A skateboarding gang of teenagers were drinking and trashing the park. 9:24 p.m. A pair of teenaged criminals acquired Buzz Balls from a gas station. Monday, March 3 7:25 a.m. A concerned sister did not […]

Located at Sixth Avenue West and Eighth Street West, four townhomes are slated to break ground this spring, bringing a total of 11 homes to be built within the municipality over the next two years