David Elven Kellogg in May pleaded guilty to a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent and a second felony count of sexual abuse of children in Flathead County District Court as part of a plea deal

The city budget’s significant growth is largely due to the passage of the public safety levy approved by voters in March

Local officials urge recreationists to wear life jackets on the water following multiple fatalities in Flathead, Lake and Lincoln counties as activity on the water rises and resources become strained

NeighborWorks Montana and the Whitefish Community Foundation partnered this spring to establish a relocation fund for Spring Creek Mobile Park residents and have supported eight individuals and families after exceeding the fundraising goal

Zain Alexander Rayne Glass on Aug. 15 pleaded guilty to a felony count of negligent homicide in the September 2022 stabbing that killed Lukas Davis

In a partnership with the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust, two duplex-style townhouses are being constructed on Ninth Avenue West while eight single-family homes are planned to begin within the next year in Columbia Falls

Two 21-year-old Lakeside men were injured in the vehicle accident near Bigfork

Evergreen Water and Sewer District staff found PFAS levels beneath new Environmental Protection Agency standards as Kalispell city officials work to treat the chemicals at a well in the northern part of the municipality

Matthew Thomas Vitek on July 31 pleaded guilty to a felony count of deliberate homicide and two felony charges of attempted deliberate homicide in the 2023 Ferndale shooting

Fisheries biologists say high temperatures and increased pressure on the three forks of the Flathead River brings stress to native fish, but an absence of angler surveys means agencies are lacking data that connects fishing to population estimates

The city council on Monday night approved the safety plan that will reduce Main Street’s traffic lanes and provide a variety of safety infrastructure upgrades within the city

Officials believe they have found the body of 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil, a visitor from India who fell into Avalanche Creek last month

The University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research Director Pat Barkey said at an Aug. 1 economic update in Kalispell that an increase of housing stock, fewer policies and more government support of development would help ease the housing market

Experts in Whitefish and Kalispell say the summer has softened since peak-pandemic visitation, but shoulder seasons continue to stay busy

The shopping center along the Parkline Trail in the city’s core recently sold to SHOP Development Company, but the property’s future remains unclear