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• Investigation into deadly Kalispell accident continues

  December 24, 2011 12:17 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - A Kalispell woman died after being hit by a car near a busy shopping center in the Flathead on Thursday afternoon. Center Street in Kalispell was busy Thursday with cars whizzing by, as people headed home from work and folks headed to the Center Street Mall... more »

• Montana Human Rights Network claims threat by white supremacist

  October 2, 2011 12:24 PM

  KALISPEL, MT - The Montana Human Rights Network says a Kalispell-based white supremacist is threatening to "indict" them by forming his own "citizen grand jury." Karl Gharst notified the Montana Human Rights Network by email and in a press release given to us by the Montana Human Rights Network,... more »

• Glacier High School investigation complete, 2 face charges

  September 29, 2011 12:53 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - Two freshman football players from Glacier High School face charges in connection to an alleged hazing incident on a school bus. The Kalispell Police Department says one of the juvenile faces sexual assault charges while another is charged with accountability to sexual assault. The incident happened... more »

• Flathead officials still watching high water

  June 3, 2011 12:34 AM

  KALISPELL- The Stillwater River continues to be of the most concern for flooding when it comes to Flathead County, especially now as temperatures are expected to rise over the weekend. The big concern on the Stillwater River is a lot of logs and debris have caused log jams over... more »

• Montana attorneys discuss lawsuit against Marijuana Act

  May 6, 2011 10:40 PM

  KALISPELL- With Montana's Marijuana Act on the verge of becoming a new law, attorneys are preparing to file a lawsuit saying the law is unconstitutional. Friday night, Flathead residents learned more about the lawsuit, and why it's being filed. Several local attorneys filling a similar lawsuit at the... more »

• Montana attorney nominated to replace controversial federal judge

  May 4, 2011 10:47 PM

  KALISPELL - President Obama is following through with the nomination of a Kalispell attorney to replace retiring U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy. Wednesday, Dana Christensen's name was among those nominated to fill open federal judgeships across the U.S. Christensen emerged as the pick to take Molloy's post... more »

• Evaluation ordered for man involved in standoff

  May 1, 2011 1:00 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - A 36-year-old man who was arrested after a six-hour standoff at a Kalispell hotel in which he is accused of barricading himself in a bathroom with a 17-year-old boy has been ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation. The Daily Inter Lake reports that Flathead District Court Judge... more »

• Kalispell firefighters reach deal to avoid layoffs

  April 15, 2011 4:32 PM

  KALISPELL - The city of Kalispell and the International Association of Fire Fighters Union have reached a contract that will prevent seven layoffs the city said would be needed to pay for the raises and additional benefits included in a new contract approved by a mediator. Mayor Tammi Fisher,... more »

• Man denies charges in Christmas Day double slaying

  April 1, 2011 12:40 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - A 34-year-old Kalispell man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her daughter on Christmas Day again pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts deliberate homicide. Tyler Miller appeared in District Court for the shooting deaths of 35-year-old Jaimi Lynn Hurlbert and her 15-year-old daughter, Alyssa Burkett. He... more »

• Man dies in car accident in Flathead Valley

  March 28, 2011 11:40 PM

  LAKESIDE, Mont. - A 28-year-old man died in a car accident just outside Lakeside early Monday morning. Officers said his pick-up truck slid on black ice, rolled and hit a rock wall. The man's name has not yet been released and Montana Highway Patrol officials say he is not from... more »

• Flooding hits part of Kalispell

  March 14, 2011 11:03 PM

  KALISPELL- Buttercup Loop in Kalispell has been blocked off due to flooding and city workers are trying to pump the water out of the streets while residents work to get the water out of their basements and backyards. Buttercup Loop resident Christina Shirtliff said the neighborhood started noticing the... more »

• Death penalty sought for Christmas Day shooter

  March 9, 2011 11:06 PM

  KALISPELL- Flathead County prosecutors filed paperwork to the state seeking the death penalty for the accused Christmas Day murderer. Attorneys said Tyler Miller deliberately shot and killed Jaimi Hurlburt and her teenage daughter Alyssa Burket. The shooting took place at a home west of Kalispell. Miller is charged... more »

• Charges pending against man who grabbed Kalispell referee at basketball game

  March 8, 2011 5:29 PM

  KALISPELL - Misdemeanor charges are pending after a Kalispell referee was grabbed by a Missoula man after a recent Hellgate-Flathead basketball matchup. David Reese has been a basketball referee for years. The incident happened after the final buzzer rang at a Flathead High School home game. The Hellgate... more »

• Teen's suit against crash victim's estate dropped

  March 4, 2011 11:58 PM

  KALISPELL, MT - A lawsuit filed by an Evergreen teen against the estate of the woman she killed in a highway crash has been dismissed. Defense attorney Maxwell Battle filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Feb. 4, a day after his client, 18-year-old Justine Winter, was convicted in the... more »

• Man gets 20 years for sexually assaulting girl, 5

  March 4, 2011 12:38 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - A 22-year-old Flathead County man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with 20 years suspended. District Judge Ted Lympus sentenced Cody Fletcher on Thursday and ordered that he serve 10 years in prison before he is... more »

• Ex-Kalispell officer fired over sexual allegations dies

  March 1, 2011 11:11 PM

  KALISPELL - A former Kalispell police officer fired over allegations of sexual assault, died of a heart attack on Thursday. Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said that Troy Andrew Holt was shoveling snow at his home Thursday when medics were called to the scene. Curry says Holt was pronounced... more »

• Former Philip Morris scientist discusses effects of nicotine at Montana Tech

  February 23, 2011 10:40 PM

  BUTTE - "Through with Chew and all that's new" was the message on Montana Tech's campus Wednesday. It was standing room only for Dr. Victor DeNoble's lecture on his research of nicotine's effect on the brain in the 1980s. The former Philip Morris research scientist said his lab was... more »

• Man pleads guilty in medical marijuana patient's killing

  February 15, 2011 12:52 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - A 21-year-old man charged in the beating death and robbery of a medical marijuana patient in Kalispell has pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide and evidence tampering. Robert Lake of Kalispell entered his pleas in District Court on Monday. Prosecutors dropped a robbery charge as part... more »

• Jury told about suicide text messages before crash

  January 30, 2011 10:36 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - Prosecutors presented text messages with references to suicide to a western Montana jury considering the case of an Evergreen teen charged with two counts of deliberate homicide in a traffic crash that killed a pregnant Columbia Falls woman and her 13-year-old son. Prosecutors told jurors Friday in... more »

• Jail inmate threatens friends of homicide victim

  January 22, 2011 12:41 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - Flathead County officials say a 34-year-old Kalispell man charged with shooting his former girlfriend and her 15-year-old daughter to death told jailers "he would take care of anyone who was a friend" of his former girlfriend. Tyler Miller pleaded not guilty on Jan. 13 to two counts... more »

• Exact cause of fatal avalanche unknown

  January 17, 2011 4:40 PM

  KALISPELL- Investigators say they aren't sure what caused the fatal avalanche that killed a West Glacier man a week ago. The slide on Jan.8 in the Endor Creek drainage near Hungry Horse Reservoir Creek took the life of Bruce Lee Jungnitsch, 53, who was buried in the slide when... more »

• Avalanche warnings are high again in northwest Montana

  January 16, 2011 12:58 AM

  KALISPELL - Glacier Avalanche Center officials say that due to the new, rapid, warming to our region, all mountain ranges in Northwestern Montana above 5,000 feet are at a high risk of natural or human caused avalanches. Warning Coodinator Meteorologist from the National Weather Center, Peter Felsch, explained what... more »

• Montana man detained after accidental shooting

  January 13, 2011 3:21 PM

  KALISPELL - Flathead County officials say a Kalispell man was detained and later released after accidentally shooting a sleeping neighbor while cleaning a gun in his apartment. Sheriff Chuck Curry tells the Daily Inter Lake that a 28-year-old woman called 911 at about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday and said she was... more »

• Miss Montana represents Treasure State in Las Vegas

  January 12, 2011 7:20 PM

  GREAT FALLS - Miss Montana Kacie West is in Las Vegas for a week of competition and the chance to become the next Miss America. In the first round of competition on Tuesday night, the Kalispell native was judged in two preliminary events, lifestyle and fitness. Kacie wowed... more »

• Kalispell H.S. students can now text tips to police

  January 7, 2011 9:32 PM

  KALISPELL- Kalispell high school students can now contact their local police officers and keep their reports confidential about crimes. A grant was donated to Kalispell Police by the Department of Justice and Flathead Electric. The money will keep school resource officers in contact with students who want to... more »

• SWAT team arrests man after 6-hour standoff in Kalispell

  January 1, 2011 1:51 PM

  KALISPELL, MT - A SWAT team has arrested a fugitive after a six-hour standoff at a Kalispell motel. Police Chief Roger Nasset says officers tossed three flash bangs and then stormed the room shortly before 5 p.m. Friday and arrested Thomas Mulligan. He's accused of an alleged parole violation stemming... more »

• Standoff at Kalispell motel ends; police and SWAT team take man into custody

  January 1, 2011 12:45 AM

  A stand-off at the Super 8 Motel in South Kalispell between Kalispell police and a man who claimed to have had a gun, has ended. Thomas Mulligan is wanted for a parole violation in Oregon for kidnapping, and checked into the Super 8 last night. Oregon law enforcement... more »

• Teen in serious condition after Whitefish ski accident

  December 30, 2010 11:00 AM

  WHITEFISH, Mont. - A 16-year-old boy is in serious critical condition after suffering injuries from a ski accident at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Wednesday. Big Mountain Fire and Rescue officials say they responded to the call, which came in around 11:00 a.m., and the boy was transported to Kalispell... more »

• No bail for Kalispell double homicide suspect

  December 28, 2010 9:11 AM

  KALISPELL, Mont. - A 34-year-old Kalispell man suspected of shooting and killing his former girlfriend and her 15-year-old daughter has been ordered jailed without bail. Tyler Michael Miller made an initial appearance before District Judge Stewart Stadler Monday on two counts of deliberate homicide for the Saturday shooting deaths... more »

• Kalispell man pleads guilty to bilking investors

  December 18, 2010 12:02 PM

  KALISPELL, MT - A Kalispell man who bilked investors out of nearly $200,000 has pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement and securities fraud. Donald Chouinard, who entered his plea in District Court on Thursday, is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 24. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors will recommend a... more »

• Evergreen man who killed woman to be re-sentenced

  December 18, 2010 11:56 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - A 22-year-old Evergreen man who killed a woman before shooting himself in the face will be re-sentenced after the state Supreme Court ruled the original term was not in line with a plea deal signed with prosecutors. Kenton Weimer was sentenced to 40 years in prison after... more »

• Osweiler changes mind about playing hoops at ASU

  December 8, 2010 7:14 PM

  Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler has changed his mind about playing college basketball, again. The Arizona Republic reports the Kalispell, Mont., native has decided not to play basketball for the Sun Devils. He had announced last month that he planned to join the basketball team at the end of the... more »

• Soldier missing, last location was Flathead Valley

  December 1, 2010 10:23 PM

  KALISPELL - The parents of a missing U.S. soldier are trying to stay busy this holiday season while they hope that information will surface soon about their son, Noah Pippin, whose last known location was in the Flathead Valley. Noah grew up in Michigan and his father Mike Pippin... more »

• Authorities look for man who robbed Lakeside bank

  November 11, 2010 12:31 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a Lakeside bank and escaped on a motorcycle. The Flathead County Sheriff's office says the man entered Glacier Bank on U.S. Highway 93 at about 4 p.m. Wednesday and demanded cash while displaying a weapon. Undersheriff Pete Wingert declined... more »

• Senior victorious over Glacier

  August 28, 2010 12:32 AM

  BILLINGS- The Senior Broncs got their season started off on the right foot as they beat Glacier 28-13 Friday night at Daylis. Senior got off to a quick start going up 14-0 after a Ben Sulser toss to Danny Desin and a Sulser keeper in the first quarter. Broncs'... more »

• Governor's conference helps tourism industry

  April 9, 2010 1:25 AM

  KALISPELL - The summer travel season is just around the corner, and owners of tourism-related businesses are gathering in Kalispell, looking for ways to draw more visitors to Big Sky Country. The conference generally draws about 400 to 450 people and 55 exhibitors each year.. People working in travel services,... more »

• Montana Furniture Galleries going out of business

  March 18, 2010 1:11 AM

  BILLINGS - A furniture company with five Montana locations will close its Billings location in the next three months. After seven years in Billings, Montana Furniture Galleries on South 24th Street West starts its going out of business sale on Thursday. The company closure affects six employees in Billings and... more »

• Kalispell places moratorium on medical marijuana

  February 18, 2010 7:30 AM

  KALISPELL - The Kalispell City Council has voted for a 90-day moratorium on new medical marijuana businesses in the city so the planning board can craft new zoning regulations. The council voted 8-1 Tuesday night in response to the announcement that such a business was being planned to open half... more »

• Kalispell places moratorium on medical marijuana

  February 15, 2010 7:04 AM

  KALISPELL - The Kalispell City Council plans to consider an emergency ordinance placing a 90-day moratorium on medical marijuana businesses. Council members on Tuesday are scheduled to consider the moratorium in the wake of the announcement of such a business planning to open half a block from an elementary school.... more »

• Barkus trial may be postponed

  February 3, 2010 6:15 AM

  KALISPELL - The trial for Montana Senator Greg Barkus who is accused of negligent vehicular assault for a late August boat crash that injured Barkus' wife, Congressman Denny Rehberg and two of Rehberg's staffers has been delayed. Another complication has arisen in Barkus' trial, this time in the form... more »

• Double homicide, kidnapping in Kalispell

  January 29, 2010 4:35 PM

  KALISPELL - UPDATE: A Creston man who had been accused of holding six people captive at gunpoint now faces deliberate homicide charges in the deaths of two men found in a nearby house, Flathead County officials said Friday. Justin Calvin Calbick, 30, was arrested early Thursday after allegedly holding his... more »

• Counterfeiting charges linked to prescription fraud

  December 17, 2009 9:28 AM

  KALISPELL, MT - Two men accused of counterfeiting bills and circulating them in the Kalispell area have been arrested, and investigators say the alleged operation may be linked to an Evergreen family that was arrested earlier this week on drug charges. Thirty-year-old Jeremy Walbridge of Kalispell and 20-year-old Benjamin Kile... more »