Flathead County News

Help for Children in a Recession Julie Rogers A nationall recognized Montana non-profit recently popped up in Kalispell.

Fire Safety For the Fourth of July Julie Rogers Rainfall in Flathead County is two and a half inches below average... and that number has fire officials worried as Fourth of July fireworks start going off.

A Bigfork man, who already faces 110 years in federal prison for sex crimes, has pleaded guilty to molesting two young sisters in Flathead County.

The Flathead County Sheriff's Office says they found the owners of a dog that was left tied to a tree in the woods to die.

A group of Somers and Lakeside area landowners filed a lawsuit against Flathead County Thursday afternoon, accusing the county of conducting neighborhood planning efforts in each community secretly and in violation of state and local laws.

Despite what may seem like an unusual amount of traffic fatalities in the Flathead Valley recently, the area is on par with counts from past years.

Flathead County Sheriff's Union decides against no confidence vote Amanda Burkhart M embers of the F lathead C ounty S heriff's U nion decided not to give S heriff M ike M eehan a vote of no confidence at a meeting tonight.

Some members of the Flathead County Sheriff's Union are expected to propose a vote of "no confidence" in Sheriff Mike Meehan at a meeting Tuesday.

Authorities say a 52-year-old Somers man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting his 18-year-old son in the stomach during an argument.

Lawsuit Against Flathead County Planning and Zoning Julie Rogers A group of Flathead County citizens claims the County Planning and Zoning Office broke the law.

An Evergreen is charged with aggravated animal cruelty charges after 25 Siberian Huskies were taken from her trailer home.

A Montana electric cooperative is capturing gas from rotting garbage in the Flathead County landfill and using it to create electricity for area homes.

Flathead County commissioners are considering a proposal to fund a long-term maintenance plan for bike and pedestrian paths throughout the county at a cost of about $29,000 annually.

The Flathead County Parks Board has completed its revisions to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and forwarded that plan to the Flathead County Planning Board for review.

KALISPELL - A Whitefish area couple has been charged with stealing more than $30,000 in tools from Flathead Valley construction sites and officials are looking into similar thefts dating back to 2005.

KALISPELL - A Kalispell casino employee who was "robbed" last October faces charges that she helped stage the robbery to cover up a nearly $5,000 shortfall in her cash register.

A Whitefish area couple has been charged with stealing more than $30,000 in tools from Flathead Valley construction sites and officials are looking into similar thefts dating back to 2005.

Kalispell Man on the Run Maritsa Georgiou Flathead County Authorities are on the lookout for a wanted Kalispell man on the run.

Authorities in Flathead County say they uncovered tens of thousands of dollars in stolen tools and find a meth lab in a Whitefish home.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, more traffic fatalities. Marlene Kay Siblerud of Somers was killed in a three-vehicle crash just south of Somers Monday.