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Jan. 17—ACCIDENT — A fire that swept through Friend’s Stockyard along U.S. Route 219 Wednesday remains under investigation by the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from at least three counties were called to the Stockyard Road property at about 5:20 p.m. and fought the blaze in 10-degree weather, according to the fire … Read more

Have you gotten your tickets yet? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at $113 million with a $49.2 million cash option. Here’s what to know about the Mega Millions: Latest Mega Millions winning numbers Friday’s winning numbers will be drawn at around 11 p.m. ET. Tuesday’s winning numbers were 4-14-35-49-62 and the Megaball was 6. The … Read more

Jan. 17—Glacier High School is inviting students to help clean up graffiti and garbage marring the nearby pedestrian tunnel that runs underneath the U.S. 93 Bypass. The tunnel, which was painted by KALICO through the Rails to Trails Tunnel Vision Project, was reportedly graffitied last week. The vandalism prompted school officials to meet with the … Read more

Jan. 17—A man tried to have it his way at a fast-food joint and became upset with the employee manning the drive-thru window refused to hand out free grub. The man allegedly began yelling and punching the glass barrier, but took off after the employee rang the Kalispell Police Department. Officers caught up with him … Read more

Jan. 17—A Kalispell motorist accused of leaving his passenger with two broken vertebrae after a drug-fueled vehicle wreck in 2023 earned a partially suspended sentence earlier this month. Prosecutors charged Jason Robert Skalsky, 52, with felony negligent vehicular assault in the wake of the Feb. 25 wreck near the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Willow … Read more

Jan. 17—Kalispell City Council on Monday weighed funding options for replacing lead pipes in the municipality’s drinking water supply. A majority of councilors on Jan. 13 expressed interest in tapping into a federal loan program to fund the replacement of all lead and galvanized service lines in the city. Accessing the loan will be up … Read more

Jan. 17—Kalispell may see a unique style of housing eventually hit the market. The Kalispell Planning Commission heard a proposal for a new subdivision off Two Mile Drive that would consist of shipped-in prefab homes intended for first-time homeowners or seniors looking to downsize. The commission also OK’d an amendment to be brought to City … Read more

Jan. 17—A Flathead County District Court jury on Wednesday awarded damages to the Whitefish Housing Authority’s former executive director after she sued the public entity for defamation. In finding the housing authority liable, the jury awarded Lori Collins a total of $1.5 million. The sum includes $850,000 for damage to her reputation, $75,000 for lost … Read more

A lawsuit that aims to restrict nationwide access to abortion pills can proceed, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Thursday, months after the US supreme court rebuked an earlier version of the lawsuit over a legal technicality. The US judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is allowing the attorneys general of Idaho, Kansas and Missouri to continue … Read more