Woman faces prostitution charge
A 43-year-old Kalispell woman could face up to life in prison after allegedly forcing a 13-year-old girl into prostitution to support the woman's drug habit.
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Man involved in standoff sentenced
Zach Torres choked back tears Friday in Flathead District Court as he apologized to the police officer he was found guilty of endangering after firing a bullet in his direction during a 2009 standoff.
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Attorneys say double-murder defendant mentally unstable
The mental competency of accused double murderer Tyler Michael Miller and the constitutionality of Montana’s death penalty statutes will be the subject of two upcoming hearings in Flathead District Court.
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Two change pleas in pot-transfer case
Two men behind a lawsuit aimed at clarifying Montana’s laws on caregiver-to-caregiver medical marijuana transfers now have pleaded no contest to felony drug charges in Flathead District Court.
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Mountain men draw crowd to Kalispell
Twelve-year-old Jared Wicker and his family stopped by Lawrence Park in Kalispell Saturday afternoon with the goal of finding a picnic table to eat lunch.
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Attorneys request closed hearing for Miller
Accused double murderer Tyler Miller was back in Flathead District Court Friday for a proceeding on whether news media will be allowed to attend an upcoming hearing, during which his attorneys will seek to suppress Miller’s alleged confessions to the crime.
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Teen arrested for pot-laced brownies
A 17-year-old Flathead High School graduate was arrested Saturday night for distribution of dangerous drugs after allegedly giving marijuana-laced brownies to classmates prior to a graduation party.
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Winter gets 15-year sentence
Family and friends of a pregnant Columbia Falls woman and her teenage son killed in a 2009 car crash fervently requested that the young woman convicted of murdering them apologize during a sentencing hearing Monday in Flathead District Court.
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Man's supporters turn out for sentencing hearing
Family and friends of a Kalispell man convicted of four felonies for assaulting his wife and firing a pistol in the direction of police in 2009 asked a judge to show compassion and issue a lenient sentence Friday in Flathead District Court.
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Emergency test involves 350 people
The pilot of a regional jetliner with 70 passengers and about 15,000 pounds of fuel on board is reporting smoke in the cockpit.
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Woman reflects on art destruction incident
Six months after she walked into a Loveland, Colo., art gallery and smashed a controversial display with a crowbar, Kathleen Folden's life largely has returned to normal.
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Man has plenty of causes to pursue
By Eric Schwartz
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Woman charged with knife assault
A 37-year-old Evergreen woman has been charged with felony assault with a weapon after allegedly stabbing the father of her child with a steak knife.
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Canine-powered skiers take to the snow in West Glacier
Canine-powered skiers zoomed around a mile-long track at the Glacier Outdoor Center in West Glacier Saturday where Doggie Skijoring Races were held for the fifth year.
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Couple pleads not guilty to cat cruelty
The couple arrested and charged with felony aggravated animal cruelty after more than 100 cats were found inside two trailers near Marion in December pleaded innocent in Flathead County District Court Thursday.
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Barkus accepts tougher sentence
Former state Sen. Greg Barkus of Kalispell on Thursday was dealt a four-year deferred sentence and ordered to pay $29,000 in fines and restitution for criminal endangerment stemming from a 2009 boat crash on Flathead Lake.
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Flathead grad a counter-terrorism leader
Flathead High School graduate Laura Khor was entering her freshman year at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., when the events of Sept. 11, 2001, rattled the nation and solidified her career path.
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Family, friends remember shooting victims
One of the final photographs taken of 15-year-old Alyssa Burkett shows a girl with a broad smile standing next to a bed given to her by her grandfather as a Christmas gift.
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No bail for murder suspect
The man accused of gunning down a woman and her daughter on Christmas Day in a driveway west of Kalispell will be held without bail after an initial appearance Monday in Flathead County District Court.
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Mom, daughter victims of fatal shooting
The victims of a Christmas Day double homicide west of Kalispell have been identified as a 35-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter by the Flathead County Sheriff's Office.
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Two die in holiday shooting
The Christmas Day shooting deaths of two people are under investigation by the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.
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Family unhappy with disparity in plea deals
The family of a 19-year-old woman sent to prison Thursday for tampering with evidence in a Kalispell murder case is criticizing the sentence because of an earlier plea agreement reached by another defendant.
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Man given 10-year term for drug offense
A federal judge in Missoula on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old Washington man to 10 years in prison for his role in a botched drug deal that ended in a bloody shootout west of Kalispell last year.
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Portraits for needy bring smiles to subjects, photographers
Clutching a freshly printed, framed 5-by-7-inch portrait, Cliff Kirkendall stood in the hallway of the Samaritan House building with a smile bigger than the one he mustered for the photo.
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Teen sentenced to prison for robbery
A 19-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in the state prison after pleading guilty to a 2009 crime spree that included a robbery in Columbia Falls and a theft in Evergreen.
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Never too young to learn
A Hungry Horse, Mont., couple is lauding a 6-year-old boy for his actions after his mother lost consciousness last week.
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Advocate fights for tougher DUI laws
Becky Sturdevant still has what she calls “black days,” spans of time when grief overwhelms her and life seems to move in slow motion.
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6-year-old boy calls for help, rescues mother
A Hungry Horse couple is lauding a 6-year-old boy for his actions after his mother lost consciousness last week.
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Barkus to plead no contest to one felony
State Sen. Greg Barkus, R-Kalispell, will plead no contest to felony criminal endangerment in exchange for the dismissal of two other felony charges related to a 2009 boat crash that injured five people.
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Soldier gets belated World War II medals
Like many other 18-year-old Americans of his generation, Del Moore was drafted into the U.S. Army to help fight the Axis powers during World War II.
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Former undersheriff unopposed in election
With one day left until general election ballots are tallied, would-be Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry is in the favorable position of being a candidate with no competition.
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Early-morning fire destroys Eureka's Glacier Bank
As firefighters and law-enforcement officials responded to a fire at Glacier Bank in Eureka early Thursday morning, a pharmacy was burglarized less than a mile away.
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Animal cruelty charges leveled in horse case
A woman has been charged with felony animal cruelty after 15 severely neglected horses were seized by the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office in May.
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Ex-justice goes back before high court
Former Montana Supreme Court Justice and current trial attorney Terry Trieweiler seems equally sincere and sarcastic when he says his career can be summed up by a popular country song.
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