Kalispell Montana

The number of Canadian tourists visiting the Flathead and Glacier regions this spring has declined compared to last year. That has industry leaders casting a cautious eye toward the summer.

Each year, StoryCorps visits cities and towns across the country to record the conversations between people who live there. This year, the StoryCorps Mobile Tour will be in Kalispell May 30 - June 27, 2025. You'll have the option to record a conversation in-person or remotely. The first group of appointments is open now.

A former high school wrestler is suing the Kalispell school district for allegedly retaliating after he reported a sexual assault.

Homeless people in Kalispell say they could freeze to death on the streets this winter after city officials closed a warming shelter. The shelter is suing the city to reopen before the snow flies.

A homeless shelter in Kalispell is taking the city to court after the city council revoked its permit to operate. The shelter’s lawyers expect this to be an important case nationally.

The Kalispell City Council will vote on whether or not the Flathead Warming Center will be permitted to stay open.

A District Court judge has limited the information the Office of Public Instruction can collect before public charter schools open this fall. The City of Kalispell says one of its public water wells exceeds federal standards for PFAS, a family of chemicals that are known to cause cancer and other health issues.

The Kalispell City Council appointed Sam Nunnally and Kari Gabriel back to the seats they vacated last month due to election administration errors.

Some of Kalispell's unsheltered population are banding together for safety after one man was beaten to death in late June.

Kalispell residents are being asked to conserve water because demand has started to exceed supply. A bill to extend protected wilderness areas in western Montana is once again up for congressional consideration.