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Kalispell
Saturday, May 31st, 2025
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Good morning, Kalispell. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, Samaritan House raised $2 million in community donations to fund the first phase of its $16.9 million expansion that will add 18 income-based apartments and enlarge its shelter facilities in Kalispell. Construction is set to begin on July 1 after environmental cleanup at the former Army Reserve Armory — the organization will continue fundraising for a building for homeless veterans. Daily Inter Lake
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Michael Downing pleaded not guilty to felony burglary and tampering charges at Flathead County District Court on Thursday, and Sheriff Brian Heino said his crew is linked to over 15 burglary cases causing nearly $1 million in losses — Downing was arrested on May 6 after barricading himself near Whitefish with his trial set for October 14. KPAX
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Local attorneys say state environmental protections should cover private development in Glacier National Park after a California couple began building a home without a permit on land near McDonald Creek. The couple must file their response by June 27 as legal appeals continue—raising questions over state versus federal jurisdiction in the park. Flathead Beacon
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Flathead County Library Board of Trustees voted 4-1 last week to end its fundraising partnership with the Flathead Library Foundation as it plans a campaign to build a new branch in Kalispell—Chair Dave Ingram said the board was frustrated by slow agreement signing and conditions imposed by the foundation. The board will work on new fundraising options and property acquisition without the foundation's support. Daily Inter Lake
- ➤ Montana Department of Transportation resumed work on a $30.9 million, five-lane improvement of West Reserve Drive in Kalispell with crews moving utilities and beginning concrete work on the west end and the Stillwater River bridge deck, and the project will extend into summer 2026 to improve traffic safety—addressing growing traffic and increased crash rates in the Flathead Valley. Flathead Beacon
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