County, city officials brace for rising waters
Conditions Ripe for Flooding
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An unusually cool spring and ensuing stubborn snowpack have local officials preparing for the worst. Comparisons have been drawn between the current conditions and those leading up to the catastrophic 1964 flood – an event that, if it were to occur today, would decimate areas where development has boomed in past decades.
At last Friday’s flood coordination meeting with county and city emergency officials, the National Weather Service briefed the group, saying because of cool spring weather and continuing snowfall that the mountain snowpack above the Flathead Basin is at 119 percent of the 30-year average for this time of year.
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Thursday Buffet: Kalispell Cold Case, Possible Flooding, Ice Cream Caper
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Good morning and happy Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week. A local family holds out hope that a Kalispell cold case will be solved. An unusually cool spring and stubborn snowpack have local officials preparing for flooding. Bill Clinton blasts the Democratic Party in a Missoula speech. The heads of Delta and Northwest airlines promised continued service to Montana if they merge. The House passed a $290 billion Farm Bill. And a Missoula woman allegedly broke into an ice cream shop to satisfy a late night craving.
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The Road to Paulville
While they may not be matched in numbers, the amount of passion Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s supporters enjoy is second to none. Locally, when former Pres. Bill Clinton stumped in Kalispell this week for his wife on the Democratic side, Paul supporters were there making noise too. And now, for some backers of the Texas Congressman with a Libertarian bent, all roads lead to Paulville.
[read more]Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports
Police Blotter: Verbal Assault and Elderly Attack
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5:34 p.m. Someone from Whitefish called in to say that their landlord verbally assaulted him.
8:31 p.m. An elderly individual in an assisted living facility in Whitefish tried to choke their roommate with a light cord. The victim was taken to North Valley Hospital.
