Salute to Service: Flathead hospitals prepare for active shooter emergencies
and last updated 2021-05-07 18:17:56-04
KALISPELL â Kalispell Regional Medical Center and North Valley Hospital participated in an emergency communication exercise Friday morning preparing for an active shooter situation at a local school.
The two hospitals partnered with first responders to test communication issues for load balancing hospitals during a mass casualty event.
Kalispell Regional Healthcare Preparedness Manager Chelsia Elmore said close to 20 individuals participated in the exercise.
Elmore told MTN News that practicing disaster scenarios better prepares first responders for real-world emergencies.
She said hospital officials wanted to specifically train for an active shooter situation in a school setting because of the high number of school shootings occurring across the nation.
Kalispell man arrested after high-speed chase and crash
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and last updated 2021-04-09 10:12:44-04
KALISPELL â Kenneth Martin Chandler of Kalispell is in jail after a chase involving law enforcement officers in the Evergreen area.
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino says that at approximately 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday deputies located a vehicle in Evergreen that had been reported to be driven by 41-year-old Chandler, who was man wanted by law enforcement.
Sheriff Heino said, âChandlerâs apprehension had been one of the Sheriffâs Officeâs objectives for quite some time.â
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Deputies tried to stop the vehicle on Willow Glen Drive near Concord Lane but the driver refused to pull over. A high-speed chase began and continued south on Willow Glen to Kelley Road where the suspect vehicle struck another southbound vehicle, causing extensive damage to both cars, according to Sheriff Heino.
Kalispell man jailed following police pursuit
A Kalispell transient is behind bars following a Wednesday evening pursuit involving law enforcement in the Evergreen area.
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-04-09 13:23:01-04
KALISPELL â A Kalispell transient is behind bars following a pursuit involving law enforcement in the Evergreen area.
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino says that at approximately 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday deputies located a vehicle in Evergreen that had been reported to be driven by 41-year-old Kenneth Martin Chandler a man wanted by law enforcement.
Sheriff Heino says âChandlerâs apprehension had been one of the Sheriffâs Officeâs objectives for quite some time.â
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Three killed in western Montana car crash
March 9, 2021 GMT
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) Three people were killed in a weekend car crash in western Montana that left a fourth victim hospitalized.
The Flathead County Sheriff’s office said Monday that 42-year-old Melodi Johnson and her 14-year-old daughter, Abigail Johnson, of Dayton were killed in Saturday’s crash, along with Kevin Hunt, 28, of Kalispell.
A 14-year-old passenger who was riding with the Johnsons was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center for unspecified injuries, the Missoulian reported.
Montana Highway Patrol believe Hunt was driving north on Montana Highway 35 when his GMC truck crossed the center line and hit a Dodge Caravan that was being driven by Johnson in the opposite direction. The truck caught fire and was engulfed in flames.