There's no 'joy' in joyriding

Flathead County sheriff's deputies handled a spate of traffic accidents on slippery road surfaces on U.S. 93 and U.S. 2 Thursday evening.

Four young people reportedly stole a vehicle Wednesday night, got into an accident and went to a home on Bayou Road Thursday morning. Two males went to jail, and the property owner was contacted about the damaged fence.

There was a report of an avalanche in the Jewel Basin area Thursday evening. No further details were available shortly after 6:30 p.m.

Deputies investigated a mother's fears for her children's safety in the custody of their dad after he knocked a cell phone out of the daughter's hand and she arrived at their house to find the son hiding and scared.

A vehicle lost a load of stone on U.S. 2 between Rogers Lake and Ashley Lake Road. At least 20 callers said so.

A flashlight beam prompted one person to go outside and spot tracks and someone running around in the snow behind the Glacier Center in Coram.

Spring fever? Check the nearest thawed waterway for that orange Coleman canoe reported stolen from Springcreek Drive.

Loud music woofed from the trailer next door, but a deputy couldn't rouse the resident. Could they hear him knocking?

Loose horses hit the roads in Hungry Horse and Coram.

Two windows at two homes appeared to have been entered surreptitiously.