Badrock Fire Department
Firefighters were called to extinguish flames in the kitchen of a home on the 300 block of Michels Slough Road southeast of Columbia Falls. The blaze, which was reported about 9 p.m. Monday, was caused by cooking oil on a stove, Badrock Fire Department Capt. Lincoln Chute said. The two people inside the house when the fire started were not injured.
Most of the flames, which damaged the home's kitchen and living room, had already been put out when emergency personnel arrived. Firefighters extinguished any hot spots and vented the home of smoke, Chute said.
"Kitchen fires cause a lot of structure fires, so it really was a good outcome for everyone on the incident," said Chute, who estimated the damage at about $5,000. "It definitely could have been a lot worse."
Flathead County sheriff
A Whitefish-area woman told Flathead County Sheriff's deputies she sold a man a pony cart, but he mistakenly received a model more expensive than the one he paid for. Now he refuses to exchange, she alleges. The woman was advised to take the property dispute up in small claims court.
Reports that a Lakeside bar was serving alcohol after hours were unfounded. Deputies reached that conclusion, in part, because the complaint was made before 2 a.m.
Someone flying between Denver and Kalispell wanted to report a stolen watch. In an unrelated incident, a gold chain and cologne were reported stolen on Turtle Mountain Road.
Someone broke into a towing business on Trumble Creek Road.
Deputies received 135 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Kalispell police
An intoxicated man attempted to get into a South Main Street church before trying the doors on another building across the street. Kalispell police advised the man to move along to a friend's house and take care of his outstanding warrants.
Someone at a church on First Avenue West wanted to speak with an officer about vagrants on the premises.
Officers were called to an East Idaho Street grocery store after a woman reportedly smacked her young child, hard. She was gone when officers arrived.
While investigating reports that prescription medication was stolen from a car on Second Street West, officers arrested a woman on two misdemeanor warrants.
Officers received 73 calls for service between 2:30 p.m. Monday and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Officers arrested a man on suspicion of DUI and probation violation after he was spotted driving erratically on East Idaho Street.
Officers told a man spotted leaving his car to urinate in the parking lot of a business on U.S. 93 South to walk back to his nearby hotel.
An Eider Drive woman told officers that her boyfriend, who had been drinking, was punching holes in the wall. The pair was separated for the night.
Two men living in a van on Second Street West and allegedly harassing residents were told to leave.
Columbia Falls police
Columbia Falls police are investigating reports of an assault at a convenience store on U.S. 2 involving two girls.
Officers arrested a 24-year-old man for disorderly conduct after responding to a domestic disturbance in the parking lot of a grocery store on U.S. 2.
Officers received 26 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Whitefish police
Whitefish police received 39 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Alarms
The Whitefish Fire Department responded to Wisconsin Avenue to treat a fall victim late Monday night.
Three Rivers EMS was paged out to a bar on U.S. 2 and Montana 40 after someone started choking.
An older man out running in Woodland Park died after he collapsed and had difficulty breathing. The Kalispell Fire Department responded.
Reckless drivers were reported on Birch Grove Road and Columbia Falls Stage Road. In an unrelated incident, a woman on U.S. 2 in Evergreen told deputies a driver following her too closely flipped her off and then threatened her when she parked.
Deputies were called to break up disturbances between people on West Reserve Drive and Glacier Stage Lane. A man and woman arguing at a motel on Montana 35 in Evergreen went their separate ways after deputies were notified.
A Hungry Horse resident called to complain about the people allegedly spreading lies about him.