Kalispell Fire Department responds to basement fire

At about 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, the Kalispell Fire Department, with assistance from Evergreen Fire Department, Smith Valley Fire Department, Kalispell Police Department, Flathead Electric and Northwestern Energy, responded to a home on South Woodland Drive for a structure fire. Crews at the scene reported smoke and fire showing from a fire in the basement of the residence. Crews successfully extinguished the fire, which was isolated to the basement, with some unknown smoke damage reported throughout the other two stories. There were no injuries and no one was home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

A man called the Columbia Falls Police Department because he believed his dog had been stolen out of his truck in the parking lot of a Nucleus Avenue business. The man described the animal as a “mutt,” red with a black face, and weighing about 70 pounds. The dog did not have a collar or tags.

A concerned caller told police that a man went missing in the river. The caller said a young boy came off the water and told him that his father was still in the river. After investigating and preparing for a water rescue, officers found the parties had been separated but everyone was safe and accounted for.

An employee at a Baker Avenue business called the Whitefish Police Department to report the building’s front glass door had been shattered overnight.

A Central Avenue business owner asked for officer’s help when a man found a vehicle key but couldn’t locate the vehicle’s owners. Officers took the key for safe-keeping, and were able to return the key to the owner by the end of the night.

A caller at a U.S. 93 South business called to report an intoxicated man stumbling around and disturbing other customers. The suspect left the premises without incident and was able to get a ride.

The Big Mountain Fire Department responded to reports of an outside gas odor on Glades Drive.