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Jeffrey Serio found guilty of running over and killing man with his car
A jury on Wednesday evening found suspected murderer Jeffrey Serio guilty of purposefully running over Maurice “Mo…
Plan to raise Flathead Lake level torpedoed by water management team
A regional water management team on Friday opted not to alleviate Flathead Lake’s low water level by increasing flows out of Hungry Horse Reservoir.
Jury delivers guilty verdict in Kalispell fitness center shooting trial
A jury found Jonathan Douglas Shaw guilty Thursday of deliberate homicide in the 2021 shooting death of a gym employee outside of Fuel Fitness in Kalispell.
2 killed, 3 injured in suspected DUI wreck near Columbia Falls
Two people were killed and three others were injured in a suspected DUI wreck Monday evening on U.S. 2 south of Columbia Falls.
Jury says Libby health clinic submitted 337 false asbestos claims
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury ruled Wednesday that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure submitte…
19-year-old charged with deliberate homicide in homeless man’s death
Prosecutors have brought Kaleb Elijah Fleck up on a deliberate homicide charge for the murder of a homeless man over the weekend, alleging in court documents t…
Two teens face murder charges in Kalispell suspicious death
Two Flathead Valley teenagers are facing murder charges related to a suspicious death in Kalispell early Sunday morning.
Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into the Yellowstone River as bridge fails
A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rus…
Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board
A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a t…
Going-to-the-Sun Road opens for the season to vehicles
The full length of Glacier National Park's scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road opened to motorists Tuesday morning for the 2023 summer season, marking the road’s earl…
Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, has died in federal prison at 81
WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombi…
Raft guide injured in bear attack on Middle Fork
A rafting guide was injured in a bear attack early Wednesday morning while camping on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River.
Wolfpack crushes Helena for softball title
Helena pitcher Faith Howard threw a heck of a game at the Glacier Wolfpack Saturday, in the first championship game of the State AA softball tournament. It wa…
Whitefish man arraigned on allegations of voter fraud
A Whitefish man accused of casting another person’s ballot in the 2020 election pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday.
Kansas woman dies after falling into Glacier National Park's Avalanche Creek
A 28-year-old woman died after falling into Avalanche Creek in Glacier National Park on Monday afternoon, park officials said.
Montana Supreme Court tosses permit for Creston water-bottling plant
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a state agency unlawfully granted an operating permit for a controversial water-bottling plant in the Creston area.