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Judge lets Flathead Warming Center reopen amid pending lawsuit
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the Flathead Warming Center can reopen for overnight stays while its lawsui…
Elmo Fire threatening 50 structures
More evacuation orders were issued overnight Monday and Tuesday as winds pushed the Elmo 2 Fire precariously close to U.S. 93 near Chief Cliff, prompting a tem…
300 firefighters join attack on Elmo Fire
Nearly 300 firefighters have converged on the Flathead Reservation to battle the unconfined Elmo 2 Fire that has charred nearly 13,000 acres in three days west…
Woman dies after falling at Columbia Falls High School
A 20-year-old woman died after falling through a skylight at Columbia Falls High School over the weekend.
Elmo Fire balloons to 7,000 acres
Evacuation orders were issued Friday night after a wildfire quickly ballooned near Elmo on the west side of Flathead Lake.
Hiker dies in Glacier National Park trying to ascend Rising Wolf Mountain
Glacier National Park saw its third hiking fatality in two days Monday as a 79-year-old male from Florida fell while attempting to ascend a steep off-trail slo…
Bodies of two overdue hikers found in Glacier National Park
The bodies of two men were found in Glacier National Park on Monday morning after the pair were reported overdue from a climb on Dusty Star Mountain on Sunday.
New York motorist arrested after fatal crash in Kalispell
A New York motorist faces a vehicular homicide while under the influence felony charge after allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian on U.S. 2 in Kalispell early Saturday morning.
Man hits family with pickup, kills 2 with shotgun in East Glacier rampage
A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in East Glacier and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who w…
Full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to vehicles
Matching the latest opening on record, the full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opened to vehicles Wednesday morning for the 2022 summ…
Supreme Court: Montana regents make campus gun rules
Montana's Board of Regents, not the Legislature, has the constitutional authority to regulate the possession and storage of firearms on public college campuses…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overtu…
Man dies in rafting accident on Middle Fork
A 43-year-old man died Tuesday after his raft capsized on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River in rapids below Moccasin Creek, the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
Gianforte tours Flathead flooding; more evacuation notices issued
Gov. Greg Gianforte pledged Monday to back local officials and emergency responders with whatever resources they need as another bout of heavy rain swelled are…
Flooding brings road closures, evacuations
Area road closures and evacuations were ordered Tuesday evening as minor flooding impacted parts of the Flathead Valley.
Holmquist leapfrogs Fallon with addition of provisional ballots
In a stunning reversal, incumbent Flathead County Commissioner Pam Holmquist surpassed challenger Jack Fallon with the addition of provisional ballots to the f…