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Stay updated with real‑time breaking news across Northwest Montana, including urgent weather alerts, power outages, disaster responses, and critical public safety updates from Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Polson, Libby, and the greater Flathead Valley.

Updated 4 days, 18 hours ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Officers respond to false report of shooting in Whitefish

The Whitefish Police Department responded to a call Thursday afternoon of someone claiming he had shot and killed a person on Baker Avenue, but officers quickly determined the claim was not true, according to Flath…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Montana declares state of emergency in anticipation of virus

The Montana University System is moving from in-class instruction to online instruction in every class where it's possible, due to coronavirus concerns

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Bullock to run for Senate against Daines

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will file Monday to run against first-term Republican Sen. Steve Daines, giving Democrats a boost in their effo…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
MudMan to reopen burger restaurants as for-profit businesses

MudMan Burgers is back — almost.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Glacier Principal Micah Hill tapped for superintendent job

Kalispell Public Schools has chosen Glacier High School Principal Micah Hill to be the next superindendent of schools.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Glacier Principal Micah Hill tapped for superintendent job

Kalispell Public Schools has chosen Glacier High School Principal Micah Hill to be the next superindendent of schools.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal w…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Bigfork blaze destroys Eagle Bend clubhouse

A fire destroyed the clubhouse at Eagle Bend Golf Club early Sunday morning in Bigfork.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Suspect taken into custody after standoff

A suspect was taken into custody early Wednesday afternoon at a mobile home park off Whitefish Stage Road following an incident that lasted several hours and i…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Firefighters halt Alberton church blaze

Mineral County law enforcement officials are investigating a suspicious fire that damaged the United Methodist Church in Alberton in the early-morning hours Mo…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Damaging winds cause widespread power outages

Widespread power outages affected thousands of homes across Northwest Montana on Saturday as strong winds hit the region.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Suspect taken into custody following standoff

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office took a man into custody after a standoff in Hungry Horse on Tuesday evening.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Whitefish's Voisin earns X-Games bronze

Whitefish freeskier Maggie Voisin soared to a podium finish in women’s slopestyle at the X-Games in Aspen, Colo., on Sunday.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
West Glacier, Olney-Bissell cancel school

West Glacier Elementary canceled classes Monday due to extreme winter weather impacting the area. Olney-Bissell School near Whitefish also canceled classes due to a power outage.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
C-Falls moves ahead with 3% resort tax proposal

The Columbia Falls City Council on Monday approved a draft version of a 3 percent resort tax that will go voters later this spring.