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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…
Kalispell man ID'd in fatal shooting
A 53-year-old Kalispell man is dead after he was fatally shot by a man he knew at an Eighth Avenue West residence Saturday evening.
2 detained in suspected Kalispell homicide
Two people were detained Saturday evening in connection with a suspected homicide in Kalispell.
C-Falls man sentenced to 20 years for homicide
A Flathead Valley man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Coram resident to death on Valentine’s Day this year received a 20-year sentence Wednesday in Flathead C…
Moncrief permanently retires lease in Badger-Two Med
The Wilderness Society and Moncrief Oil and Gas Master LLC reached an out-of-court settlement on Tuesday resulting in the permanent retirement of a federal oil…
Huge waves, power outages likely
A high wind warning was issued Friday for Flathead and Mission valley residents as a rare and potentially historic winter storm was expected to roar into the r…
Septem-brrrr! Valley braces for 'historic' storm
A rare and potentially historic winter storm is expected to bear down on Western Montana this weekend, bringing damaging winds and several inches of snow to mo…
West Valley home destroyed in blaze
A home west of Kalispell was destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon.
Whitefish city manager abruptly resigns
Whitefish City Manager Adam Hammatt has resigned from his position with the city.
Lake County plane crash victims ID'd
Three Indiana men died in a plane crash outside of St. Ignatius Thursday afternoon, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Fire damages Weyerhaeuser's C-Falls plant
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a fire that occurred around 8 p.m. Wednesday night at the Weyerhaeuser medium-density fiberboard plant i…
Explosion reported at Weyerhaeuser plant
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls residents near the Weyerhaeuser plant reported hearing an explosion coming from the facility late Wednesday evening.
Two grizzlies captured, relocated from Flathead Valley
As autumn looms and fruit trees are bountiful, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials have been kept busy as bears seek food sources.
Kalispell superintendent to retire at end of school year
Kalispell Public Schools Superintendent Mark Flatau, who led the school district through a pivotal time of growth during the past several years, will retire at…
Girl killed by falling rocks in Glacier Park
A 14-year-old girl died Monday from injuries she suffered when falling rocks struck a vehicle on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in which she was a passenger, accord…
Wanted robbery suspects remain at large
Two wanted robbery suspects were still at large as of Thursday evening, according to Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino.