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Special election: Evergreen Fire levy approved; Big Mountain resort tax gains support
Evergreen voters on Tuesday approved a permanent levy to fund Evergreen Fire and Rescue.
Fire danger raised to 'extreme' in Flathead County
The fire danger level for Northwest Montana was elevated to “extreme” on Tuesday, prompting Flathead County commissioners to declare a state of emergency for t…
Shelter opens in Kalispell for wildfire evacuees
An emergency shelter for people displaced by the Northwest Montana wildfires opened Sunday night in Kalispell.
Wildfire closes Montana 28 west of Elmo
At least three new fires were sparked in the Mission Valley on Sunday following the passage of a dry lightning storm.
5-acre fire crops up along Whitefish Lake
A small wildfire on the north end of Whitefish Lake drew a quick response Saturday afternoon.
Shooting in Marion leaves teenager wounded
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting near Moose Crossing in Marion on Friday that left a teenager wounded.
Authorities investigate fatal shooting at Rexford Bench boat launch
Two men are dead after a shooting Wednesday afternoon at the Rexford Bench boat launch on Lake Koocanusa in Lincoln County.
Stage 1 fire restrictions to begin Saturday across Northwest Montana
Northwest Montana fire managers on Wednesday decided to enact stage 1 fire restrictions across the region beginning Saturday.
Grizzly euthanized after spate of conflicts in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park officials on July 20 euthanized an aggressive and food-conditioned grizzly bear suspected of charging at a picnicking family near Swiftcu…
Man missing after 90-foot cliff jump into Lake Koocanusa
Lincoln County authorities are searching for a man who reportedly jumped off a cliff into Lake Koocanusa and failed to resurface on Monday evening.
Kalispell Police investigate shooting that wounded one
Authorities are investigating an alleged early morning shooting in Kalispell that left one man wounded and hospitalized.
Columbia Heights rollover leaves driver dead
A 42-year-old Kalispell man died after rolling his vehicle near mile marker 141 of U.S. 2 on Sunday night, authorities say.
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…