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One dead after violent weekend incident south of Libby
One man is dead after a violent incident Friday night on Frazey Loop, south of Libby.
Commissioner Mitchell pleads not guilty to felony
A Flathead County commissioner pleaded not guilty to felony criminal mischief in Flathead District Court on Thursday.
County buying Col. Falls acreage as jail site option
Flathead County is buying the former “Cedar Palace” and adjoining acreage owned by Weyerhaeuser Co. in Columbia Falls as a possible site for a new jail. The purchase price is $2.6 million.
Montana Sky suffers as part of massive internet outage
An internet outage that affected Montana Sky Networks customers Wednesday evening and Thursday morning was fixed by early Thursday afternoon.
Lake McDonald Lodge closes early due to smoke
Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park closed for the season on Wednesday due to air-quality concerns from the Sprague Fire and other regional fires.
Child sex offender gets 100 years
Phillip Kevin James Bruinsma, 42, was sentenced to two concurrent 100-year terms in Montana State Prison — accused of sexually abusing and raping children.
Kalispell woman gets 10 years in child pornography case
A Kalispell woman was sentenced to 10 years in Montana Women’s Prison for her reported involvement editing pornographic photos of children following emotional and tearful testimony from a victim and a mother of som…
Zinke won't recommend eliminating any national monuments
BILLINGS — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Thursday he won’t seek to rescind any national monuments carved from the wilderness and oceans by past presi…
Monday morning fire closes Finnegan's until further notice
A kitchen fire broke out early Monday morning at Finnegan’s Family Restaurant on East Idaho in Kalispell.
Publicist: Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to be…
Sprague Fire grows to 500 acres
The Sprague Fire in Glacier National Park has grown to more than 500 acres and is starting to drop down into both the Snyder and Sprague creek drainages.
Glacier wildfire grows to 100 acres
A wildfire in Glacier National Park blocking trail access to the Sperry Chalet continued to actively burn Tuesday, having charred about 100 acres since it star…
Supreme Court rejects request for Nov. 7 election
The Montana Supreme Court has denied a request from a Creston-area resident to force Flathead County to set a Nov. 7 countywide election for a ballot issue on expanding the Egan Slough Zoning District.
Evacuations lifted for Gibralter Fire
The evacuation order put into place Aug. 7 as a result of the Gibralter Ridge Fire east of Eureka has been lifted and residents were allowed to return to their homes at noon on Monday.
New fire west of Kalispell at 300 acres
Lightning storms over the weekend have resulted in more fires being detected on the Kalispell, Plains, Swan and Libby units of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. It is now estimated that there ha…
Lightning sparks 20 new fires west of Kalispell
Lightning from the past couple of nights resulted in numerous new fires burning west of Kalispell on Saturday.