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Senior Spotlight: Columbia Falls cross country star changes pace with journalistic ambitions
He joined Hungry Horse News in February 2025 through his school’s Work-Based Learning Program, where he photograph…
Flathead County SWAT team aids in stand-off in Lake County
A Lake County man is accused of brandishing a firearm that led to a brief armed stand-off with law enforcement last month.
Coalition opposes calls urging EPA forward on CFAC cleanup plan
The Coalition for a Clean CFAC expressed disappointment in a recent Flathead County commissioner letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency to move forw…
Boaters aid firefighters in dousing blaze on Lower Stillwater Lake island
A small island on Lower Stillwater Lake near Olney caught fire from a smoldering campfire on July 23 and the eventual response included private boat owners.
County commissioners call for environmental testing for proposed Somers subdivision
Flathead County commissioners want environmental testing on a site proposed for a large-scale housing subdivision in Somers before considering whether to appro…
Authorities continue search for missing paddleboarder Emily Rea
Search and rescue crews continue their search of Hungry Horse Reservoir for a missing paddleboarder who was last seen on July 16.
Glacier National Park crash victim identified
The man who died in a vehicle rollover on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park on July 29 has been identified as 34 -year-old Lucius Clay Parker of A…
Bigfork man dies in Hungry Horse Reservoir; kayakers rescued from Flathead River
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Monday recovered the body of a Bigfork man who drowned in Hungry Horse Reservoir.
Former President Trump to hold rally in Bozeman
Former President Donald Trump will attend a campaign event in Bozeman on Friday, Aug. 9, alongside Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, a spokesperson …
Northwest Montana enters stage 1 fire restrictions
Northwest Montana will be under stage 1 fire restrictions that prohibit campfires beginning Saturday.
Ronan native, law grad lands tribal judgeship
MISSOULA – “You know, five years ago if they told me I would be a graduate of the University of Montana law school, I wouldn’t have believed them,” said Bryan …
Lake County bills state for Public Law 280 expenses
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen was sent a bill Monday for $151,038 – the cost Lake County says was spent to detain, transport and prosecute tribal members accused of committing felonies in Lake County duri…
Alleged gas station beating nets man felony charge
Prosecutors have brought a 20-year-old up on a felony charge for leaving a man hospitalized after an alleged beating at an Evergreen gas station last month.
E. coli outbreak victim sues restaurant, processing facility
One of the 14 people sickened by a deadly E. coli outbreak that originated in Flathead County is suing businesses connected to the contamination.
Officials identify driver of ATV killed in vehicle accident near Marion
Authorities identified the man killed in a motor vehicle crash near Marion on Monday as 61-year-old Joseph Cotten of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Report shows healthy Montana wolf population
The wolf population in Montana remains healthy, according to the 2023 Montana Fish, Wildlife AND Parks Wolf Report.