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Manhunt across North Idaho ends in arrest
Bonner County Sheriff’s Office officials on Wednesday arrested a Boundary County man who reportedly fired shots at…
DAR completes highway clean-up
Members clean a two-mile section of U.S. 2 East, just west of the Glacier Park west entrance.
Mussel tainted boat snagged in Whitefish
On Aug. 31, a mussel-infested boat attempting to launch in Whitefish Lake was stopped by the Whitefish Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Inspection Program.
Call fails for Montana special session on budget surplus
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An effort by some Republicans to call a special session of the Montana Legislature to discuss returning excess tax revenue to residents failed, the Secretary of State's Office said Thursday.
Empire Builder back on track following union deal
Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid what would have been an economically damagin…
A community call to support a faithful friend
A community call to support a faithful friend
Accused burglar back behind bars after missing arraignment
Krystal Dawn Shears, 28, was released on her own recognizance Aug. 29, but missed her Aug. 31 arraignment in Flathead County District Court. Judge Heidi Ulbric…
Admitted thief receives suspended sentence
Nathaniel Ray Warner, 25, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of theft in Flathead County District Court in late June.
Empire Builder mothballed as strike looms
Rail riders will face difficulty making their way west from Montana for the time being after Amtrak announced Monday it shut down the Empire Builder route as …
Columbia Falls passes emergency bear law
The Columbia Falls City Council passed an emergency ordinance Sept. 6 that requires residents to secure garbage and other attractants, like fruit from trees, f…
Retired forester turns in hard hat for a long arm
The featured quilter at this year’s Flathead Quilters' Guild Quilt Show Friday and Saturday, Cathy Calloway says she quickly began honing her new quilting craf…
Alleged drunk driver pleads not guilty to negligent vehicular assault
Kenneth Malcolm Stevenson, 34, pleaded not guilty to a single felony count of negligent vehicular assault before Judge Dan Wilson on Sept. 8.
Browning man accused of assault changes plea in federal court
Dale Ray Racine, 30, entered a guilty plea to assault resulting in serious bodily injury before U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in Great Falls on Sept. 12.
County planning board looks at Columbia Falls RV park expansion
The planning board meets at 6 p.m. on the second floor conference room of the South Campus Building at 40 11th St. W. in Kalispell.
Prosecutors: Man in skeleton costume wielded gun
Prosecutors filed a single count of assault with a weapon against Romano Corbitt, 31, following his arrest at his Sixth Avenue West home on Sept. 10. He remain…
Volunteers needed for North Valley Food Bank’s fall fruit harvest
The project is a partnership between the NVFB and the City of Whitefish, which manages more than 20 fruit trees.