Alarms

The Whitefish Fire Department responded to a gas leak on U.S. 93.

Glacier girls second at Butte Invitational golf

BUTTE — Teigan Avery of Glacier failed to stay ahead of the field on Friday at the Butte Invitational, carding an 85 at Fairmont Hot Springs Golf Club to wind up with a 165 total for 36 holes and a second-place finish.

Starbucks coffee shop coming to Whitefish

The latest addition to the Whitefish landscape will be a Starbucks Coffee on the east side of U.S. 93 North.

Flathead County

A Bigfork man called Flathead County Sheriff's deputies after smelling marijuana smoke wafting into his apartment. Deputies later visited the same apartment complex and arrested a 29-year-old man on warrants for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Kalispell's Knife River lowest bidder on segment of bypass

Knife River of Kalispell came in as the apparent low bidder for the second phase of Kalispell’s southern U.S. 93 Alternate Route.

Montana woman dies in crash that blocked U.S. 93

A 23-year-old Montana woman was killed and two Canadians were injured in a head-on collision Wednesday near the intersection of U.S. 93 and Farm to Market Road northwest of Whitefish. 

Trio of crashes blocks busy highway

Three motor vehicle accidents Monday tangled up traffic on U.S. 93 on the north side of Kalispell.

U.S. 93 corridor plan focus of open house

An open house to take public comments on a corridor plan in the works for U.S. 93 West in Whitefish will be Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Whitefish City Hall.

Alarms

Olney Fire Department went to a vehicle fire on U.S. 93 Monday.

Beloved outdoor filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93

ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — Warren Miller, the prolific outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to the skiing life that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93.

It was a bad time to be a deer in the Flathead.

Vehicles killed deer Saturday afternoon on U.S. 93 in southern Kalispell and near the House Of Mystery on U.S. 2. A dog killed another deer and partly ate it on Rose Crossing that same afternoon.

Arizona man killed in wreck

A Scottsdale, Ariz., man died Sunday in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 93 in Whitefish.

Road job winds down

Paving starts today on the second phase of U.S. 93 reconstruction west of Whitefish and will continue over the next two weeks except for a pause over the weekend.

Ronan man dies in traffic crash on U.S. 93

A Ronan man died Thursday evening in a head-on traffic crash...

Teenage motorcyclist killed in US 93 collision

A teenaged motorcyclist died Wednesday after striking a sport utility vehicle while swerving to avoid a collision on U.S. 93 near Lakeside, authorities say.

OPINION: Undercutting the Gordian knot of the courthouse couplet

Here is a simple but effective way to deal with the U.S. 93 problems at the south end of Kalispell and have two lanes northbound and two lanes southbound at the county facilities at 800 S. Main St. without the previous traffic problems. This kind of solution is done all over the world including in the U.S. All the proposed solutions so far involve going around the building and jail at this location including possibly tying up other parallel streets. The simple solution to this problem is just to take U.S. 93 under the county courthouse and historic jail building.

Neighbors don't like 'funky grooves'

Kalispell Police Department received a complaint of loud music and thumping coming from a garage on Second Avenue East North. Contact was made with the music fan, who said he was “remodeling his room and jamming to some funky grooves whilst doing so.” He was advised to “turn down the funk as he was keeping neighbors up.”

GOLF: Libby's Jonny Cielak wins Eureka Invitational

Loggers senior earns second straight victory

EUREKA — Libby senior Jonny Cielak won his second straight tournament to start the Class B golf season, shooting a 1-over-par 72 at Indian Springs Ranch to win medalist honors at the Eureka Invitational on Tuesday.

What happens when traffic?

By JOHN STANG

Whitefish police

Whitefish police arrested a man for DUI on Ramsey and U.S. 93 Sunday night.