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Multi-vehicle accident at River Road, Highway 2
There's a multi-vehicle accident at Highway 2 and River Road at this hour.
The birds are back: Migrating flocks settle at Freezout
You really can’t miss the birds.
IJC will look at Kootenai River pollution from coal mines
The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal on recently to address pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that officials say has been contaminating waterways and harming fisheries on…
Roads lawsuit brings split decision
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen DeSoto March 12 recommended that two local environmental groups partially prevail in their claims against the Forest Service and…
School district will float operational levies, too
Looking down the barrel of some significant operating deficits in both the elementary and high school budgets, the School District 6 Board unanimously approved…
Bears awake early, local organization looks to head off conflicts
With bears reportedly coming out of hibernation around the state — nearly a month early — People and Carnivores Northwest Field Project Manager Ryan Wilbur mad…
In Brief March 20
Easter egg hunt, free meals, Little Cats Tracks, Heritage Days, quilt show
The Blotter: Kids back to breaking fences
Male juveniles were reported jumping from an SUV to damage a picket fence on Hilltop Road.
PHOTOS & VIDEO: Grand March 2024
Columbia Falls High School hit the stage for Grand March at the Little Theater Saturday, March 16. Prom followed at Cedar Creek Lodge, theme was “Hollywood Nig…
PHOTOS: Third Annual Cloverfest
Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce held its Third Annual Cloverfest in the Super 1 parking lot Saturday, March 16. Events included a 5K, Fun Run, Kids Carnival…
Crew of USS Montana visits Montana Veterans Home
Crew members of the USS Montana, a nuclear submarine, paid a visit to the Flathead on Tuesday, including a stop at the Montana Veterans Home.
City will go ahead with affordable housing project
The Columbia Falls City Council last week decided to go ahead with an affordable housing project on Railroad Street on what is now a baseball field.
Montana rancher was trafficking, cross-breeding wild bighorn sheep, Justice Department says
A Montana man pleaded guilty March 12 to two felony wildlife crimes – a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act – as part…
Glacier National Park's glaciers are falling to pieces, study finds
A study by the U.S. Geological Survey last fall found that 11 glaciers in Glacier National Park have broken into pieces, as climate change continues to warm th…
Glacier Park awarded funding for Blackfeet bison, other projects
Glacier National Park announced last week it will receive $1.5 million in funding to support the Blackfeet Tribe’s initiative to restore free ranging bison her…
Columbia Falls Cloverfest this weekend
The annual Columbia Falls Cloverfest is March 16 in the parking lot of Super 1 Foods off Highway 2.