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Flathead Hotshots heading to Florida to help with post-Ian cleanup
The Flathead Hotshots are heading to Florida to help with recovery efforts after hurricane Ian devastated the st...
A dip in enrollment at Glacier Gateway is a complicated tale: Housing, daycare, play into it
With a housing market booming, one might expect a surge in enrollment across the board at Columbia Falls schools.
More than 11 abandoned dogs found up Hungry Horse Reservoir; one had been shot
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Department is looking for leads on a person or persons who left more than 11 dogs in the Doris Creek area of the Hungry Horse R...
Columbia Falls homecoming is this week
Tuesday — “Adam Sandler Day” and home volleyball match against Whitefish with frosh starting at 4 p.m.
Folks could see smoke plumes as prescribed burns are planned
The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct fall prescribed fire projects when weather, fuel conditions, and air quality become favorable. Smoke wil...
Columbia Falls man charged in stabbing death
A Columbia Falls man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another man to death on Tuesday.
Nine candidates seek open city council seat
Nine people have thrown their proverbial hats into the ring for an open Columbia Falls City Council seat.
Planning board OK's Ruis Hotel in split vote
The Columbia Falls City-County planning board Tuesday night approved a plan for a new hotel at the Glacier Inn Motel site on Highway 2 in a 4-2 vote.
Tense moments on Glacier Park's Sun Road as man crashes into stone wall
Glacier National Park rangers had some tense moments Friday night on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Columbia Falls passes emergency bear law
The Columbia Falls City Council Tuesday night passed an emergency ordinance that will require residents to secure garbage and other attractants, like fruit f...
Kalispell woman killed in Martin City rollover
A Missoula man is behind bars and a Kalispell woman is dead following a rollover car accident on the South Fork Road in Martin City Aug. 29.
Golf cart argument may have led to Martin City shooting; Go Fund Me set up for family
An Hungry Horse woman is dead and her husband is critically injured after a shooting at the South Fork Saloon in Martin City over the weekend that apparently...
Story: Climbers were descending Dusty Star when they plummeted to their deaths
A pair of local mountain climbers who died in Glacier National Park were coming down the mountain after summiting the peak, photos recovered from one of the ...
Developer pulls application for River Highlands subdivision
The developer proposing the River Highlands subdivision has pulled its application. City manager Susan Nicosia confirmed the developer had pulled the applic...
Glacier National Park closes campgrounds and trails near Quartz Fire as it grows to 150 acres
Glacier National Park has announced the closure of two wilderness campgrounds and the Quartz Lake Loop Trail due to the Quartz Fire.