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Crawford found guilty in Martin City shooting
A Flathead County District Court jury on Thursday evening found Del Orrin Crawford guilty of deliberate homicide i…
Health department releases more details on E.Coli outbreak; identifies restaurants
One person died after consuming E. coli-tainted wagyu beef at Harbor Grille in Lakeside, the Flathead City-County Health Department confirmed Friday, while four other local restaurants are associated with the recen…
Fishing the North Fork of the Flathead from 2 p.m. to midnight is now illegal due to high water temperatures
After more than two weeks of unprecedented heat, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks has announced “hoot owl” restrictions on the North Fork of the Flathead River.
Huckleberry picker shoots, kills attacking grizzly that had three cubs
A man was hospitalized after an encounter with a grizzly bear on Thursday evening approximately 2 miles north of Columbia Falls, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Par…
Firefighters pounce on fire at Columbia Falls High School
Firefighters quickly quelled a blaze at the Columbia Falls High School Monday night about 7 p.m.
Woman lucky to be alive after tree harpoons her car
Kaitlin Hagadone is counting her lucky stars. On July 1 the Columbia Falls woman was driving home alone from work down Half Moon Road when lightning struck a b…
Two drown in separate incidents in Glacier National Park; man's body trapped in Avalanche Gorge
Two people drowned in separate incidents Saturday in Glacier National Park. One victim drowned in Avalanche Gorge and the other in Lake McDonald.
Woman injured in fiery wreck on Glacier National Park's Going-to-the Sun Road
A car went off the Going-to-the-Sun Road Wednesday night about 5:40 p.m., struck a tree and caught on fire, Glacier National Park officials said.
Pennsylvania woman drowns in Virginia Creek below Virginia Falls in Glacier National Park
A 26-year-old woman drowned Sunday in Virginia Creek in Glacier National Park downstream from Virginia Falls.
Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road opens over Logan Pass to vehicles
Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road is now open for vehicles up and over Logan Pass for the summer season.
Hikers and bikers should be able to go to Logan Pass this weekend
Glacier National Park announced Friday that the full length of the Going-to-the-Sun Road is open to hikers and bikers when crews aren’t working.
Tense moments in Mosquito Flats neighborhood as slope slumps, tipping huge trees over homes
There were some tense moments Tuesday night in the Mosquito Flats neighborhood after a steep slope slumped, tipping several large trees precariously over homes…
Lower North Fork Road will see dust treatment soon
The lower North Fork Road from just north of Glacier Rim to the Camas Creek entrance to Glacier National Park will see dust control measures this summer.
Glacier National Park plows a little more than halfway through the Big Drift
Glacier National Park plow crews made it a little over halfway through the Big Drift this week and started putting up hundreds of feet of removable guardrails …
A perennial problem: Campers stranded at Blankenship
Flathead National Forest spokeswoman Kira Powell said that now that the area is officially closed, the campers will have to leave — when they can.