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Glacier National Park plows at Logan Pass
Glacier National Park plows have made it to Logan Pass and are working near the Big Drift and the pass parking are…
Man arrested without incident after high speed chase
A man wanted on a felony warrant out of Lincoln County led Montana Highway Patrol troopers on a long distance high speed chase Friday afternoon, but gave up pe…
Glacier National Park will require reservations at all major entrances this summer
Glacier National Park will require reservations at all of its major entrances during the summer of 2023, the park officially announced Friday.
City-County planning board OK's Tamarack Meadows subdivision
The Columbia Falls City-County planning board Tuesday night approved a 103-lot subdivision on 47 acres called Tamarack Meadows at the north end of Meadow Lake …
Man dies in house fire north of Polebridge
Columbia Falls and Blankenship firefighters responded to a fatal house fire up the North Fork Saturday morning.
Oberling could get suspended sentence in plea deal
Prosecutors will recommend a renowned local artist receive a suspended five-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections for wiring his then-partner’…
Oberling pleads guilty in electrocution case
Locally renowned landscape painter Nicholas Oberling pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment Monday, testifying that he ran a live wire into his significant ot…
Dollar General plans store in Columbia Falls
A Dollar General Store could be coming to Columbia Falls.
Glacier says it hasn't made a final decision on Two Medicine, Many Glacier reservations
Glacier National Park said Friday it has not made a final decision on whether to implement a reservation system for the Two Medicine and Many Glacier valleys.
Glacier Park will require reservations for Two Medicine, Many Glacier valleys next summer
Glacier National Park will require reservations for Many Glacier and the Two Medicine valleys in the summer of 2023. That’s in addition to the reservation requ…
Court resets wolf quotas, for now
On Tuesday a state District Court in Lewis and Clark County issued a temporary restraining order impacting some of Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping regulati…
Another arctic blast Thursday into Friday
Another arctic blast is expected to sweep across the region Thursday into Friday.
Final election results: Republicans rule the roost
Republicans maintained firm control in the Montana midterm elections.
Election results so far...
Statewide election results as of Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 5:35 a.m. Precincts fully reported 442 of 663 (66%)
Bitterly cold by early next week
More snow. Some rain. Then mid-winter like cold and even more snow.
First valley snow expected Tuesday into Wednesday
Snow is expected to reach the valley floors Tuesday night into Wednesday, the National Weather Service is predicting.