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Updated 21 hours, 54 minutes ago

CFAC damage assessment could reap rewards; But residents raise a host of concerns, including forever chemicals

Forever chemicals. Concerns about future residents and development, and plenty of “what ifs?”

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
A Thanksgiving all the way around as a dog is rescued from death on the Flathead River

Social media and the heroic efforts of a pair of local men helped lead to the rescue of a stranded dog along the Flathead River between Columbia Falls and Hung…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Man who was killed in Highway 2 accident identified

A man who was killed in an accident Nov. 8 when he made a U-turn in front of a logging truck on U.S. Highway 2 in a larger ATV vehicle has been identified as J…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Camper destroyed in fire, house damaged

A camper was destroyed and a home was damaged in a fire Sunday night in Columbia Falls, but no one was injured.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Fatal wreck on Highway 2

Law enforcement and emergency personnel were on the scene of a fatal accident near Wishart Road and Highway 2 Friday afternoon. An eastbound logging truck stru…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Halloween at the Montana Veterans Home

Every Halloween, the staff and veterans at the Montana Veterans’ Home hand out buckets and buckets of candy. Here’s a few photos of the event...

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
VIZn Energy damaged in fire

The VIZn Energy facility on Highway 2 West outside Columbia Falls was damaged by an early morning fire Wednesday. Columbia Falls Fire Chief Rick Hagen said the…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Glacier sets new mark for September visitation

Glacier National Park recorded its busiest September ever, with just under 489,000 visitors turning the gates. That number is impressive considering the west s…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
New future for Cedar Palace

The Columbia Falls city council Monday night approved a zoning change request for the Cedar Palace from light industrial to commercial business, which paves th…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
South Fork bridge will be reduced to one lane; expect delays

The new bridge over the South Fork of the Flathead will see more work in the coming weeks and will be reduced to one-lane traffic, the Montana Department of Tr…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Another storm closes east side roads in Glacier

Another October snow has closed down roads on Glacier National Park’s east side.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
School District 6 bond passes by 97 votes

Voters in School District 6 have approved a $37 million bond measure to rebuild Glacier Gateway School and remodel Ruder Elementary School.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Glacier reopens Many Glacier Road, part of Sun Road on the east side

Glacier National Park has reopened the Many Glacier Road and part of the Going-to-the-Sun Road on the east side of the park.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Browning sees 4 feet of snow from storm

An historic early fall storm hammered the high country and locales east of the Divide, but the lower Flathead Valley saw high winds, but virtually no snow.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Teens nabbed in rash of vandalism, break-ins

Columbia Falls Police Chief Clint Peters said Friday that four teenagers have been charged in a rash of vandalism and car break-ins in Columbia Falls in the past few weeks.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Glacier Park closes campgrounds, Logan Pass, in anticipation of blizzard

Glacier National Park is closing roads and campgrounds in anticipation of a early fall snowstorm that’s expected to start in earnest Friday and run through the…