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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…
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.
Man given life sentence for running over state trooper
Life without parole was the sentence Flathead County District Judge Danni Coffman delivered to Jason Allen Miller Wednesday afternoon in the Lincoln County Cou…
Glacier National Park plows at Big Drift, construction paving done on lower end of Sun Road, though shoulder work continues
Day and night. That might best describe conditions at Glacier National Park’s Logan Pass.
Glacier National Park plow crews at Logan Pass
Glacier National Park plows will be working in and around Logan Pass this week — the final push to clearing the road.
Glacier National Park plows at Oberlin Bend
Glacier National Park Plow crews are now at Oberlin Bend, after spending a couple of days clearing snow this week on lower sections of the highway so they coul…
16 years later, couple informed their Columbia Heights home is on a toxic site. EPA considering making it a formal Superfund site
When the Sterling family bought their home in Columbia Heights in 2008 they figured they had a little bit of paradise.
Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek Saturday
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek to motor vehicles this weekend, Glacier National Park spokeswoman …
Voters OK high school and school roof levies, but vote down elementary request
Columbia Falls School District 6 voters approved a high school building reserve levy 2,031-1,576 to fund a new roof on the classroom wing of the high school. T…
Police nab Club vandals
The Columbia Falls Police Department arrested and charged four juveniles with a rash of vandalism in Columbia Falls, including damaging and destroying property…
Weather stymies Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road plowing efforts
Bad weather stymied Glacier National Park plowing efforts over the past week. Crews made it to the first pullout at Rim Rocks, but blowing and drifting snow st…
Glacier National Park plows less than a mile from Logan Pass
Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun Road snowplow crews are knocking on the door of Logan Pass. This week they reached the point just below Rim Rocks on the…
Glacier could see a foot or more of snow next week; but pleasant weather this weekend, as Sun Road will be open to hikers and bikers beyond the Loop
Glacier National Park could see a pretty good spring snowstorm next Tuesday into Wednesday, the National Weather Service is warning, and the higher elevations …
CFAC, Ruis announce sale agreement for 2,400 acres of land
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. has announced a sale agreement of 2,400 acres of land it owns to Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis.
Park plows beyond Avalanche
Glacier National Park plow crews made good progress Monday. On the west side they made the initial clearing of the Camas Road and cleared around Fish Creek cam…
Temporary closures on some city streets
Knife River will be constructing new sidewalks, curb, landscaping, and drainage improvements in the city of Columbia Falls.