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Updated 2 days, 1 hour ago

Nineteen years ago, Downing earned nickname "Cocaine Fairy"

In August 2006 Downing, then 27, earned the nickname “Cocaine Fairy” after he was busted by the Northwest Montana …

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Columbia Falls firefighters respond to sawdust fire at MDF plant

Columbia Falls firefighters put out a sawdust fire at the Weyerhaeuser MDF plant Saturday morning about 5 a.m.

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Columbia Falls will take first look at housing study Monday

The Columbia Falls city council and planning commission will have a joint meeting Monday, Feb. 24 to take a first look at a draft housing study.

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Firefighters called back to Weyerhaeuser MDF mill to put out minor hot spot

Columbia Falls and other area fire departments were called back to the Weyerhaeuser MDF plant about 6:50 a.m. Friday.

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Flathead National Forest DOGE cuts detailed; many did not save taxpayer dollars

Cuts to the federal workforce have hit home.

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Firefighters respond to explosion at Weyerhaeuser MDF plant, no injuries

The Columbia Falls Weyerhaeuser MDF plant was rocked by an explosion and fire about 7:50 a.m. Wednesday morning. The explosion appears to have been caused by a…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Update: EPA will have office hours on CFAC remotely

The Environmental Protection Agency will host office hours in Columbia Falls from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 19.

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Park Service will fire 1,000 probationary employees, but hire 5,000 seasonals, Post reports

The Park Service aims to fire 1,000 probationary employees nationwide, but will, in turn, hire about 5,000 seasonal positions, the Washington Post reported Fri…

Updated 3 months ago
The Whitefish Winter Carnival Parade

A few scenes from the Whitefish Winter Carnival Parade.

Updated 3 months ago
Advanced reservations for Glacier National Park's west side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, North Fork become available Feb. 13

Glacier National Park has released more details on a timed entry reservation system for the west entrance of the Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork regio…

Updated 3 months ago
Private house in Glacier Park can remain, federal judge rules

A private home on the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park can remain, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
Hiring freeze, 'resignation' offer could impact thousands of Park Service workers, including Glacier National Park

A federal hiring freeze and a letter that urges employees to consider resignation is already having implications in Glacier National Park and throughout the Pa…

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
District mulls high school bond

Columbia Falls School District 6 Superintendent Cory Dzwiogo urged the board last week to begin thinking about a possible bond to remodel the high school.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Construction will limit access to Many Glacier in Glacier National Park this summer

Access into the Many Glacier Valley in Glacier National Park will be restricted this summer to about 120 groups a day, as the Park Service upgrades the infrast…

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
With CFAC decision, Ruis poised to buy property

The Environmental Protection Agency Friday released its record of decision for cleaning up the defunct Columbia Falls Aluminum Co plant, which paves the way f…

Updated 4 months ago
Grizzlies will stay on ESA, be managed as single population

All grizzly bears in the Lower 48 United States would be federally managed as a single population under a proposed U.S Fish and Wildlife Service rule released …