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Glacier Park plow crews punch through Big Drift on the Going-to-the-Sun Road
Most other park secondary roads are now open for the season as well. This weekend is supposed to be warm and sunny…
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…
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 …
Two killed in icy crash at Evaro
Two people were killed Friday, including a Columbia Falls teenager, when the vehicle they were in was struck by a semi-trailer that jackknifed and slid out of control down U.S. 93 at Evaro.
The spirit of Flathead radio for more than 60 years, G. George Ostrom dies
Radio personality and newsman. Author and longtime newspaper columnist. Adventurer and humorist. G. George Ostrom, the voice of the Flathead Valley for mor…
Firefighters battle house fire on Braig Road
Firefighters at this hour are on the scene of a house fire on Braig Road in rural Columbia Falls.
County commissioners, in 2-1 vote, decline millions in workforce housing funds
Saying it’s not a fair use of taxpayer funds or to future homebuyers, Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday quashed implementing a state housing program her…
The holiday season in Columbia Falls, in pictures
The Holiday season in Columbia Falls, in pictures.
He shot a trophy buck. When he came back to retrieve it, thieves had stolen it
The joy an older Troy man experienced after bagging a 5x5 white-tailed buck Nov. 20 in the Lower Yaak was quickly dashed after it was stolen, along with some o…
Early morning power outage planned for Hungry Horse, Coram area
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 12, Flathead Electric Cooperative will take a planned power outage to repair the distribution electric system in the Hungry Horse-Coram area. The outage will begin at ap…
Man behind bars after shooting incident in Hungry Horse
A man currently faces a potential charge of attempted deliberate homicide after a shooting incident in Hungry Horse Sunday night.
The 2024 Columbia Falls Night of Lights Parade, in pictures
The 2024 Columbia Falls Night of Lights Parade, in pictures. Special thanks to the Columbia Falls Lions Club
National Weather Service says freezing rain a distinct possibility Saturday
The Flathead Valley could see freezing rain starting late Friday into Saturday, the National Weather Service is warning.
A host of holiday concerts are on tap next week and week after
A host of holiday concerts are on tap this month from area schools.
Family displaced by house fire
A woman and her three children were displaced from their Columbia Falls home after a fire Tuesday night (Dec. 3).
Coram woman faces weapon charge after stand off with SWAT team
A Coram woman faces a charge of assault with a weapon after allegedly shooting at family members at a home on Platte Road in Coram Nov. 21.