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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 Plat…
No serious injuries as man drives truck into Columbia Falls building
There were no serious injuries after the driver of a pickup truck accidentally ran into the Gateway Building on Nucleus Avenue about 10:30 a.m. Monday morning.
Woman swims 50 miles in the city pool
By the time you read this story Carolynn Moritz will have swum 50 miles in the Pinewood Park this summer. When we caught up with her at the Columbia Falls city…
Despite rain damage to high school classrooms, administration says there's no plan to delay school or go to remote learning
Recent rains have damaged the classroom wing at the Columbia Falls High School.
Glacier Park rangers recover body from Avalanche Gorge
Glacier National Park officials believe the body of 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil from India was recovered on Saturday after weeks of searching for the dr…
Former outfitter indicted for allegedly illegally killing brown bear in Alaska
A former Hungry Horse guide and outfitter and another Montana man have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Alaska with allegedly illegally killing a brown bear on a national wildlife refuge, a violating the La…
Stage I fire restrictions to go into effect Saturday morning
Interagency fire managers are implementing Stage I Fire Restrictions that will go into effect at 12:01.am. Saturday, Aug. 3 across the Flathead National Forest…
Man dies after being ejected from vehicle on Going-to-the-Sun Road
A 34-year-old man from Washington is dead after a wreck on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park near St. Mary on Tuesday morning.
Health department releases more details on E.Coli outbreak; identifies restaurants
One person died after consuming E. coli-tainted wagyu beef at Harbor Grille in Lakeside, the Flathead City-County Health Department confirmed Friday, while four other local restaurants are associated with the recen…
Crawford found guilty in Martin City shooting
A Flathead County District Court jury on Thursday evening found Del Orrin Crawford guilty of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of Whisper Sellars outsi…
Fishing the North Fork of the Flathead from 2 p.m. to midnight is now illegal due to high water temperatures
After more than two weeks of unprecedented heat, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks has announced “hoot owl” restrictions on the North Fork of the Flathead River.
Huckleberry picker shoots, kills attacking grizzly that had three cubs
A man was hospitalized after an encounter with a grizzly bear on Thursday evening approximately 2 miles north of Columbia Falls, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Par…
Firefighters pounce on fire at Columbia Falls High School
Firefighters quickly quelled a blaze at the Columbia Falls High School Monday night about 7 p.m.
Woman lucky to be alive after tree harpoons her car
Kaitlin Hagadone is counting her lucky stars. On July 1 the Columbia Falls woman was driving home alone from work down Half Moon Road when lightning struck a b…
Two drown in separate incidents in Glacier National Park; man's body trapped in Avalanche Gorge
Two people drowned in separate incidents Saturday in Glacier National Park. One victim drowned in Avalanche Gorge and the other in Lake McDonald.
Woman injured in fiery wreck on Glacier National Park's Going-to-the Sun Road
A car went off the Going-to-the-Sun Road Wednesday night about 5:40 p.m., struck a tree and caught on fire, Glacier National Park officials said.