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State warns of new disease carrying tick species in Montana
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services officials are alerting the public about the recent identifi…
Standoff suspect in trouble since age 12
A Hungry Horse man who was arrested after a lengthy standoff with Flathead County law officers Tuesday evening has a criminal past that dates back to when he b…
Martin City man found dead in Kalispell
The body of a Martin City man was found near the railroad tracks in Kalispell Wednesday afternoon.
North Valley Hospital plans $900,000 Nucleus Avenue expansion
North Valley Hospital announced Jan. 28 it will soon be building a new physical therapy facility on Nucleus Avenue in Columbia Falls.
After Hungry Horse standoff, SWAT team takes man into custody
A man who fled from the police and barricaded himself into an unoccupied residence in Hungry Horse on Jan. 28 was later arrested after a standoff with law enfo…
Eye on the Prize
The Columbia Falls speech and debate team will look to take its 15th straight state title this weekend. While they won the Western A divisional crown last week…
Man who stabbed his father to death sentenced to state hospital
A Whitefish man who stabbed his father to death during a dispute more than a year ago was sentenced to 40 years, with 20 suspended, in the Montana State Hospit…
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Judge calls defendant's actions 'depraved garbage'
A Whitefish man who attacked the mother of his children with a stun gun as she tried to call police on him from her Columbia Falls home was sentenced to 10 yea…
Residents weigh in on resort tax at lively hearing
City leaders heard the pros and cons from the public on a proposed 3% resort tax at a public hearing last week.
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SWAT team takes man into custody in Hungry Horse
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Department has taken a man into custody after a standoff in Hungry Horse Tuesday evening.
School project should have lighter tax burden
The school bond recently passed by voters isn’t expected to cost local taxpayers as much as originally thought.
Man charged in DUI death of C-Falls girl pleads guilty
The man who drove his pickup truck into an Evergreen home, killing a Columbia Falls High School student who was asleep inside, changed his plea to guilty to fe…
'It's the greatest job in the world,' Hagen reflects on career
After more than 34 years of fires, wrecks and just plain old helping folks out in need, Columbia Falls Fire Chief Rick Hagen is hanging up his turnout gear.