Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell Police Reports
12:22 a.m. A teenaged beer thief was caught, and his parents were called.
6:10 a.m. A mountain lion successfully hunted a fenced-in goat.
8:38 a.m. A steer was hanging out on the roadway.
1:12 p.m. A dog sitter reported the dog’s owner had just left the state and wasn’t returning for their pup.
1:03 p.m. Some young girls kept getting into fights due to “boy issues.”
10:15 p.m. Someone was walking down the street coughing.
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