The home-buying market in the Flathead Valley is booming and Staff Writer Maggie Dresser tells us why, plus the biggest stories from the last week

Large search and rescue operation underway; officials asking public to stay off river between House of Mystery and Pressentine Bar

Thomas Owen Lefevre, 20, allegedly slammed his truck into a home south of Kalispell, killing a 59-year-old man who was asleep in his bed

12:53 a.m. Music from the Taco Bell parking lot was so loud it was shaking nearby houses. 5:25 a.m. A small black bear was dining on a Kalispell bird feeder. 8:49 a.m. A vigilant woman wanted to speak with an officer because she had some information about an upcoming protest. 8:57 a.m. A woman hit […]

Kootenai National Forest officials say toilet facility at Sunday Falls Trailhead will be closed indefinitely after suffering ‘substantial damage’

12:26 a.m. A Kalispell man caught his ex-girlfriend “in a bunch of lies” and now she’s mad. 1:17 a.m. A man with gas cans was threatening to burn his brother’s house down. 1:19 a.m. A Harley Davidson piggy bank was stolen. 5:37 a.m. Someone called 911 and grunted. 5:58 a.m. A missing horse was spotted […]

Officials urge residents to take precautions in public, stay home if sick to mitigate future spread

6:42 a.m. Cattle were on the loose. 7:13 a.m. Two uninvited horses were in someone’s yard. 8:22 a.m. A man was worried about some Facebook posts. 10:33 a.m. A boy who won’t do his homework threatened to run away. 11:35 a.m. A phone in a jogger’s fanny pack called 911. 2:39 p.m. A woman said […]

Advocates claim ban will cost jobs, drive ex-smokers back to cigarettes; DPHHS says ban intended to keep children from vaping

Staff Writer Micah Drew shares more from his story on one of the fastest couples in distance running, plus the biggest stories from the last week

Since May 24, two men have been killed after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement; both shootings remain under investigation

In the midst of personal tragedy and a worldwide pandemic, the executive director of Samaritan House and his colleagues managed to provide shelter for almost all of homeless community

Johanna Estella Clark pleaded not guilty to 17 counts in U.S. District Court on June 3

Suspect is in custody; 36-year-old victim is being treated at Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Bear sighting near Big Sandy is the furthest expansion east of known grizzly bear movement