CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – The danger of more avalanches in western Wyoming persisted Monday following the deaths of three snowmobilers and the injuring of a skier in two avalanches in the region over the weekend. Three Afton-area men died in a large avalanche near Cottonwood Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, County Coroner Michael Richins […]

Whitefish High School Speech and Debate Team competed at Corvallis High School Invitational Tournament this past weekend. Whitefish went in with 20 competitors and walked out on top. “I am so proud of the team,” said new assistant coach Saundra Alessi. With a first place finish in Class A schools, the team ended the weekend […]

WHITEFISH (AP) – State wildlife officials on Sunday shot and killed a moose with vision problems that had acted aggressively toward snowmobilers and skiers in the Whitefish area in recent weeks. In late December, snowmobilers in the Canyon Creek area reported an aggressive moose on a groomed trail that kicked at two sleds. It is […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Sunday included the following: 12:44 a.m. There was an assault on Browns Meadow Road. 12:53 a.m. There was another assault on Central Avenue in Whitefish. 2:34 a.m. Someone called in about obnoxious juveniles at a gas station near Columbia Falls. 2:37 a.m. Three men beat each […]

HELENA (AP) – If the Legislature is to adopt any of the proposals in a state global warming report, it appears it is first going to have clear some skeptics. The Climate Change Advisory Council’s recommendations, 54 in total, received some pointed criticism Monday from some Republican lawmakers on the Environmental Quality Council. “I don’t […]

Predictions continue to mount that the United States is headed for economic recession. Dr. David Seiders, chief economist with the National Association of Homebuilders predicts that the likelihood of economic recession in 2008 exceeds 40%. This forecast contradicts Seiders’ earlier predictions that a recession was unlikely and further underlines the dangers of a deteriorating national […]

The WildKats traveled to Whitefish’s Dog Pound this evening and came away with a few bites, falling 58-44. Kelsey DeWitt (40) led the Kats with a huge night, 20 points. Samantha Ladenburg (33) had eight. Alyssa Ladenburg (21) was held to seven points as she was pursued all night by a physical Whitefish defense. Leading […]

To the Person, Thief and Miscreant who stole my iPod: I wish I could have been there to see the circumstances. Were you cruising my neighborhood, checking each car’s door handle, actively searching for something worth taking? Or did you just happen to walk past my Subaru, just happen to look inside, see my iPod […]

KALISPELL (AP) – State wildlife officials plan to trap up to 30 bighorn sheep on Wild Horse Island in Flathead Lake and use them to augment a herd on the Kootenai Falls Wildlife Management area west of Libby. The capture and relocation effort is planned for early in the week, depending on weather conditions and […]

KALISPELL (AP) – A Kalispell woman was killed Friday near Bad Rock Canyon when she lost control of her vehicle and slid into oncoming traffic, according to the Montana Highway Patrol. Paulette Kaderli’s car was struck by a sport utility vehicle traveling westbound on U.S. 2. Kaderli, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene, according […]

BILLINGS (AP) – A man exonerated of a rape charge after spending more than 15 years in prison reached a $3.5 million settlement with the state on Friday. Jim Bromgard, a former Billings resident who now lives in Kalispell, was convicted in 1987 of raping a child in Billings, and a judge sentenced him to […]

“…you put your right arm in and you shake it all about…” “Pssst, if they stop purring, RUN!” Samantha Ladenburg (33) eyes a 2nd half free throw. Ladenburg (21, at right) and Kelsey DeWitt (40, to Ladenburg’s right) compete for a 2nd half offensive rebound. Junior guard Cedar Smith (23) tries to hang on as […]

In 1952 Sen. Estes Kefauver defeated President Harry Truman in the New Hampshire primary with the momentous result that Truman announced he would not seek re-election. In that same primary, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower defeated Ohio Sen. Robert “Mr. Republican” Taft, grandee of congressional insiders. If the plans of party leaders hadn’t been upset by a […]

Good morning and happy International Thank You Day. Today’s a good day to crank out some of those holiday thank you cards. Topping news this morning on the Beacon, the two bodies found in Flathead Lake near Wildhorse Island have been identified as a prominent Missoula couple. After decades of delay, the Montana Department of […]

Ice fisherman Kevin Pettyjohn doesn’t try to glamorize his favorite winter pastime: “It’s the dumbest sport you’ll ever see. You come out on a frozen lake, sit down on a bucket and watch a pole. It’s, without a doubt, stupid.” Yet, while some celebrated New Year’s day in the warmth of their homes Pettyjohn and […]