A new sign commemorating the largest flood in 100 years in the Flathead Valley will be unveiled along the Flathead River in Columbia Falls Thursday, June 7. The event begins at 1 p.m. on South Nucleus Ave. next to the river. The National Weather Service and U. S. Geological Survey are hosting the ceremony for […]

SALT LAKE CITY – Once a Cold War-era submarine attack plane, the Lockheed P2V has for years been both a mainstay of the nation’s aerial firefighting arsenal and a cause for concern. Flying in the turbulent, unforgiving skies above raging wildfires, the planes have crashed at least seven times from either mechanical problems or pilot […]

HELENA – Polls open Tuesday with voters making picks in several crowded statewide primary battles on both the Republican and Democratic side. There will be plenty of choices in the ballot’s contested races, including seven Republicans running for governor and seven Democrats running for the U.S. House seat. Many voters have already made their choices […]

Chef Howard Karp’s booming voice and in-your-face personality will not be leaving the Flathead Valley Community College’s kitchen anytime soon. After announcing this spring that he planned to leave the culinary program he helped build, Karp has decided to stay at the school in a new and expanded role. Karp’s new job will be executive […]

Sunday 6/3 10:44 a.m. Someone on Harrison Court in Columbia Falls found a little brown puppy with a pale green collar. 11:17 a.m. A resident on Third Avenue East reported that their patio furniture has gone missing. 11:46 a.m. Participants of an outdoor graduation party claimed they were harassed by an uninvited woman who was […]

Flathead Valley Community College has its sights set on a program that could draw firearms enthusiasts from around the region. Beginning this summer, FVCC will offer multiple courses in its new gunsmithing program. It is one of just five short-term gunsmithing programs offered in the country, and the first of its kind in the northwest, […]

SALT LAKE CITY — Flying air tankers over wildfires is dangerous business, but the U.S. Forest Service and its contractors work hard at doing it safely, the agency’s chief said Tuesday in the wake of a deadly air tanker crash in Utah. Tom Tidwell added Lockheed P2V tankers are safe, but he acknowledged the need […]

A recent state survey found 395 people were homeless and living in the Flathead Valley during the middle of winter. This was at a time when the number of people without shelter or relying on a transitional place to live is typically at its lowest. Among them were teenagers, veterans and seniors. The homeless population […]

The Montana Highway Patrol says a single-vehicle rollover crash near Heart Butte killed a 33-year-old Browning man and critically injured a 1-year-old boy. The patrol says the man was northbound on Badger Creek Road Saturday afternoon when the sport utility vehicle he was driving went off the road. The driver overcorrected, went off the other […]

Josh and Shelby Farnham discovered they hit a sensitive nerve in Kalispell when they applied for annexation into city limits to run a drive-thru coffee stand. The Farnhams want to open a small business on their 3.4-acre property. Problem is they live just outside city limits on Three Mile Drive and West Spring Creek Road. […]

A Kalispell man will face felony assault charges after a 54-year-old woman was treated for knife wounds at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. According to the Kalispell Police Department, David James Carr, 51, was taken into custody without incident on June 3 after the assault victim said her ex-boyfriend came into her apartment while she slept, […]

Thursday 5/31 7:47 a.m. A Columbia Falls resident reported that their neighbor complains about their dog. 8:20 a.m. A man on Dorothy Street in Columbia Falls complained that his neighbor was standing outside “videotaping” him as he loaded his vehicle earlier that morning. This abnormal behavior is an ongoing issue. 10:20 a.m. The principal of […]

CALGARY, Alberta – A man who was convicted along with Ronald Smith in the murder of two Montana men 30 years ago says his former partner-in-crime saved his life and deserves to live. Rodney Munro, in an interview with The Canadian Press, has ended decades of silence and is speaking out in defense of Smith, […]

In many areas around the Flathead Valley, the buzzing nuisance of attacking mosquitoes is common. Parks and neighborhoods near standing water become home to springtime’s unwelcome visitors, at least until Flathead County Mosquito Control finds out. “We like to have people complain. We want the complaints. That’s the only way we are going to find […]

Since first discovered in Swan Lake in 1998, non-native lake trout have been a constant source of controversy and debate. Following the proliferation of lake trout in Flathead Lake and its surrounding tributaries, including the Swan, native bull trout populations have plunged in Northwest Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking a five-year extension […]