Sunday 10/23 6:19 a.m. A man on Van Sant Road was hit in the groin and the face by a man he didn’t recognize. 8:39 a.m. A Columbia Falls woman wanted assistance removing a drunken woman from her home. 11:08 a.m. A woman called in to say that when she left a Bigfork bar at […]

The final race of the high school cross country season produced two local state champions. Bigfork freshman Makena Morley capped her first prep season in dominating fashion, breaking the state record in Class B in Missoula at last weekend’s state cross country meet. Makena won the girls race in 17:45, a slow time by her […]

MARION – Tutoring rooms are stuffed into basement closets, the laminating machine is stashed in a boys’ bathroom and Principal Justin Barnes’ office has a sink, because at one time it was a janitor’s closet. “We’re busting at the seams,” Barnes said. Strewn across three buildings, one of which is more than a century old […]

NEW YORK – Software company Oracle says it is buying RightNow Technologies Inc. for about $1.5 billion so it can offer a broader range of software and services that help businesses manage customer service. Oracle Corp. said Monday it offered $43 per share for the tech service company from Bozeman. That is a 19.6 percent […]

Prosecutors in Flathead County have filed misdemeanor assault charges against two Glacier High freshman football players allegedly involved in hazing teammates on a bus. The charges were filed Friday in District Court against two 15-year-old boys. The boys were among six kicked off the football team after the hazing. Two were suspended from school. One […]

LINCOLN – Nebraska’s governor said Monday that he’ll call a special legislative session for lawmakers to consider challenging the planned route of a massive transnational oil pipeline. Republican Gov. Dave Heineman’s decision means Nebraska, where the $7 billion Keystone XL Pipeline project has faced some of its greatest resistance, doesn’t want to just leave the […]

MISSOULA – The Fox television show “America’s Most Wanted” plans to feature the search for a Montana fugitive suspected of shooting at Missoula County deputies this summer in his season-opener this weekend. A production crew visited Missoula and Flathead counties last week, filming reenactment sequences and interviewing law enforcement officers who are searching for David […]

Thursday 10/20 9:28 a.m. A string of mailboxes on Foothill road have been destroyed. 11:35 a.m. A man on Highway 2 East reported that someone broke his shop window and attempted to start a fire next to the building. 11:47 a.m. A Columbia Falls man reported that a small runaway horse was at his house. […]

This week may be one of the last to take in some of the stunning fall colors in the Flathead Valley and a great spot to do that is at the Belton Bridge in West Glacier. Located at the mouth of John Stevens Canyon along the Middle Fork, the bridge was the original entrance to […]

Autumn is one of my favorite seasons for cooking. The flavors of fall harvest foods are superb, and it is a joy of mine to craft recipes that accentuate those fresh and distinct flavors and then share those recipes with you. When I think of fall, the first thing that comes to mind is sugar […]

During a recent early-morning networking event held in her classroom, Flathead High School teacher Jesse Rumsey told a group of community business leaders that the students sitting next to them were some of the school’s finest pupils. The students wore nice clothes, with many of the boys sporting button-down shirts and ties. They listened attentively. […]

Wednesday 10/19 10:47 a.m. A Hungry Horse woman missed her dentist appointment and “flipped out.” The noise she made during her meltdown concerned the neighbors. 12:21 p.m. A Kalispell woman accused her ex-boyfriend of stealing her remote car starter and money. 3:16 p.m. A white Mustang and an old Nissan with “hot rod” written on […]

A home on the south side of Kalispell exploded Saturday, collapsing the roof and blanketing neighboring homes with insulation. No one was inside the 2358 Coot Court home when it exploded at about 12:15 p.m. There were no injuries. A gun was accidentally discharged at the home earlier in the morning. Investigators believe the gunshot […]

MISSOULA – Police say officers used stun guns to subdue two University of Montana football players Sunday morning after the team returned to Missoula following a game Saturday at Northern Arizona. Sgt. Collin Rose says quarterback Gerald Kemp and cornerback Trumaine Johnson scuffled with police officers who responded to a noise complaint at about 2:40 […]

Officials say a grizzly bear with two cubs attacked and injured an elk hunter in northwestern Montana before being killed by the hunter’s partner. Bruce Auchley of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says the hunters from Kalispell were returning to get more meat from the carcass of a bull elk they killed earlier on Saturday […]