Joshua Matthew Getz, 33, made an initial appearance in Ravalli County Justice Court on Wednesday

Train was carrying coal in southeast Montana

Former governor's group has mine rights needed by Washington-based company

Mine has been closed since rockslides in 2012

Harry Barnes was elected tribal chairman Thursday

9:14 a.m. An overweight border collie was at large on KM Ranch Road. 11:41 a.m. A woman called from Columbia Falls to report that she purchased a new truck that morning and within five minutes of leaving it unattended, it had been stolen. She suspects her estranged husband followed her and took it. She was […]

William Ashley Sandel II made an initial appearance in Justice Court Thursday

Sean Francisco West handed suspended sentences for January 2013 crash on U.S. 2

Mechanical failure caused explosion and fire on June 10 that shut down plant

8:56 a.m. A white Tundra was reported stolen from an Evergreen resident. 9:35 a.m. Colorful new “tagging” was discovered on the Evergreen Junior High. 10:53 a.m. A Kalispell man claimed that someone used his stolen credit card to rent a movie from a Red Box Kiosk on Highway 2 West in Evergreen. 10:57 a.m. A […]

Historic 1925 road grader will be on display outside road department shop

Justice of the Peace office will close Dec. 31 as Lincoln County looks to cut its shrinking budget

8:42 a.m. A woman who recently called in and accused her youngest son of stealing her tablet called back to say that she found it. 9:24 a.m. A man on Smith Lake Road called in to complain about his landlord. 9:43 a.m. A man on Dolphin Drive reported that a woman trespassed onto his property and […]

8:47 a.m. A Kalispell woman accused her youngest son of stealing her tablet. 9:23 a.m. A Columbia Falls man called 911 to report that his wife saw a cross-dresser standing near her picket fence. They were advised that it is not illegal for a man to dress as a woman. 10:14 a.m. A woman on […]

Craig Barringer became school superintendent on July 1