Howe Ridge Fire is listed at 10,323 acres

8:57 a.m. A Columbia Falls woman found flip-flops and a hat on her property. She called 911 immediately. 9:32 a.m. A West Glacier resident was ticked off that his neighbor had rented his house for the entire summer to a very noisy family. 10:30 a.m. Someone organizing a 21-gun salute in Somers tipped off law […]

6:02 a.m. A Columbia Falls deer was hit by a car. 9 a.m. An older man was driving a motorized scooter down the highway in Whitefish. 9:20 a.m. A cooking oil spill was reported in Somers. 9:46 a.m. An illegal rope swing was found in Kalispell. 9:57 a.m. A Kalispell dog keeps jumping over fences. […]

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Trail would include skate park, green space, picnic areas and more

Winds push fire south toward Fish Creek, Apgar

Rain will do little to douse 7,835-acre fire that forced additional evacuations over the weekend

Kelly’s Camp cabins stood for a century before being burned in the Howe Ridge Fire

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday sent a lawsuit seeking federal protections for the Arctic grayling back to a lower court for further consideration

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A community meeting about the Howe Ridge Fire will be held in Columbia Falls on Saturday night

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6:13 a.m. A drunk guy was sleeping on the side of the road. 6:58 a.m. A Kalispell woman was refusing to leave her friend’s camper. 8:04 a.m. A shirtless man was walking around a field. 8:16 a.m. A man was driving around town throwing firecrackers out the window. 10:41 a.m. A phone was stolen. 10:52 […]