The Flathead County District Court judge is running to replace Justice Beth Baker, who is vacating her seat

Sunday, March 30 11:47 a.m. A man was disappointed in himself for accidently cooking rotten eggs for Sunday brunch. 11:38 p.m. Someone confiscated their drinking companion’s belongings and kicked them out of the vehicle for “being nasty.” 6:14 p.m. Dispatch was informed they have a “cute voice.” Monday, March 31 12:07 p.m. A guy with […]

Snow water equivalent levels in the Flathead River basin are near normal at 99% while water supply on the Rocky Mountain Front is well below normal at 76%

Derrick James Jackson, 39, was found guilty of one count of deliberate homicide and evidence tampering while he was found not guilty in the second count of deliberate homicide; the Flathead County jury delivered the verdicts on Monday afternoon

As extreme temperature swings increase in frequency, meteorologists and hydrologists reflect on the Flathead Valley’s driest, deepest and most destructive seasonal snowpacks on record and what that means for the region’s waterways

Derrick James Jackson on Friday told jurors in his deliberate homicide trial that he feared for his life when he shot 65-year-old Stanley Grotberg in the face, but denies shooting his 62-year-old mother

Prosecutors say evidence has linked Derrick James Jackson to the crimes, but defense said not enough testing was conducted in the investigation to rule out other suspects

The Flathead County Board of Adjustment and the Montana Department of Corrections on April 1 reached an agreement that will pave the way for a prerelease center to replace the Greenwood Inn and Suites following a lawsuit

Prosecutors showed jurors a jail video on the second day of trial that depicted Derrick James Jackson telling his father he was “defending himself.” He did not elaborate further on the deaths of his 62-year-old mother and her partner at their home.

Sunday, March 23 12:23 p.m. A black Lab and a heeler went on an adventure. 7:09 p.m. A non-law-abiding citizen proposed that the entire Kalispell Police Department surround him at Depot Park so he could challenge the ticket he was given earlier. 11:40 p.m. Some kids – including one in a black hoodie – were […]

Kaleb Elijah Fleck in February pleaded guilty to a felony count of deliberate homicide in the 2023 death of a homeless man at a Kalispell gas station

Prosecutors say Derrick James Jackson murdered his mother and her partner at their home in Bigfork in October 2022; defense calls the investigation “deeply, deeply flawed”

Sunday, March 16 1:35 a.m. Someone was celebrating the weekend by throwing fireworks out of their truck. 12:47 p.m. A pair of teens who were looking to get twisted stole two 24-racks of Twisted Tea. 11:45 a.m. A flock of unafraid geese were in the road. Monday, March 17 12:54 a.m. A man was walking […]

An initial investigation indicated that 74-year-old Timothy Wall possibly died of hypothermia after becoming stuck in the snow near the Idaho-Montana border outside of Troy

Builders in northwest Montana are preparing for rising material costs and sourcing adjustments as the rollout of tariffs continues an on-again, off-again path