MHSA approved esports as an “emerging activity” beginning next school year; girls flag football continues expanding

7:52 a.m. A safe with the door ripped off was left on the side of an intersection in Columbia Falls. 9:05 a.m. A concerned citizen called 911 when she watched a horse try, and fail, to stand up. She asked if she could break down the gate to help it but was advised to let animal control […]

Report shows nonresident spending had a higher direct impact to the local economy than in previous years despite dip in dollars

10:34 a.m. A woman was upset that her neighbor kept landing drones on her roof. 11:40 a.m. A regular complainant to 911 was told that noise complaints are not the appropriate use of 911. 1:58 p.m. Someone called 911 to report that his girlfriend had slashed his tires and he had no easy way to leave her house. […]

8:42 a.m. A woman was wandering around a store feeding her fake baby. 11:08 a.m. A reckless driver in Columbia Falls jumped the curb and almost drove into a coffee shop. 12:56 a.m. A Lakeside resident pepper sprayed a loose dog that chased after her. 2:24 a.m. Two toddlers playing with a phone accidentally dialed 911. 2:33 p.m. A Kalispell […]

8:10 a.m. Several kayaks were stolen from a storage unit. 8:55 p.m. Someone stole a laptop and a backpack full of stuffed animals from an unlocked car. 9:04 p.m. A homeowner was sick of getting ding dong ditched. 11:05 a.m. A “deranged dog” kept barking at the mailman. 4:00 p.m. A woman, who said she worked for the FBI, thought […]

Public lands poll shows high support for conservation issues even as residents aired grievances over the state's changing character

The 2019 Glacier High School graduate threw 234 feet, 4 inches to set the UM school record as he prepares to defend his Big Sky Conference title

As one of Montana’s oldest breweries passes the two-decade mark, its owners rewind through the years that forged them into a lakefront staple

Federal attorneys allege the baseball team’s arrowhead logo closely resembles that of the National Park Service

4:47 a.m. A man called 911 to complain about his noisy neighbor and, when informed that there was no noise ordinance that could be enforced, got upset and began screaming at the officers. 5:12 a.m. A man who had his TV on loud enough for his neighbor to hear was mostly deaf, and it was the only […]

12:13 a.m. A driver took out a neighbor’s white picket fence. 3:11 a.m. Two boys were throwing rocks at a parked car. 11:52 a.m. Two drivers got in a fistfight after crashing into each other. 1:42 p.m. Someone reported seeing bloody handprints on the window of a house. An officer responded to the scene and learned they were just […]

12:22 a.m. Some Kalispell residents were disturbing their neighbors with loud music. 4:10 a.m. Two cars were drag racing through a neighborhood. 11:46 a.m. A man and his 10 hounds were blocking a road, trying to stop speeders. 12:45 p.m. Someone found an injured eagle lying in a ditch near Whitefish. 2:42 p.m. The only […]

11:26 a.m. A man woke up to find a sex toy in his front yard, which his wife threw away. 1:08 p.m. A young boy was walking around a parking lot hitting cars with a branch. 2:04 p.m. An erratic driver drove over several lawns. 3:34 p.m. A man lying on the sidewalk was doing just fine. 4:08 p.m. Four […]

Lawmakers have one week to decide whether to overturn the governor's veto of SB 442, which would allocate millions of dollars to county road projects, including nearly $500,000 to Flathead