Joston Cripe's 27 points helps Braves notch first season win

At its annual meeting MHSA members overwhelmingly vote to sanction baseball as a high school sport and add a shot clock to basketball

Former Flathead High School and University of Montana athlete Tess Brennemen will be inducted during crosstown basketball game

A new guest ranch, Clydesdale Outpost, will feature 24 guest cabins, an events center, and a growing herd of award-winning horses

Treacherous driving conditions led to crashes, canceled classes

5:24 a.m. A truck accidentally drove into a pond at the park. 10:18 a.m. A man reported being intentionally hit by his neighbor’s snowblower debris. 11:51 a.m. A man at a sporting goods store put several boxes of ammo into his pockets, handed one to a cashier and then left without paying. 1:13 p.m. A […]

Agency approves plans to expand archery ranges at Lone Pine, Big Arm; develop amenities at new Somers Beach park

1:08 a.m. Some patrons of a bar were fighting. 10:02 a.m. Someone took a stray dog to the animal shelter and was promptly accused of kidnapping the dog by its owner, who also threatened to retaliate by stealing dogs. 10:12 a.m. A non-handicapped vehicle was parked in a handicap spot. 10:42 a.m. A man was […]

Whitefish's Maggie Voisin will represent the United States after placing third in women's slopestyle at the U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain

4:17 p.m. Some consensual but loud activity woke up a person’s cat. The owner asked officers to advise the noisy neighbors that “7 a.m. is noise-making time.” 5:16 a.m. Two people living together in a van got into an argument.  10:12 a.m. Several kids were spinning donuts in the high school parking lot.  10:49 a.m. […]

12:01 a.m. Fireworks scared a dog. 12:16 a.m.  A caller reported that her kids accidentally set a tree on fire while shooting off fireworks.  2:14 a.m. An intoxicated man was crawling along the sidewalk through snow.  11:18 p.m. A license plate was stolen off a truck.  6:30 p.m. A man at a drive-thru was cruising […]

12:01 a.m. A medium-sized dog took off and didn’t come back.  1:47 a.m. A Columbia Falls dog was stolen.  8:48 a.m. A mail carrier who witnessed a dog die in a backyard was unable to get someone to answer the door.  12:00 p.m. A person leaned over a sleeping dog and was bit.  12:12 p.m. […]

ImagineIF board of trustees voted 3-2 to move forward with a candidate who does not meet public library standards, a decision that will cost Flathead County more than $35,000 in state aid

Montana high schools will vote on whether to offer baseball, which could encroach on a robust Legion ball presence

Some of the valley’s biggest proposed developments will begin to take shape this year