Take a summer road trip to visit these regional recreation gems

7:51 a.m. Someone called 911 to complain about the traffic they were stuck in. 8:38 a.m. A man who was “just having a bad day” was throwing rocks at passing cars. 9:45 a.m. Shoppers at a neighborhood yard sale were parking on both sides of the street, infuriating the neighbors. 10:45 a.m. A woman was dancing around Kalispell with […]

8:40 a.m. Two girls waiting for school to start were being obnoxiously loud, according to nearby homeowners. 12:15 p.m. A freshly shaved husky was running around Kalispell. 12:23 p.m. A woman wanted law enforcement to speak with her daughter about the problems with shoplifting after the girl tried to steal something from a store. 2:00 p.m. Someone found three […]

Students at Glacier High School and Columbia Falls Middle School were finalists for the RISE Challenge, which recognized their efforts to make the Flathead Valley more resilient to extreme weather events

Flathead National Forest officials ordered the public access closure until June 24

8:52 a.m. A caller told law enforcement they suspected a neighbor had cut off their power but was informed there was actually just a power outage in the area. 8:56 a.m. Two large dogs chased a runner through Kalispell. 12:52 p.m. A loose dog was nipping at trail users in Whitefish. 2:53 p.m. A car registered to a Flathead […]

The Whitefish graduate finished 7th at the NCAA Division 1 Track and Field Championships decathlon

Washington State University senior Lee Walburn finished the first day of the decathlon in 11th place

2:01 a.m. A man suspected of casing neighborhood homes was just the newspaper delivery guy making his rounds. 2:59 a.m. A bear was sleeping on the deck of a house in Columbia Falls. 9:33 a.m. Another local resident was concerned that the newspaper delivery person always walked up the driveway to deliver the paper. 1:23 p.m. Someone pranked a […]

12:03 a.m. A man pistol whipped another man after disagreeing about an ongoing art project. 7:41 a.m. A bear was lying down in a field across the street from a school, watching children as they got dropped off. 8:34 a.m. A Kalispell resident wanted their neighbor’s vehicle towed despite being legally parked as it was against the spirit […]

Columbia Falls coach honored as top Class A softball coach

Over the last several years the library board has almost entirely turned over and the library has gone through four different directors

10:05 a.m. An estranged wife threw rocks at her husband’s shop window. 11:55 a.m. A dog was unsuccessful in catching passing cars. 12:04 p.m. Someone stole a “pavement ends” sign. 12:43 p.m. A man was spending an inordinate amount of time gazing at a church. 1:39 p.m. A man slumped over the steering wheel of his parked truck was just […]

Glacier grad and Montana school record holder Evan Todd will cap his college career throwing the men's javelin the highest level of NCAA competition

Full-time researchers and volunteer citizen scientists are key to understanding the natural workings around Glacier