8:01 a.m. A caller wanted to report an old dilapidated camper that was a traffic hazard and looked like a meth lab. 8:07 a.m. A woman called law enforcement to rant about how they took her as a joke because she called in so many times.  9:52 a.m. A dog wandered into a house and […]

Four artists are spending October at the Flathead Lake Biological Station drawing inspiration from the land and work done by researchers

5:45 p.m. A small bear was out near the highway.  10:56 p.m. A caller was ill-equipped to move the seven cows they found in the middle of the road. 

Baker 80 development has been an ongoing source of contention centered around public access interpretations

3:45 p.m. Eight kids, all friends in their early teens, were voluntarily fighting each other.  4:59 p.m. A small trampoline was left in the road.  5:58 p.m. Someone was doing burnouts in a parking lot.  7:47 p.m. A backyard cookout was generating a lot of smoke. 

7:59 a.m. A woman called 911 to tell the dispatcher she didn’t like their personality and they should consider getting a new job.   10:25 a.m. A thoughtful artist wanted to let police know he was going to be adding graffiti to the rock.  2:02 p.m. A deer struck a motorcyclist.  7:07 p.m. A man […]

County election department is now located north of U.S. Highway 2

7:36 a.m. A new homeowner came home for the second day in a row to find his hose on.   8:00 a.m. A suspected transient man used a house’s spigot to bathe and then left the faucet on.  2:57 p.m. A thief managed to steal some sunglasses and an air rifle.  3:31 p.m. Someone kept […]

The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries; bear euthanized by state officials

The change in color scheme, which commissioners likened to that of a Pride flag, is now based on the Montana state flag

12:38 a.m. After leaving a bar, two coworkers got in a fight.  7:06 a.m. Someone called to complain about the “expensive” hunting dog that appeared in her yard.  11:43 a.m. A bottle of whiskey was left in the driveway.  12:44 p.m. A strange-acting man told a concerned passerby that he had “been tripping for 20 […]

Republican Rep. Matt Regier, who has won each of his elections by more than 75% of the vote, faces a relatively unknown Democratic opponent in a conservative district

Drew Coco won his third straight title at the historic 50-mile race in Polebridge; event a success under new ownership

7:39 a.m. School officials informed Bigfork-area parents that a bear had been spotted nearby.   8:39 a.m. Two dogs tore up a swimming pool.   10:14 a.m. A man was not doing anything specific, just kicking some rocks and staring into the woods. 10:55 a.m. Someone left her aggressive dog and guinea pig behind.  11:00 […]

Department of Interior announced 1,900 counties were awarded $549.4 million from the PILT Program, while Montana will receive roughly $38 million this year