8:15 a.m. A high schooler late for school blocked a resident’s driveway, but then refused to move the car.  8:35 a.m. A woman reported she thinks she went on a date with a “terrorist” a year ago. 1:37 p.m. A man with a hurt knee sat down in a snowbank and waited for someone to […]

6:52 a.m. Someone cut down the American flag that was flying in front of the police station.  11:26 a.m. A loose dog found its way to a local elementary school during recess.  1:21 p.m. A woman was kicked out of her apartment after refusing to participate in her roommate’s “sex magic.”

Former Bigfork cross country star will represent Team USA in Australia next month

7:14 a.m. Dispatch was hung up on for the 17th time this morning.  12:07 p.m. A woman was worried that the very angry cat wandering around would attack her dogs.  2:18 p.m. A man was using a log as a pillow.  4:32 p.m. After his debit card came back as fraudulent, a man stormed out […]

9:44 a.m. Someone stole $1,920 worth of merchandise from a store.  11:19 a.m. A man crashed his bike on the sidewalk but was OK and kept riding.  4:17 p.m. Several teenagers were drinking beer, spinning brodies and lighting off fireworks.   10:51 p.m. A man watching Bad Girls Club was getting upset and kept throwing […]

New study shows how animals changed their behavior around hiking trails on the east side of Glacier National Park during and after the COVID-19 closures

Whether Valkyries or Vikings, it's high times for Bigfork

12:47 a.m. A caller wanted to report their neighbor’s house had been egged.  1:26 a.m. Someone reported that their car had been egged.  4:41 a.m. A woman kept driving her car into a bunch of vehicles in a parking lot.  5:29 a.m.  A vehicle parked in the street was blocking a resident’s driveway and preventing […]

7:15 a.m. Someone was waiting for a smoke shop to open.   8:52 a.m. A man was napping inside the dog wash.   9:22 a.m. A car rolled over “360 degrees” and landed back on its wheels, leaving the driver OK.   10 a.m. Some males were standing on a street corner yelling at passing […]

Columbia Falls City Council amended findings of fact, will hold vote next month

Weekly snow sport competitions let everyone try their hand at skating, skiing and slaloming this winter

10:50 a.m. A former law enforcement officer had questions about Kalispell’s dog ordinances, as his neighbor had two dogs that wouldn’t stop barking. He also informed officers that this neighbor had “whipped it out” in front of his wife. 12:28 p.m. A woman got a ride to a gas station so she could heat up […]

HB 91, sponsored by Courtenay Sprunger, R-Kalispell, would increase per capita funding for local libraries, though Kalispell’s ImagineIF Library will not benefit

1:31 a.m. A man was walking down a row of houses ringing their doorbells.   8:10 a.m. A silver car made a few laps around a neighborhood block before intentionally driving into a street sign, making another lap and hitting it again.  9:48 a.m. At least seven dogs were loose and chasing wildlife.  11:38 a.m. […]

Where casual enthusiasm and hyper-elite athleticism collide