City leaders requested more information from staff on 103-lot subdivision, pushed decision to Jan. 17 following opposition at meeting

10:20 a.m. The owner of a mobile coffee shop reported her ex kept threatening to burn it down.    12:30 p.m. Two teenagers crashed their car into a fence and an electric box, cutting power for the neighborhood.    1:29 p.m. Officers told a concerned caller that there were no local cat ordinances, so they […]

9:24 a.m. A man lying on the sidewalk outside a grocery store was doing just fine.  10:07 a.m. A woman wanted to know how to block the emails of an ex-friend.  11:45 a.m. A landlord suspected that the people who got out of a U-Haul truck were illegal aliens.  3:42 p.m. Three dogs were sprinting […]

8:11 a.m. Someone broke into a car and stole some Door Dash hot bags.     10:39 a.m. A cyclist kept flashing people and saying he was from the future.  11:47 a.m. A man kept screaming “namaste” at passersby.     3:32 p.m. Someone slashed an inflatable snowman with a knife.  3:39 p.m. A stalker […]

The Vikings and Valkyries dropped to Class B in 2009 due to low enrollment numbers, but starting in the fall of 2023, Bigfork will rejoin Class A for all sporting events

How grappling became one of Flathead's favorite sports

12:07 a.m. Someone reported what sounded “like a body thrown against the door.” 9:31 a.m. A child playing with his parent’s phone accidentally dialed 911.    1:16 p.m. A man flopping around on the ground was just fine.  2:12 p.m. Officers were warned that the intoxicated female they were seeking kept handcuff keys on her […]

Abell begins first stint as leader of three-person board

8:11 a.m. A woman wanted to know if she could borrow some money for a taxi. 12:46 p.m. A man reported the photo page had been stolen out of his passport. 1:59 p.m. An ex-fiancé was refusing to return a cat, then said it had run away.  2:25 p.m.  A man was dropped off at […]

The Flathead Valley is positioned for another banner year of trail construction, expanding recreation access to the front country in communities throughout the region

10:07 a.m. A man stole a lighter from a store.  10:10 a.m. A recent transplant called 911 to ask what to do about the drivers who keep flipping him off and telling him to go back to Texas.  10:26 a.m. Someone stole parts off a snowplow.  11:30 a.m. A man entered a store with a […]

Recently added to the National Historic Register, the newly restored Ford Schoolhouse along the North Fork Flathead River educated homestead children more than a century ago

From state championships to record-breaking runs, 2022 was a year to remember

A sampling of the most memorable Flathead Beacon Police Blotter entries from the past year

Former county commissioner candidate Jack Fallon accused of harboring "liberal principles," disrespecting election process