10 a.m. A man called 911 saying he wanted to blow up someone’s house because he saw them “doing a dog.” 4:26 p.m. Some kids in a pickup were spinning brodies.  7:36 p.m. A bear was hanging out in a tree. 

The board passed along a positive recommendation to the city council for a 103-lot subdivision north of Columbia Falls

8:18 a.m. A woman was walking around with a peanut.  4:57 p.m. A U-Haul truck showed up at a house in the middle of the night and unloaded some people.  5:59 p.m. Someone stole a dog from a passerby.    6:32 p.m. Some kids were driving recklessly around the Chamber of Commerce.  9:36 p.m. An […]

LOGE Camps, a Washington-based hospitality company, purchased the 83-year-old lodge near Essex earlier this week

As the weather turns cold, prep athletes head inside to gyms and pools as local teams look to gain statewide notoriety

1:17 a.m. Following up on a tip, an officer asked a man what he was doing parked in a lot at this time of night. The man answered all the questions until the officer asked if there was someone else naked in the car, and the man swore and drove off.   9:30 a.m. A […]

The project will construct a mile of shared-use path along Railroad Street

Patrick Rorhbach, a Montana freshman, earned the Football Championship Subdivision's highest special teams honor

6:49 a.m. A bear was hanging out in a tree.   8:15 a.m. A very apologetic parent said their 1-year-old got ahold of their Apple Watch and called 911.  12:12 p.m. A crowd had gathered behind Baskin Robbins because a bear was sitting in a tree.   1:57 p.m. A man who wanted a ride […]

First group conference was mostly procedural

Following lengthy court process, Judge Amy Eddy ruled against reviewing road abandonment, subdivision access to former Baker 80 property

10:25 a.m. Someone broke into a car and stole part of the steering column.  10:49 a.m. A man was following employees around a store but was not committing any kind of crime and left when he realized the employees were weirded out.   11:05 a.m. A cyclist was told not to ride in the middle […]

12:17 a.m. Someone reported that a woman was playing basketball, which at this time of night must be a gang-related activity.   3:50 a.m. A bear was hanging out on a porch.   4:58 a.m. A woman suspected that dispatch had given Hollywood her information and was being harassed by celebrities.   6:07 a.m. An […]

2:27 a.m. A bear took a dumpster.  9:38 a.m. Someone was concerned that the car they sold years ago was still racking up parking tickets. 10:10 a.m. A cat was just chilling on the side of the road. 1:34 p.m. Motel staff were rude to a guest.   5:24 p.m.  Two teenage girls kept approaching […]

As snow piles up around northwest Montana, Nordic groomers are hard at work creating a winter wonderland for skiers of all stripes