Flathead Beacon Managing Editor Tristan Scott joins host Micah Drew to break down some of the races on the ballot and offer his insight into this year's midterm elections

3:55 a.m. A woman captured a loose horse and put it in her pasture for safe keeping.  9:42 a.m. A person woke up to find a stranger camping out on their porch.  9:03 a.m. A car was parked facing the wrong way on a street.  10:24 a.m. A man kept rambling on about God, Lady […]

10:05 a.m. A dog ate all of the neighbor’s chickens.   7:10 p.m. A cow was lying on its side next to the highway.  9:11 p.m. There was a cow in the road.  10:16 p.m. A fox trying to dart across the highway was forcing cars to swerve dangerously around it.  11:55 p.m. Some dogs […]

The Columbia Falls Wildcats came out on top during their third straight appearance in the Class A soccer championships

6:11 a.m. A man thought it was unusual that someone was visiting his neighbor at this time on a Sunday morning.  10:40 a.m. Someone was shooting fireworks over his neighbor’s house.  10:46 a.m. Someone smashed the blinker light of a car while the owner was at a birthday party.    11:13 a.m. Following a report […]

Whitefish unable to capitalize on home field advantage, finishes runner up for second time in three years

Regional treatment and biosolids plant could process around 5 million gallons of waste annually

2:39 a.m. Several gunshots woke a Whitefish resident.  8:13 a.m. A truck got stuck in the sandbar along the river.  10:50 a.m. An elderly man was sitting on a bench in front of a store.  11:24 a.m. A mini horse was loose on a trail.  12:30 p.m. A soccer parent accidentally dialed 911 while cheering […]

12:38 a.m. A man whose late-night wanderings seemed suspicious was just playing some “good ‘ol Pokémon Go.” 7:38 p.m. Several cows were causing a traffic hazard. 

2:57 a.m. While adjusting the curtains on his front door, a man saw a vehicle drive by and thought law enforcement should know.  1:39 p.m. A driver dispatched a deer after hitting it with his truck.  2:58 p.m. Someone reported illegal activities but couldn’t say what kind of activities or where they were occurring.  4:47 […]

Public comment was mostly directed toward a previous book challenge, which prompted the creation of a special “parent resource” collection

8:24 a.m. A bear ravaged a chicken coop.   4:36 p.m. Some people were driving over curbs in a parking lot trying to lasso deer.  

3:41 a.m. A golf ball shattered a window.  7:59 a.m. A man was utilizing a park pond as a toilet.  12:18 p.m. While dealing with another theft, law enforcement caught two teenagers stealing hot wheels and Lego sets.  2:14 p.m. A car with a “trust in God” bumper sticker kept running red lights and stop […]

The utility is asking the Public Service Commission for a “new regulatory mechanism” to recover gas plant construction costs.

Northwest Montana is home to many old homesteads and heritage apple orchards, and some dedicated enthusiasts spend their days tracking down and cultivating the best of the crop