2 a.m. A black bear was treed in a backyard and the homeowner was concerned about her friend who was sleeping in a hammock beneath the tree. Law enforcement advised her to wake her friend and let her sleep inside.  

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks have euthanized seven food conditioned bears in northwest Montana this summer

Range Riders move to 4-7 against Missoula this season

1:59 a.m. Someone kept reporting hearing four gunshots, not fireworks, every 10 minutes throughout the night.  8:34 a.m. A dog locked in a trailer had been barking for days and the caller was concerned the pet owner was in jail.  11:14 a.m. Someone was concerned that a burned out camper trailer would be an “attractive […]

Current and former staff members will be recognized by the Montana Library Association for resisting book challenges

The valley’s ball teams boast solid summer seasons across all levels of competition

Local pro trail runner suffered her first loss in a trail race — but ran four miles further than her competitors

Community members gathered to celebrate the official opening of Kalispell’s Parkline Trail, realizing a decades-long dream

The Twins returned from a 4-1 deficit to put away the Laurel Dodgers in the American Legion Class A state tournament

Glacier (18-35 overall, 2-5 second half) beat its Missoula-based rival 9-2 at home

Brian Kennedy and Jack Beard, both 67, died while climbing Dusty Star Mountain in Glacier National park

2:30 a.m. Some teens jumped a fence to use a hot tub.  9:43 a.m. A man was running around erratically as if he was being chased, but no one else was around. He told passersby that he was having a good time.     2:34 p.m. A man running through Lakeside seemed pretty weird.   […]

Two local men set off to climb Dusty Star Mountain on July 21 and were reported missing after three days

5:32 p.m. A canyon resident woke up to find two horses grazing in their backyard.  10:35 a.m. A man who stopped traffic in order to help move a turtle out of the roadway was told not to do that again.  11:24 a.m. Dogs with a history of killing pet rabbits were found sniffing around a […]

At the first ImagineIF trustee meeting following a controversial board appointment — pushing another trustee to resign in protest — public comment took a parental rights and anti-LGBTQ turn