8:22 a.m. A man was refusing to leave a porta potty at a construction site.   11:11 a.m. A trailer parked in someone’s driveway was blocking the sidewalk and forcing the neighborhood kids to ride their bikes in the streets to avoid it. 11:32 a.m. A man took his gun out of its holster when […]

Local marathon enters 15th year with new partnerships, a big field and bigger goals

With no Democrats in the race, the winner of the GOP primary will join the Montana Legislature in 2023

New Braves coach is third coaching change in the Kalispell soccer scene over the last year.

6:23 p.m. Two men were talking about moving rocks.

10,000-meter win and 5,000-meter runner-up performances help lift Bobcats to second place team

4:40 a.m. A woman was looking for a tent that was dropped in a dumpster.  8:24 a.m. Someone reported an old man driving a Jeep with a toddler sitting on his lap.   9:21 a.m. A woman called 911 and yelled at dispatch to “Get to the bottom of it!” 1:30 p.m. Several ducklings had […]

Late-season cold spells during the first quarter of 2022 cited as contributing to 13.5% decrease in Northwest Montana

8:05 a.m. A couple got into a heated argument because the boyfriend wanted to steal an abandoned vehicle parked on the side of the highway.  9:14 a.m. Someone reported hearing a dog bark, then gunshots, and then no more barking.  9:38 a.m. A woman threw a firecracker in her backyard to scare a neighbor’s dog […]

Host Micah Drew and Flathead Beacon editor in chief Kellyn Brown discuss the four-way primary race for the county commission

3:55 a.m. A man walking around in a Montana Griz sweatshirt kept stating he was seeing dead people.  5:53 a.m. Someone thought there was something suspicious going on at the yellow house across the street.  6:57 a.m. Two wild looking horses were running down the street toward Whalebone. 11:14 a.m. Two trucks were parked blocking […]

Flathead High School’s track and field coach marks his 50th season with the program

With no general election challenger, four Republican candidates square off in a primary for a seat as the highest elected official in Flathead County

11:44 a.m. A neighbor’s cat kept showing up to be fed.  2:31 p.m. A woman claimed her neighbor was disturbing the peace by playing drums in the garage for hours at a time.  8:51 p.m. A truck drove through someone’s yard and into a tree.  9:04 p.m. A “ton” of kids appeared to be gathering […]

1:08 a.m. Someone’s garage door opened and closed of its own volition.  11:43 a.m. A woman was distressed because she ran out of gas not near a gas station.  2:36 p.m. Roughly a quarter-acre of a field behind a local church burned for an hour before it was contained.  2:50 p.m. Someone concerned about a […]