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One dead and another injured from Columbia Falls shooting, NTSB releases report on Sen. Tim Sheehy's emergency landing, and Missoula received a grant to help...
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One dead and another injured from Columbia Falls shooting, NTSB releases report on Sen. Tim Sheehy's emergency landing, and Missoula received a grant to help...
A Monday morning shooting near Columbia Falls left one person dead and another wounded, authorities say.
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office says one person is dead and another is injured after an exchange of gunfire on Dawn Drive in Columbia Falls.
The Grizzly Scholarship Association (GSA) Spring Tour is a community-facing event touching multiple Montana towns, beginning May 8th in Columbia Falls and wr...
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis’s Teakettle Heights project on former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. lands will now go before the Columbia Falls planning c...
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The conference room of the Flathead County Elections Department whirred with noise. Volunteers rattled off strings of numbers to the beat of keyboards tappin...
Flathead Electric Cooperative is adding a natural gas facility to its energy repertoire.
Two Democrats are vying for a chance to unseat incumbent Republican Flathead County Commissioner Brad Abel in the June 2 primary.
The project recently traveled to Kalispell, where veterans from several branches of service shared their stories.
The Family Forest Expo at Trumbull Educational Forest gave people of all ages a hands-on look at the natural resource industry.
Chef Stephen Kina is bringing his Montana-made barbecue to a national audience, competing on the new Food Network show Chopped Castaways.
MISSOULA, Mont. – A 71-year-old Texas man was sentenced to 5 years of probation and $77,500 in fines after he pleaded guilty to trafficking bald and golden...
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Kyle Austin, the winner of the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate in Montana, says he’s not a Republican in disguise, but members of the Montana Libertari...
Last week, Montana U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy joined fellow congressional Republicans in calling for scrutiny of Hamilton’s Rocky Mountain Labs.
This circa 1908 photograph included the mines of the East Steward, Nipper, Mountain View, Neversweat and Parrot.
This June 5 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Nationally, guns are the number one killer of children and teens ahead of car accidents and cancer. Tragi...
Trump made finishing the border wall a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign, and soon after he took office, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated $46.5 billio...
Montana wildlife policymakers walked back part of a controversial measure to reduce western populations of mountain lions, often blamed for low deer and elk...
The assessment, released at the end of May, showed Montana ranking fourth in the nation for the largest increase in homelessness, with an increase of 96.8% s...
Montana wildlife policymakers walked back part of a controversial measure to reduce western populations of mountain lions, often blamed for low deer and elk...
The assessment, released at the end of May, showed Montana ranking fourth in the nation for the largest increase in homelessness, with an increase of 96.8% s...
The buckle, which adorned with the American flag and bordered by golden rope, was made by Montana Silversmiths in Columbus.
The Montana-based group promoting a ballot initiative that would make campaign finance more transparent obscures its own financial backers with a murky fundr...
Tilde Bjerager competed in the 400-meter hurdles, while Sydney Brewster competed in the shot put. The 4x400-meter relay team earned Honorable Mention All-Ame...
TOP: Michael Armstrong was on the football team at Montana State for two seasons before he turned his attention to music. ABOVE: Armstrong, then a senior at...
Editor's note: This story is part of America 250, a series that examines Montana through both a historical and modern-day lens. As we celebrate America turni...
Trump made finishing the border wall a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign, and soon after he took office, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated $46.5 billio...
Montana wildlife policymakers walked back part of a controversial measure to reduce western populations of mountain lions, often blamed for low deer and elk...
The assessment, released at the end of May, showed Montana ranking fourth in the nation for the largest increase in homelessness, with an increase of 96.8% s...
Well well, look at what the two hypocrites that occupy our Montana senate seats have done now.
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Columbia Falls is in Flathead County, Montana.
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Kyle Austin, the winner of the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate in Montana, says he’s not a Republican in disguise, but members of the Montana Libertari...
Last week, Montana U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy joined fellow congressional Republicans in calling for scrutiny of Hamilton’s Rocky Mountain Labs.
This circa 1908 photograph included the mines of the East Steward, Nipper, Mountain View, Neversweat and Parrot.
This June 5 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Nationally, guns are the number one killer of children and teens ahead of car accidents and cancer. Tragi...
Trump made finishing the border wall a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign, and soon after he took office, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated $46.5 billio...
Montana wildlife policymakers walked back part of a controversial measure to reduce western populations of mountain lions, often blamed for low deer and elk...
The assessment, released at the end of May, showed Montana ranking fourth in the nation for the largest increase in homelessness, with an increase of 96.8% s...
Montana wildlife policymakers walked back part of a controversial measure to reduce western populations of mountain lions, often blamed for low deer and elk...
The assessment, released at the end of May, showed Montana ranking fourth in the nation for the largest increase in homelessness, with an increase of 96.8% s...
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