Breaking News
For the latest breaking news, see below. We'll share breaking news stories as we have them so you're kept up to date at all times.
Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek Saturday
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek to motor vehicles thi…
Voters OK high school and school roof levies, but vote down elementary request
Columbia Falls School District 6 voters approved a high school building reserve levy 2,031-1,576 to fund a new roof on the classroom wing of the high school. T…
Police nab Club vandals
The Columbia Falls Police Department arrested and charged four juveniles with a rash of vandalism in Columbia Falls, including damaging and destroying property…
Weather stymies Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road plowing efforts
Bad weather stymied Glacier National Park plowing efforts over the past week. Crews made it to the first pullout at Rim Rocks, but blowing and drifting snow st…
Glacier National Park plows less than a mile from Logan Pass
Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun Road snowplow crews are knocking on the door of Logan Pass. This week they reached the point just below Rim Rocks on the…
Glacier could see a foot or more of snow next week; but pleasant weather this weekend, as Sun Road will be open to hikers and bikers beyond the Loop
Glacier National Park could see a pretty good spring snowstorm next Tuesday into Wednesday, the National Weather Service is warning, and the higher elevations …
CFAC, Ruis announce sale agreement for 2,400 acres of land
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. has announced a sale agreement of 2,400 acres of land it owns to Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis.
Park plows beyond Avalanche
Glacier National Park plow crews made good progress Monday. On the west side they made the initial clearing of the Camas Road and cleared around Fish Creek cam…
Temporary closures on some city streets
Knife River will be constructing new sidewalks, curb, landscaping, and drainage improvements in the city of Columbia Falls.
Glacier National Park crews plowing Two Medicine Road; will start on Camas Road next week
It’s that time of year again — Glacier National Park has started plowing the Two Medicine Road and will begin plowing the Camas Road Monday, April 1.
Cost to remove CFAC waste could be more than $1 billion, EPA estimates
Responding to calls to remove toxic waste from the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant, the Environmental Protection Agency said it estimates it would cos…
School district will float operational levies, too
Looking down the barrel of some significant operating deficits in both the elementary and high school budgets, the School District 6 Board unanimously approved…
Montana rancher was trafficking, cross-breeding wild bighorn sheep, Justice Department says
A Montana man pleaded guilty March 12 to two felony wildlife crimes – a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act – as part…
Wildcats drop Butte Central to take third at state A basketball tourney
The Columbia Falls boys battled back through the consolation bracket to take third at the state A basketball tournament in Butte Saturday afternoon, beating Bu…
Sun Road, North Fork reservations selling out in a couple of minutes; Many Glacier reservations available now
Glacier National Park’s advanced reservations for the Going-to-the-Sun Road from the west side as well as the North Fork sold out in about two minutes, the Hun…