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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.

Updated 13 hours, 3 minutes ago

Couple accusing of abusing family member

A Ronan couple is accused of abusing a family member. Eddie Robert Cowen, 41, and Donna Rochelle Vincent Cowen, 65…

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Teen charged with homicide in Christmas murder

A 17-year-old teen is charged with murder in the Christmas morning shooting death of Sheldon Fisher.

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Storms improve snowpack across region

Water year 2025 got off to a dry start, but storms in late December and early January helped bring snowpack closer to normal.

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Winter Fest celebrates sled dogs and snow machines

Snow sifted down gently Saturday, and the temperature hovered around 33 degrees – perfect for the Miracle of America Museum’s annual Winter Fest.

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ronan council considers PAL Memory Care, gravel pit subdivision

Keith Deaville, who owns PAL Memory Care in Ronan, Polson and St. Ignatius, approached the Ronan City Council at last Wednesday’s meeting to make them aware of…

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Lawmakers hear proposal urging feds to fully fund law enforcement in Indian County

Tribal leaders and lawmakers are supporting legislation that would urge the federal government to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country in Montana, wher…

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ronan Hall of Fame: Distinguished Athlete Terry Camel Brown

Profiles of new inductees into the Ronan Hall of Fame concludes with Terry Camel Brown – another member of a long list of Camel family athletes who excelled in…

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Missing Middle: County looks for solutions to housing shortage

The “missing middle” is how housing advocates sometimes describe the lack of affordable housing for middle income residents of Lake County, or almost anywhere …

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Man accused of attempting to pass contraband to jail inmate

A former Great Falls man now living in Lake County is accused of attempting to get illegal contraband into the Lake County Jail.

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Deputy jailed on assault, domestic abuse charges

A deputy with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is facing felony charges stemming from a domestic disturbance on Dec. 15. Todd Russell Adams, 37, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court at Polson Jan. 2 to fe…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Polson man accused of assaulting officer

A Polson man is accused of punching a Ronan Police officer who responded to a report of a drunk and disorderly person at the local hospital. Gavin Dean Knutson…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Two die in wreck on Evaro Hill

The victims in a four-car crash on Evaro Hill last Friday have been identified by Missoula County Sheriff Jeremiah Petersen as 19-year-old Alihn T. Anderson, of Columbia Falls and 17-year-old Brynn A. Courville of …

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Irvine Flats ranchers win state stewardship award

Irvine Flats west of Polson is cow country, with lots of grass, hills and swales. Ranch families are the main residents in the sparsely populated area, and one…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Polson biochemist earns Green Chemistry Award

Polson biochemist Ed Gannon nudges a nondescript gray chunk of rock, and then shakes a pile of round pellets into his hand. Both contain phosphate – a nutrient…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Man sentenced to 10 years for exposing child to fentanyl

A Ronan man was sentenced in District Court in Polson Jan. 3 to the Montana State Prison for 10 years for exposing his 13-month-old child to fentanyl causing t…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Polson man in custody after New Year's Eve pursuit

A Polson man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a pursuit on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve.