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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.

Updated 3 days, 19 hours 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 1 week, 3 days ago
Firefighters respond to house fire and bale blaze

Polson Rural Fire District responded to two fires last week. The first, on June 19, was near Buffalo Bridge where firefighters found 110 round bales fully engu…

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
Michael Munson takes helm at Salish Kootenai College

Dr. Michael M. Munson returned to Salish Kootenai College this month to serve as the institution’s next president, following an extensive national search and a…

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Ronan grad joins next generation of elite Navy rescue swimmers

Airman Adriana Tatukivei, a native of Ronan, is serving in the U.S. Navy assigned to Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS) where the next generation of Aviatio…

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Polson and Ronan have competitive mayoral races

A few races have materialized for municipal elections since last Wednesday’s filing deadline.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Ailport sentenced to 110 years for driving truck into house

A Polson man, convicted at trial of attempted deliberate homicide, arson and criminal mischief, was sentenced in District Court in Polson June 12 to a total of…

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
More than 300 attend Polson's No Kings protest

A colorful crew if protesters lined the intersection of Highways 93 and 35 in Polson Saturday, waving signs and banners opposed to what participants describe a…

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Competing dispensaries vie for licenses

Appeals from competing marijuana dispensaries lit up the Ronan City Council meeting on June 11.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Agreement boosts lake level through July

Energy Keepers Inc., which operates SKQ Dam, has announced a partial remedy for this summer’s predicted low lake levels.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Tribes lift ban on open debris burning

Fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire announced they will lift the ban on debris/outdoor burning within the Flathead Reservation boundary as of Friday, June 20.

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Polson Commission hears from four judicial candidates

The Polson City Commission interviewed four candidates for city judge Monday night and plan to consummate the selection process at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25.

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Energy Keepers predicts lake won't reach full pool

At Seli'š Ksanka Qlispe' Dam, the Flathead River seeps beneath floodgates, and slides quietly down the concrete face to the riverbed below – an entirely differ…

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Rocky Point residents worry about traffic impacts of new casino

The intersection of Rocky Point Road with Highway 93 north of Polson is always busy, especially during the summer months as lakeshore residents struggle to get on and off the highway. It’s likely to get worse with …

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Hotter-than-normal May spurs rapid snowmelt

Springtime conditions across Montana felt almost summerlike with warmer than normal May temperatures spurring rapid snowmelt.

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
PROTECT Act would expand tribal jurisdiction in drug cases

U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan Zinke have joined other legislators in introducing the bipartisan “Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act” to…

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Geotechnical work begins near Ninepipe

Geotechnical investigation work began this week along Highway 93 in the Ninepipe and Eagle Pass Trail area and is slated to continue through the end of June. The schedule may fluctuate depending on weather and unfo…