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Pre-evacuation warning for homes near Stryker, Olney
Residences near the East Fork Fire south of Stryker were placed…
Fire crews jump on Libby area wild fires
Forest officials said all fires remained under one-half of an acre with the majority now contained and crews continuing with line construction and mopping up.
Fisher River Valley wildfire threatens residences
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office had given pre-evacuation notices to people who live in the area.
Two men dead after shooting at Rexford Bench
Authorities said a verbal dispute between two men turned deadly when a Kalispell man shot another man from Oregon.
Libby man dies in crash near Happy's Inn
The man was not wearing a seat belt and speed was a suspected factor in the crash.
Michigan murder suspect captured in Plains
According to the Sanders County Sheriff's Office, Chadwick Shane Mobley was arrested Monday evening after citizens saw him and called authorities. He was fou...
Michigan murder suspect arrested near Libby
The sighting followed a Sheriff's Office Facebook post that was published about four hours prior to the arrest.
Libby standoff ends with man in custody
When deputies arrived, they learned that several individuals had been threatened by a man, identified as 36-year-old Chase Butala, with a weapon and a female had been assaulted.
Libby woman dies in traffic crash on Bull Lake Road
The driver and the passenger, the 32-year-old woman, were ejected from the Wrangler. She was taken by air transport to Logan Health in Kalispell where she died of her injuries.
Woman's body found in Flower Creek
Circumstances of the death are not being released currently pending further investigation.
MHP trooper struck by vehicle during police chase
The trooper is reported to be in stable condition at a Kalispell hospital after being run over by the suspect vehicle during a police chase Thursday afternoon.
Libby Public Schools receive threatening phone calls
Libby Superintendent of Schools Ron Goodman echoed Police Chief Scott Kessel’s comments that the threats were not credible.
Libby VFD extinguishes structure fire
The lone resident of the home - a wheelchair-bound man - was not home at the time, but firefighters didn’t know that until they searched the burning and smok...
Kootenai National Forest announces Bull Gin Complex closures
While many fires were contained and controlled, Kootenai National Forest officials decided on the evening of Friday, Sept. 2 to combine the Isabella Lake, Go...
Eureka man accused of killing father in custody in California
According to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, it was notified that Joshua Joseph Sauls, 23, the son of the victim John Sauls, was arr...