Marion News

Tuesday 12/15 10:41 a.m. A dog bit a mailman on the ankle in Somers. Fortunately, the bite barely broke the skin.

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Monday 11/23 12:09 a.m. An assault resulted in an ankle injury on Airport Road. 12:55 a.m. Someone on Shea Way reports that a truck had been parked in his driveway for 30 minutes.

Monday 11/9 3:09 a.m. Someone in Columbia Falls could hear voices outside but couldn't see anyone in the area.

KALISPELL - A 21-year-old Marion man accused of physically and sexually assaulting his girlfriend's 9-month-old son was convicted Friday on four of five felony charges.

Tuesday 10/27 8:35 a.m. Someone thought that a golden retriever was on an unusually short leash on Blacktail Road.

Monday 9/14 12:13 a.m. Two children, ages 5 and 10, were left unattended at their Marion home while their parents went out for a social engagement.

The Flathead County Commissioners approved the purchase of the Somers' garbage container site from the state, progressing plans for county waste container consolidation.

KLOPATEK - Daughter born Thursday to Christina and Steven Klopatek of Great Falls.

Wednesday 7/15 6:47 a.m. Some sort of explosive device detonated in a newspaper delivery tube on Trail Ridge Drive.

Friday 6/26 7:14 a.m. A suspicious vehicle careened recklessly about the downtown Lakeside area, damaging a guardrail alongside the road.

Monday 6/22 12:29 a.m. Loud music and loud voices were heard on Bison Drive. 12:45 a.m. A vehicle drove up and down Daley Lane, possibly spotlighting homes.

In an effort to boost Montana's sagging wood products and logging industries, a state agency announced early this month it was dedicating nearly $5 million of federal stimulus money toward forest restoration and fuels reduction work.

6:31 a.m. In Kila, a blue heeler was viciously attacked by a neighborhood pit bull.

KALISPELL - Flathead County authorities say an assault with a weapon charge, filed against a Marion man after a stand-off with law enforcement officers in January, have been dropped because his wife won't testify against him.

Flathead County authorities say charges of criminal endangerment and assault with a weapon, filed against a Marion man after a standoff with law enforcement officers in January, have been dropped because his wife won't testify against him.