Lake County News

The Lake County Youth Home Festival of Trees will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 5 at the KwaTaqNuk Best Western Resort in Polson.

Western Montana voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in municipal races, varying from city council to mayor to school levies.

Lake County voters had a variety races and issues before them. The results for Polson Mayor show that Pat Devries bet incumbent Mayor Lou Marchello, 812-312. Meanwhile, the Polson Resort Tax has failed with 84% of Polson voters saying no to the 3% tax that would have been charged to specified goods and services for the purpose of reducing property ...

The Lake County Attorney says that a 17-year old Polson girl will face charges for a crash that killed a well-known Polson man back in June.

Enforcement of Montana's Clean Air Act appears to be a little hazy on Indian reservations.

A man has been arrested after a German Shepherd was found beat to death in Ronan on October 4th.

A 33-year old St. Ignatius woman is in custody as detectives investigate the stabbing of a local man.

Lake County officials have arrested a 33-year-old St. Ignatius woman on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed several times.

Lake County officials say human remains were found in Big Arm last week and have been taken to the state crime lab in Missoula for identification and to determine the cause of death.

HELENA - The attorneys for Sebastian Olivares-Coster, a Helena teen accused of fatally shooting one teen and seriously injuring two others, have canceled his trial and set a change of plea hearing for Nov.

State Sen. Greg Barkus pleaded not guilty to three felony charges resulting from an August boat crash on Flathead Lake that injured five people, including Congressman Denny Rehberg.

The arraignment of state Sen. Greg Barkus is expected to be held as scheduled Monday, despite a motion from his attorney to unseat the presiding judge.

The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribe will hold its primary election for the Tribal Council on Saturday, and then 10 days later folks in Polson, Ronan, St.

The extended below freezing temperatures that hit Montana earlier this month is being estimated by Dale Neiman of Lake County Farm Services to have cost potato growers $2 million.

Montana may soon use its natural hot springs to power homes as the Flathead Electric Co-Op is now working on a project that plans to use hot water from the ground to produce geothermal energy.

Big Productions, a fundraising adventure of the Lake County Youth Home, is celebrating its 22nd Season with a new seven concert lineup.

The body of a 22-year-old woman was found in trailer that was gutted by a Wednesday morning fire in Pablo.

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that the Polson Wal-Mart Super Center can be built.

MISSOULA - Lake County officials say the body of a 22-year-old woman was found in a Pablo trailer house that had been gutted by fire.

Flathead County's unemployment rate dropped again in August to a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 8.7 percent.