Thursday 11/19 7:48 a.m. Reports of an out-of-control fire on Tamarack Drive turned out to be a controlled burn.

Wednesday 11/18 8:28 a.m. A log splitter was stolen from a home on Highway 2 West.

Tuesday 11/17 7:41 a.m. A gun was stolen from a car in Columbia Falls. 7:43 a.m. A music player, a purse and an adult tricycle were taken from a vehicle in Columbia Falls.

The jail in Columbia Falls will close its doors when the new county 911 center begins operation this February, prompting the city to change its routine way of incarcerating prisoners.

It was not surprising that Tammi Fisher won Kalispell's mayoral race, but the margin with which she did it certainly was.

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

Thursday 11/5 3:24 a.m. A man struck a woman in the throat with his hand and then left on foot.

The British journalist George Holbrook Jackson once said, "Your library is your portrait." If this is true, then the Flathead County Library System is currently the picture of unrest.

Wednesday 11/04 8:14 a.m. Someone found several kittens in a Lakeside dumpster. The reporting party took one into custody, and the rest were gone when authorities arrived.

Although Columbia Falls may have a had a quiet election this year , Barry Conger over at the First Best Place Task Force gives a look at other events going on in the Falls.

In a region hard-hit by job losses in the construction and timber industries, firearm manufacturing is holding steady.

Wednesday 10/28 7:14 a.m. A crossing arm got stuck in the "down" position at an Evergreen railroad crossing.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, Flathead County's Board of Commissioners voted to pass the 2009-2010 county budget , touting it as an effort that realistically reflects the current recession.

Wildlife officials say a Columbia Falls man has been cited for killing two wolves during a closed season in northwestern Montana .

The Glacier Park International Airport Authority Board, sticking by its decision to privatize its airport security force, met with local federal security workers who are worried about job security.

Wednesday 10/21 6:59 a.m. A home on Ponderosa Lane filled with smoke, much to the alarm of the homeowners.

Monday 10/19 12:23 a.m. Two hikers were reported as lost in the Great Bear Wilderness area.

A total of 1,833 lake trout have been turned in the first two weekends of the 2009 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

Bill Dakin, great-great grandson of Great Falls founder Paris Gibson, got an extra treat while in Great Falls for the Montana History Conference.

Members of the Great Falls Centennial Committee buried a time capsule back in 1984 containing distinctive items from that period, and today, the historic box of memorabilia was unearthed.