Polebridge News

Good morning; on the Beacon today, a Glacier High School student has been suspended for allegedly bringing a knife to school and threatening another student.

The Flathead County attorney says his office and law enforcement are united in keeping a man behind bars who brutally murdered a Polebridge man in 1979.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, the Environmental Protection Agency says efforts to remove contaminated sediment from the Whitefish River are taking longer than expected.

A parole hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Deer Lodge in the case of a 59-year-old Oklahoma man convicted in the 1979 murder of a Polebridge man.

On November 30, an Oklahoma man jailed for murder is up for parole. J.R. Fletcher was convicted of deliberate homicide in 1979 for the murder of 72-year-old Roy Cooper.

Major rain and wind was forecast to take hold of the western coastal states as a strong Pacific storm moved into northern and central California on Tuesday.

Tuesday 10/6 9:30 a.m. An elderly man suffering from mental issues was yelling, cursing and hitting on Harmony Road.

A slow-moving low pressure system will continue across the Southeast, causing scattered, but widespread showers and thunderstorms.

Feast and memorial today Sonny Tuttle took fifth place in the Men's Golden Age dance category during this year's 111th Annual Arlee 4th of July Celebration.

Tuesday 7/28 7:56 a.m. An intoxicated resident of Hungry Horse came home after a night of revelry and assaulted his wife.

Nomads first used yurts as portable homes in the harsh steppes of Central Asia. Now Will Hammerquist uses one as a rental in Polebridge.

Thursday 7/9 8:51 a.m. Authorities attempted to locate a vehicle possibly containing a stolen dirt bike.

Monday 7/6 12:07 a.m. On Willow Glen drive, an intoxicated woman was screaming wildly and calling for her pastor.

WEST GLACIER - Glacier National Park plowing crews are closing in on Logan Pass during their annual Going-to-the-Sun Road spring snow removal.