Flathead Lake

Elmo loses an access location.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell reported on Saturday that an Oregon man drowned in Flathead Lake on Thursday, September 12, just after 3:00 p.m.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said on Sunday evening that the death of a man in Flathead Lake is suspected to be drowning.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said early this week that 9-1-1 received a call from a distressed boater that their boat was sinking on Flathead Lake, but contact was lost before the exact location could be determined.

Every year scientists say up to four million tons of plastic debris travel from rivers into oceans, however, UM researchers are finding that more of the microscopic debris are staying in area rivers

Swim Guide Project and the Biological Station are helping.

Tribal leaders in Montana have declared a formal emergency over invasive mussel larvae in reservation waters and Flathead Lake.

With deer, elk and antelope on the move, Montanan’s are used to seeing animal collisions and carcasses on the roadways. Recently, The Center for Large Landscape Conservation did a study to find out which 10 mile stretches of road were the most dangerous.

Mineral County Commissioners will cut six positions to deal with an anticipated $400,000 budget shortfall.

Lake County Sheriff Investigates Flathead Lake Helicopter Crash