Flood-weary Venice puts 'Moses' inflatable barriers to test

ROME (AP) — Venice has conducted a trial run of an ambitious anti-flood system of 78 inflatable barriers in hopes of protecting the lagoon city from devastating high tides.

Man fires shots at business center in Northern California

RED BLUFF, Calif (AP) — Authorities shot a man who drove into a distribution center Saturday south of Red Bluff and started shooting at people, local media reported.

Sheriff's office to implement CopDots

EPHRATA - In the fight against property crime, the Grant County Sheriff's Office is thinking small.

Lions say Stafford's test was a false positive

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions removed Matthew Stafford from the COVID-IR list, saying he received a false positive test result — and drawing the ire of the quarterback's wife toward the NFL.

EPA calls federal study of coal-export project flawed

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has criticized as inadequate a draft study the Army Corps of Engineers did on a proposed coal-export project in Washington state.

Kalispell stabbing suspect in custody

A man with a history of crime and threatening people in the Flathead Valley is being detained by authorities in connection with a Monday stabbing at a residence south of Kalispell.  

Toys for Tots finds a home

Applications can be turned in at Kootenai County Fairgrounds

COEUR d'ALENE - Children of low-income families will have a Christmas after all.

Gas leak shuts down senior center

Post Falls facility could be closed at least a week; three new furnaces needed

POST FALLS - A gas leak has closed the Post Falls Senior Center for about a week, or until further notice.

Firearms thief sentenced to local jail Prison sentence suspended

COEUR d’ALENE — A 22-year-old Coeur d’Alene man who told police he worked for a cartel selling stolen property in California and Canada will spend four months in jail for stealing his girlfriend’s family’s firearms.

Snowpack recovery improves streamflow forecasts

State hydrologists are encouraged by the above-average snowpack that has stacked up in Montana’s mountain terrain this winter despite temperatures that have trended well above normal.

Disinfectant cleans away viruses, bacteria

Each and every day, tens of millions of people walk through the doors of schools, offices, buildings, malls, banks and restaurants leaving behind a mixture of viruses and bacteria.

Woman wonders if someone hid a body

Officers with the

Spokane has 83 confirmed cases; STA, Spokane C.O.P.S offering services for elderly

As confirmed COVID-19 cases rise, Spokane County residents need to be prepared “for the long haul,” Bob Lutz, Spokane County health officer, warned Friday morning.

Goodlander remembered for dedicated public service

By BRIAN WALKER

'Connector' should help drivers

Important road work is going to happen at the north end of Kalispell this year.

One grizzly down, one moved

Wildlife specialists this week put down a grizzly bear with a long history of trouble in the Coram area and relocated a grizzly in Lincoln County to keep it out of trouble.

Rabbit, not his hand, was target

Flathead County sheriff's deputies went to the Kila area early Wednesday where a man accidentally shot himself in the hand with a .22-caliber pistol. He told deputies he was de-cocking the gun as he sat in his parked vehicle, and mistakenly put his hand over the barrel. He was planning to shoot a rabbit, he said.

Lakeside plan injunction remains in place

A court order prohibiting the Lakeside Neighborhood Plan from taking effect will remain in place a while longer.

West Shore Library shares 'grand opening'

The West Shore Library may have been around for 13 years, but that didn't stop the library board of directors from holding an official "grand opening" to celebrate the recent changes that have taken place, like the new bookstore and 800 additional square feet added back in January.

Locals organize 'e-waste' disposal

The U.S. population throws away 130 million cell phones each year, contributing to electronic waste that makes up 40 percent of lead found in landfills.