Flathead Electric Cooperative
About 1,300 people lost power Friday morning when a breaker on Bridge Street in the Bigfork area malfunctioned. The outage, which occurred about 11 a.m. and lasted 27 minutes, affected most of the Bigfork area, according to a spokeswoman with the Flathead Electric Cooperative. Authorities don't yet know what caused the breaker to fail.
Flathead County sheriff
A dispute between two men over a campground near the Hungry Horse Reservoir escalated until one of them pulled a knife. So, of course, the other pulled a gun. No one was injured. Flathead County Sheriff's deputies are investigating.
In what authorities believe isn't the first time, a man allegedly tried to pass a forged check at an Evergreen convenience store.
Three women alone with the kids in a McMannamy Draw home called deputies after hearing tapping on the windows. Investigators were unable to find anything amiss.
Deputies responded to a Martin City bar after a man gave the bartender some serious guff about leaving. He was gone when deputies arrived, but showed up at a nearby residence a couple minutes later accusing a man of messing with his motorcycle.
A woman walking her dog on Blanchard Lake Road told deputies she had to dive into the ditch to avoid a speeding pickup truck.
Deputies were called late Thursday to break up domestic arguments between family members on Parliament Drive and on Bluegrass Drive.
A person driving down Montana 206 reportedly hit a bear. A car hit a deer near West Glacier.
Deputies received 189 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Thursday and 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Kalispell police
A father called Kalispell police to file a complaint against a man who he says is a pimp and is destroying his daughter's Bigfork business.
A dog was reported stolen from a truck parked in the lot of a U.S. 93 North Department store.
Employees of a Fourth Avenue East North coffee stand called to complain about the man asking their customers for money.
Passersby found a bong and other drug paraphernalia in Woodland Park. The items were handed over to police.
No one was injured in a four-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at Main and 11th streets.
A man keeps leaving a Fifth Avenue West woman messages on her cell phone, but she doesn't know who he is.
Officers referred a dispute between neighbors on Sixth Avenue West. One reportedly threatened to shoot the other's dog if it got out again.
A woman requested officers escort her home from her workplace because she is afraid her neighbor is stalking her.
In separate incidents, people on Eighth Avenue East North and Third Avenue East North surprised people rifling through their cars.
Large goats reportedly were again running loose Friday afternoon at the intersection of 12th Avenue West and Eighth Street.
Officers received 117 calls for service between 2:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Whitefish police
Whitefish police responding to Dakota Avenue arrested an 18-year-old man for violating the terms of his probation.
Officers received 36 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Thursday and 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Columbia Falls police
Columbia Falls police received 30 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Thursday and 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Alarms
Three Rivers EMS responded to Frontage Road outside Columbia Falls to treat a toddler who reportedly shot herself in the mouth with a BB gun. She was not taken to the hospital.
The Kalispell Fire Department and Bigfork Ambulance were paged out to Flathead Lodge Road to treat a man having a reaction to a bee sting. He was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
The Somers Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services were called to clean up a gas spill at the boat launch in Somers.
Three Rivers EMS responded to Nucleus Avenue to treat am elderly woman suffering from heat stroke. She was taken to North Valley Hospital.
The Canyon Quick Response Unit and Three Rivers EMS treated a person with a dislocated knee at a Hungry Horse camp.
The Evergreen Fire Department extinguished a quarter-acre grass fire on Kings Way.
The Evergreen Fire Department responded to a motorcycle crash at the intersection of U.S. 2 and Montana 35. The rider, a man, was taken to the hospital.
The Whitefish Fire Department responded to City Beach Friday afternoon after two Jet-Skis collided, injuring one of the riders. The injured party was taken to North Valley Hospital with rib injuries.