Driver Flipped Off; ATM Assault; Dream Sleep at ATM; Dogs Looking for Trouble; Publisher Clearing House Scam; Bumper Cars; Phone-y Call

Montana news7:39 a.m. A woman driving through Evergreen reported that a man in a pickup truck pulled up next to her and flipped her off. He then dropped back behind and tailgated her.

8:23 a.m. Someone made a failed attempt to break into an Evergreen bank when they rammed their vehicle into the ATM machine.

8:59 a.m. A Dream Sleep delivery truck was reported stolen from Bando Lane. Apparently, the same truck was also involved in the attempted ATM theft earlier this morning.

9:24 a.m. A small pack of loose dogs was seen wandering the streets of Hungry Horse.

9:58 a.m. A Bigfork woman reported that she was scammed by the Publisher’s Clearing House.

5:19 p.m. A man in a parking lot reported that a woman with no rear view mirrors nearly backed in to him three times.

8:32 p.m. A Columbia Falls woman reported that someone called from the Treasury Department and said, “so, you wanna rock?” Apparently, this is one of many threatening phone calls she has received from these people.

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Canadian Loonies Worry Montana

Canadian LoonieThe tumbling value of Canada's currency has business owners and communities in northern Montana concerned.

Plagued primarily by plummeting oil prices, the Canadian dollar reached its lowest value in six years recently. That means Canadians must spend more on American goods and services.

The Flathead Beacon reports ( http://bit.ly/1zrQFT4) that more than 913,000 Canadians visited Montana annually in recent years, collectively spending $275 million on average.

Concerns about reduced Canadian spending cast a cloud over this past week's annual Flathead Valley Economic Forecast event at Flathead Valley Community College.

Brad Eldredge is director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning at the college.

Eldredge described the situation as one of the largest risks facing the local economy in 2015.

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