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Kila man accused of using bear spray in attack
Randaell Charles Stilson, 18, was booked in the Flathead County Detention Center on May 10 and released on his o...
Nonprofit spearheading creation of large youth center with development
The Flathead Valley Youth Center, a publicly accessible youth center, is planned to be constructed on Church Drive just south of Majestic Valley Arena on U.S...
Robbery suspect back in jail after allegedly trying to buy a gun
A man facing state and federal charges for allegedly holding up an area pharmacy at gunpoint last month is back in the county jail after trying to to buy a f...
State reverses course on federal food assistance
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Friday that it is seeking another round of pandemic-era food assistance funding from the federal government, reversing a decision the agency ma...
Law roundup: Repeat beating prompts police response
A woman allegedly broke into a house and beat up a resident. The resident said they didn’t need medical attention, had security footage of the incident and wanted to press charges. They said the woman had done th...
Q&A with U.S. House candidate Mitch Hueur
Editor’s Note: The Daily Inter Lake is republishing select answers from questionnaires completed by the candidates for U.S. House District 1 and submitted to...
EPA nixes Montana’s new water quality standards
The Environmental Protection Agency thwarted Montana lawmakers’ attempt to loosen water quality standards yesterday, telling the state that it acted out of turn by adopting a new regulatory framework without firs...
Man killed in accident at Koocanusa boat ramp
A man was killed Sunday after his truck and boat trailer was submerged in Lake Koocanusa near Libby following an apparent medical issue.
Suspect in Flathead Lake homicide arrested
A Polson man wanted for questioning regarding the death of the mother of his child was taken into custody in Lake County on Friday night.
Local Titanic expert gains large following telling tales of passengers on social media
Kaylee Jukich-Fish can’t remember what sparked her interest in the Titanic, the passenger liner that slipped into the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg...
Whitefish Council takes on contested rezone
Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider a rezone for a 7-acre piece of property near the end of Pheasant Run. The request has drawn opposition from re...
Kalispell Council considers small fee for Evergreen sewer customers
The change is in response to the Evergreen Water and Sewer District instituting a new meter fee of $3 per account monthly for meter data from each of the sew...
Law roundup: Man chased out of library, threatened with knife
A man went to the Kalispell Police Department after a man wearing thick glasses and a bright orange jacket reportedly threatened a man with a knife and chased him out of the library and then went back inside.
CSKT River Honoring teaches kids about the landscape
MOIESE, Mont. (AP) — A sunlit field along the Flathead River outside of Moiese was home base for all kinds of student learning this week.
Man killed after recycling bin he sheltered in was picked up
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A man who apparently sought shelter in a cardboard recycling bin in Montana's capitol city was killed after the container was picked up by a garbage truck, the Helena Police Department said.