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Columbia Falls Planning Commission gives Teakettle Heights positive recommendation
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission on Wednesday sent a positive recommendation for the Teakettle Heights subdi…
Flathead Electric Co-op incumbents win re-election
Three incumbents were re-elected to the Board of Trustees for Flathead Electric Co-op.
Teddy bear displays a beacon of hope during pandemic
A lone teddy bear sits in a chair in a corner window on Third Avenue East North in Kalispell. Behind the panes painted with bright flowers and white fluffy clo…
Approval of oil pipelines delayed after environmental ruling
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended a nationwide program used to approve oil and gas pipelines, power lines and other utility work
Kalispell man dead after high-speed pursuit
A 22-year-old Kalispell man is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase late Wednesday night.
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
Congress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, almost unanimously rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under …
Kalispell, Whitefish superintendents recommend remote learning continue
Superintendent Heather Davis Schmidt says Whitefish Schools should continue with remote learning only for the remainder of the school year.
10K in Montana claim unemployment; self-employed can file
Another 10,500 Montana residents filed new unemployment claims last week, bringing the total over the past five weeks to nearly 81,000
Glacier plow crews beyond the Loop
Plowing crews in Glacier National Park are making progress on the alpine section of Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Kalispell man dead after police chase
A 22-year-old Kalispell man is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase late Wednesday night.
Brockman sees need to diversify Flathead economy
Editor’s note: The Daily Inter Lake will be publishing profiles of the Flathead County commissioner candidates beginning today, and will feature state legislat…
Grizzly bears pass on the pork
A woman was home alone when she told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office a grizzly bear and two cubs got into her pig pen. She had two pigs in the pen that she was worried about, but she said the bears ran away.
Kalispell council OKs temporary shelter
The Kalispell City Council met virtually through Zoom videoconference on Monday evening to discuss an emergency resolution related to sheltering-in-place, concerns about an official on the Flathead City-County Heal…
Man taken into custody after police standoff
A 56-year-old Kalispell man was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center for a mental health evaluation after an hours-long standoff Wednesday with law enfor…
Firefighters get Plains wildfire under control
Western Montana firefighters are doing mop up work on a 40-acre wildfire that occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Henry Creek drainage, about 5 miles east of Pla…
Bullock announces first phase of reopening Montana
HELENA (AP) — Montana’s churches can hold services on Sunday and some businesses will be able to reopen Monday as long as they practice social distancing, Gov.…