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Wildlife experts analyze rare fatal bear attack in Glacier
Nearly three weeks after a 33-year-old hiker was killed in an apparent bear attack in Glacier National Park, quest…
Kalispell mayor agrees with Flathead County commissioners' decision to reject state housing program
Kalispell Mayor Mark Johnson said Monday that Flathead County Commissioners were correct in rejecting a multimillion-dollar state-funded housing program.
Headlines: Montana sues Yellowstone National Park over bison plan, Kalispell woman killed in collision and an avalanche partially buries skier
This week, reporter Taylor Inman covers the stories making waves in northwest Montana.
Republican-majority Legislature arrives in Helena, gavels in new session
Montana’s majority-Republican Legislature stamped out a mandate Monday for restraining the courts and cutting taxes as the first day of the 2025 session gavele…
Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump 's latest bid to delay this week's sentencing in his hush money c…
Suspect arrested after three stabbed in St. Regis
A suspect is in custody after three people were stabbed in St. Regis on Monday, authorities report.
Republican leaders outline plan for judicial reform in Montana
Montana Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, doesn’t believe the tension between the courts and the state legislature should be characterized as a war be…
Law roundup: Resident fed up with snowplows
Concerned with the lack of rules around plowing, a resident told the Kalispell Police Department that he believed snowplow operators should be required to get a special license. The roads around town, in his estima…
Dealer sold to undercover agents in Whitefish bar, court docs say
A man who allegedly arranged the sale of cocaine to a pair of undercover agents of the state Division of Criminal Investigation in Whitefish in October 2023 is…
Congress certifies Trump won the election without challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded Monday without challenge, in …
Canada's Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday in the face of rising discontent over his leadership and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signaled growing tu…
Council to consider development proposals in North Kalispell
Kalispell City Council is kicking off the new year with a full plate of subdivision and road construction proposals to consider during Monday’s meeting.
Whitefish to approve legislative priorities
Whitefish City Council on Monday is expected to set its legislative priorities on the same day the 2025 legislative session begins.
District Court Judge hangs up robe after lengthy career
The Flathead Valley native had been an attorney for 37 years by then. Opening a general civil practice in 1975 after a stint in the Army National Guard and gra…
Photos of 2024 by Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider
A compilation of favorite photos taken throughout 2024 by Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider.
Community rallies for Kalispell business destroyed by fire
A fire ripped through Tanner and Jana Roach’s Kalispell business, Beck and Cap, in the early morning hours of Dec. 17, destroying everything within its walls.