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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…
Big Sky Now: Bobcat's path to the championship
In this special edition, Daily Inter Lake's Fritz Neighbor and host Josh Amick dive deep into Montana State’s high-stakes semifinal matchup against South Dakot…
Libby Public Schools educator charged with assaulting minor
In the charging document, Libby Police Chief Cody Ercanbrack attended a regular, weekly meeting Dec. 10 of the Student at Risk Counsel at Libby High School.
School transportation improvements discussed in Whitefish after bus fire
Whitefish School District held a K-12 connect session last week to brainstorm solutions to improve student transportation after a Rocky Mountain Transportation…
Law roundup: Woman takes overpass for scenic overlook
Looking to expand her horizons, a woman decided to take in the view from an overpass. Her presence, though, concerned a passerby who alerted the Kalispell Police Department.
Homelessness summit pitched by Kalispell City Council appears stalled
More than a year has passed since Kalispell City Council floated the idea of organizing a summit for Flathead County’s three municipalities to address homeless…
Teacher pay primed to dominate public school funding conversation in the Legislature
After roughly nine months of negotiations, teachers and school administrators in Kalispell last month ratified a new two-year union contract that will raise sa…
Search continues for Kila man who went missing in Kalispell
Friends and family are continuing to search for a Kila man who went missing in Kalispell last week.
Convicted felon sentenced to prison for Montana Historical Society thefts
Author and former Montana resident Brian D’Ambrosio was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison and ordered to pay $22,508 in restitution for stealing materials from the Montana Historical Society, the U.S…
Landfill deer to be killed to help control CWD
White-tailed deer that come onto the Flathead County Landfill property will be killed by state wildlife officials to help control the spread of chronic wasting…
Burglary case dismissed after suspect deemed unfit
A Flathead County District Court judge earlier this year dismissed a felony case against a man accused of breaking into his son's Kalispell-area business in 20…
Law roundup: Man bent out of shape over smudge
A man got bent out of shape when a woman in an SUV reportedly opened her door and hit the mirror on his truck, telling the Kalispell Police Department she denied doing it.
UM professor’s new movie to air on Oprah Network
When his childhood projects outgrew his family’s cumbersome video camera, he turned to Missoula Community Access Television to borrow their equipment and editi…
Montana roundtable discusses ‘unleashing American energy’
Rising energy costs in Montana have led to increased electricity bills for residents, and dire consequences for some businesses, like a Butte company that shuttered a production facility this spring due to high ele…
Poster Player of the Week: Julia Kay of Flathead High School
This week’s poster player of the week goes to Flathead Bravettes Julia Kay who wrestles in the 130-pound weight class.
Big Sky Now: Montana State dismantle Idaho, Vandals coach leaves and 20 Vandals join the portal
Montana State dismantles Idaho 52-19, but the bigger story is Coach Jason Eck leaving for New Mexico and 20 Vandals hitting the transfer portal.