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Flathead County says it gets to appoint Planning Board members in lawsuit response
The conservation district filed a lawsuit against county commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Department afte…
Power outage planned for June 23 for maintenance work
A controlled power outage planned for the early morning hours of Thursday will leave thousands of Flathead Electric Cooperative customers temporarily without e…
Hotel owner takes issue with potential for nearby eight-story parking garage
The developers behind The Charles Hotel and the related parking garage at the intersection of First Avenue and First Street West recently approached the city about shifting the plan for the parking structure to inc…
Law roundup: Upset man fans the flames when call goes unreturned
Someone allegedly called Columbia Falls Police Department over concerns a cousin was posting threats about burning his house down on Facebook.
Supreme Court: Religious schools must get Maine tuition aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can't exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a de…
Gianforte looks to include Flathead in disaster declaration
Fresh off a tour of the Flathead flooding situation, Gov. Greg Gianforte on Tuesday said he was working to add Flathead County to a presidential major disaster…
Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an 'abject failure'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the buildi…
Inter Lake claims top awards for journalism, advertising
The Daily Inter Lake garnered 15 awards at the Montana Newspaper Association’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest, including top prizes for investigative journalism, column writing and advertising.
Prosecutors: Man threatened to kill bar staff, sheriff’s deputies
A man awaiting sentencing on a felony driving under the influence charge is back behind bars after allegedly threatening to kill the employees of a local bar a…
Publisher pulls articles attacking Whitefish Credit Union
While Pastor Jordan David Hall’s legal problems with a series of stories he wrote about a transgender Native American lobbyist may have ended last month with a…
Can Gardiner survive its latest disaster?
Its proximity to the northern entrance to the country’s oldest and arguably grandest national park fuels Gardiner’s tourism-based economy. With a year-round po…
Gianforte tours Flathead flooding; more evacuation notices issued
Gov. Greg Gianforte pledged Monday to back local officials and emergency responders with whatever resources they need as another bout of heavy rain swelled are…
Biden says decision on gas tax holiday may come this week
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that he's considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax, possibly saving U.S. consumers as much…
Kalispell Council holds hearing on additions to Eagle Valley Ranch
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
0620 Restaurant inspections
Flathead City-County Health Department inspection results from July 9 to July 15.
Getts looks to guide Whitefish’s efforts on affordable housing
As the new affordable housing coordinator and long range planner for the City of Whitefish, Marissa Getts will be looking to guide the community through the im…