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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Stories from Trego tunnel deviate from historical record
Working between 1967 and 1968, Bruce Morse was a member of one of the three 20-man crews working around the clock on the tunnel’s south portal. Joining his fat…
Bond reduction denied for accused killer
District Judge Dan Wilson denied May 19 a request to lower bail for Zackary Maas, the Columbia Falls man charged with deliberate homicide in the wake of a Marc…
Law roundup Man’s bathroom art heist unsuccessful
Three men who allegedly stole a painting from a bathroom had returned to the scene of the crime at a restaurant and casino.
GOP contenders debate in Whitefish, sans Zinke
Four Republican candidates for Montana’s new western U.S. House seat debated in Whitefish on Friday, generally finding agreement on a number of points related …
Access to Logan Pass won't open before June 27
Visitors to Glacier National Park won’t be able to access Logan Pass before June 27, park officials said Friday.
Report: Video recording shows aircraft crashing after losing a wing
A surveillance camera captured the kit-built plane — missing a wing — hurtling toward the ground immediately prior to the April 30 crash in the West Valley tha…
Rally yanks Wall Street from maw of bear market
Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market Friday after another drop for stocks briefly sent the S&P 500 more than 20% below its peak set early this year.
ACLU: State violating court order blocking changes of new birth certificate law
The ACLU of Montana is threatening further legal action against the State of Montana over allegations it is not complying with a judge’s ruling in April that temporarily blocked a recently passed GOP-sponsored bill…
Biden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as "old"
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden's order to protect the nation's oldest forests against climate change, wildfires and other problems devastating vast…
Q&A with U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke
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 t…
Flathead County Clerk and Recorder Election: Maddie Howard
In the race for Flathead County Clerk and Recorder, incumbent Republican Debbie Pierson is being challenged by Madelene Howard in the primary election on June …
Flathead County Clerk and Recorder Election: Debbie Pierson
Editor’s Note: In the race for Flathead County Clerk and Recorder, incumbent Republican Debbie Pierson is being challenged by Madelene Howard in the primary el…
Man denies charges stemming from alleged pharmacy holdup
The man accused of knocking over a Columbia Falls pharmacy last month pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in district court Thursday and will remain in cust…
Law roundup: They come from a land Down Under
Officers with the Columbia Falls Police Department met with the couple, who were visiting from Down Under, and learned that it was a misunderstanding. The two were just looking at their phones.
Bill looks to exempt outfitters and guides from minimum wage rule
The new bill was proposed in response to Executive Order 14026, which was issued by President Biden on April 27, 2021 and went into effect Jan. 30 of this year…