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Flathead Valley Rotary Clubs rally for EPIC Day of Service
While Rotary is perhaps best known in the Flathead Valley for youth football and volleyball programs, the internat…
Law roundup: Pokémon game is a no-go for restaurant
A man with a longboard reportedly whiled the day away in a fast-food parking lot off U.S. 2 West when an assistant manager contacted the Kalispell Police Department after a woman complained he was taking pictures o…
Babb chef competes in ‘Indigenous Inspiration’ episode of Chopped
Mariah Gladstone, founder of Indigikitchen, will be competing on Food Network’s “Chopped” Tuesday evening, where contestants will be using Native American insp…
Headlines: Roads open in Glacier, path charted for addition to public lands, grant gets Polson closer to ice arena, new results in criminal fraud allegations
Many Glacier and other roads open in Glacier, nonprofits chart path for 1,100-acre addition to public lands, tourism grant gets Polson closer to ice arena, int…
Whitefish looks at next step in Armory Park upgrades
Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider awarding a construction bid for work at Armory Park.
Biologist reels in 36-year career with tribal fisheries program
Fisheries biologist Barry Hansen, 74, watched from a few feet away, arms crossed. He’s seen this same process unfold hundreds of thousands of times, but he can…
Kalispell Council to vote on zoning and subdivision reforms aimed at boosting housing density
Kalispell City Council will vote Monday on land use regulations aimed at promoting higher density development and streamlining the subdivision approval process.
Law roundup: Passenger’s punch knocks driver’s glasses off
A white Toyota allegedly pulled off the highway south of Hutton Ranch Road and two men got out
Meet the 2026 school board trustee candidates
School elections are May 5 with contested trustee races in several school districts. The Daily Inter Lake reached out to candidates in contested school board trustee elections. Candidates were invited to provid…
PHOTOS: Paul Cauthen performs at Majestic Valley Arena
East Texas singer-songwriter Paul Cauthen, aka Big Velvet, performs with opening acts Radio Ranch and Crowe Boys at Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell on Satur…
Delivery of Inter Lake delayed this week
Morning delivery of the Daily Inter Lake print edition may be delayed in some areas this week.
Casa Luna brings a taste of Spain to the Flathead Valley
Casa Luna is a new restaurant from the Valera family, who own Casa Mexico in Kalispell and Vaqueros in Columbia Falls. Started by Francisco and Graciela Valera…
State biologists seek answers to rut in South Fork elk numbers
When Franz Ingelfinger took over as the Kalispell area biologist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks four years ago, he kept hearing the same suggestion from …
Columbia Falls woman sentenced for drunk driving after argument with husband leads to charges
A Columbia Falls woman who ended up charged for drunk driving after calling the police during an argument with her husband in a grocery store parking lot last spring later copped a plea deal.
Kalispell man gets suspended jail sentence for allegedly pulling gun during fight
A man arrested for pulling a gun during a fistfight in Woodland Park last year later received a suspended jail sentence.
Public hearing set for second phase of Lakeside wastewater treatment project
The state agency has set a public hearing on the draft environmental assessment for the second phase of the project for April 23