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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…
Kalispell proposes $189M budget for fiscal 2027
Kalispell City Hall has released a proposed $189.2 million budget for fiscal year 2027.
Law roundup: Drivers speed through neighborhood detour
A resident called the Kalispell Police Department, upset about angry drivers reportedly speeding through a detour, and wanted officers to conduct extra patrols along College Avenue while construction continues on W…
Kalispell Middle School entrepreneur wins statewide pitch competition
Kalispell Middle School student Duke Rauscher was named a state winner in the Montana Chamber Foundation’s Prospects competition for his small business, Rapid …
Coalition, cruisers seek solutions to curb reckless driving on Kalispell's Main Street
The Downtown Forward Coalition has begun meeting with cruising enthusiasts, exploring ways to curb reckless driving along Main Street on Friday nights.
Tournament bridges generations and sharpens the mind through classic card game
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders played tricks and made contracts in a tactical game of duplicate bridge at the second Kalispell Middle School Flathead Valley…
Republicans jockey for chance to represent western Montana in Congress
A May 4 candidate forum hosted by the Glacier Country Pachyderm provided attendees a glimpse at the politics and personalities that underline the GOP primary r…
A mother’s heart forged by foster care
Stephanie Ford remembers the Mother’s Day weekend she said goodbye to her child.
Law roundup: Truck caught up in street sweeper’s path
A street sweeper reportedly struck the front of a pickup while backing up.
Headlines: Flathead Basin fish free of forever chemicals, Kalispell Public Schools' request for summary judgment in hazing lawsuit rejected
Flathead Basin fish free of forever chemicals, Kalispell Public Schools' request for summary judgment in hazing lawsuit rejected and group moves forward with c…
Flathead Valley Reentry Center prepares to release first residents, plans to add more staff
The Flathead Valley Reentry Center is fully operational and on track to release its first resident offenders into the community this month.
Meet the candidates: House District 4 Republican primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
Meet the candidates: House District 6 Republican primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
Meet the candidates: House District 7 Republican primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
Woman killed, two injured in US 93 crash near Whitefish
A Kalispell woman was killed and two others were injured Thursday in a head-on crash on U.S. 93 near Whitefish.
More than a media mogul, Ted Turner leaves behind a conservation legacy
Ted Turner loved the land, and lots of it: As one of the largest private landowners in the United States, he fueled conservation work across some 3,125 square …