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First Interstate, Federal Home Loan Bank awards Samaritan House $8,600
Samaritan House received an $8,600 donation this month from First Interstate Bank and Federal Home Bank of Des Moi…
State says it will implement restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortions
A new state health department rule will add red-tape for Montanans seeking to use their Medicaid benefits to cover abortions, a long-debated policy the state’s Republican administration has said is a proper and leg…
Meet the trustee candidates running in Kila School District 20
The Daily Inter Lake reached out to school board trustee candidates in contested elections. The information below was provided by candidates for Deer Park School District and edited for spelling, punctuation and sp…
Meet the trustee candidates running in Swan River District
The Daily Inter Lake reached out to school board trustee candidates in contested elections. The information below was provided by candidates for Swan River District and edited for spelling, punctuation and space.
Meet the trustee candidates running in Whitefish School District
The Daily Inter Lake reached out to school board trustee candidates in contested elections. The information below was provided by candidates for Whitefish School District and edited for spelling, punctuation and sp…
Sun Road plows beyond the Loop
Glacier National Park plow crews have reached the Loop on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Transportation commission approves plans to accommodate Lakeside coaster
The Montana Transportation Commission approved another step necessary for a controversial alpine coaster to open near Lakeside after a meeting that saw more th…
Pulitzer-prize winning ‘Doonesbury’ creator comes to FVCC
Award-winning social observer and “Doonesbury” creator Garry Trudeau will be in Kalispell April 25 as part of the Wachholz College Center’s Speaker Series.
Kalispell man accused of aiming handgun while passing vehicle
A Kalispell man is behind bars after allegedly aiming a handgun at a family in another vehicle while passing them near Columbia Falls earlier this month.
Prosecutors say woman attempted to cash fake savings bonds
A woman claiming to be from California allegedly tried to cash counterfeit savings bonds at a Kalispell bank earlier this month.
Law roundup: Retired meat processor protective of trade secrets
A Libby man took a trip to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office where he claimed he was the “most experienced meat processor in the northwest,” since retired, and reported that a few years ago a high school friend …
Four rescued from Lower Stillwater Lake
The Whitefish Fire Department rescued four people who fell through the ice at Lower Stillwater Lake on the afternoon of April 12.
Development plan for Somers Beach State Park finalized
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks finalized its development plan for the recently created 106-acre Somers Beach State Park this week.
Kalispell Public Schools superintendent search changes course, will seek interim
Kalispell Public Schools will seek an interim superintendent for the 2023-24 school year after opting against interviewing any of the five applicants who respo…
Montana Republicans want censure while misgendering lawmaker
A group of conservative Republican lawmakers in Montana deliberately misgendered a transgender colleague in demanding that she be censored for language she use…
Ban of medical care for transgender minors clears legislative hurdle
For almost three weeks, Senate Bill 99 sat in a stack of papers on some desk in the Capitol, fading slightly from the political foreground. After passing throu…