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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data
Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon as …
Inter Lake sweeps newspaper column writing awards
The Daily Inter Lake swept the category for best column writing in the Montana Newspaper Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest.
Health department stages last COVID vaccine clinic
After more than six months in operation, the Flathead City-County Health Department closed out its community immunization clinics at the Flathead County Fairgr…
Montana woman, granddaughter killed in Utah plane crash
A family member has identified the victims of a plane crash in Utah last week as a Montana woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter.
Board tables overhaul of North Fork zoning regulations
The Flathead County Planning Board has postponed action on a proposed rewrite of zoning regulations for the North Fork area, with several board members voicing…
Whitefish woman pleads not guilty in DUI homicide
A Whitefish woman pleaded not guilty June 17 in Flathead County District Court to one count of felony vehicular homicide while under the influence for allegedl…
Woman gets 14 years in prison for baby's smothering death
A woman who fell asleep in her car after using methamphetamine and smothered her 5-month-old daughter was sentenced Monday to 14 years in the Montana Women's Prison for negligent homicide.
Three Flathead residents die in weekend accidents
Three Flathead Valley residents died in weekend traffic accidents in the Columbia Falls area.
Municipal election battles heat up in Whitefish, Kalispell
A flurry of last-minute filings for municipal elections in Flathead County has created contested races for mayor and two of Kalispell’s four wards, and a slate…
Teen gets juvenile probation in accidental shooting death
A Great Falls boy has been sentenced to juvenile probation until he turns 21 for the accidental shooting death of his 14-year-old friend last November.
FVCC announces spring semester dean's list
FVCC spring semester dean's list
Kalispell’s first art-inspired bike rack installed
The Kalispell Downtown Association has completed the installation of an artistic bike rack on the corner of Main Street and First Street East.
Bitcoin fracking turns waste gas to digital gold in Bakken oil field
On a sun-baked oil pad not too far from the North Dakota border, the iconic infrastructure of the Bakken oil field towers over pink gravel, pumpjacks pulling e…
Renovations underway at Flathead Warming Center
When the Flathead Warming Center reopens this fall, the shelter is going to look a bit different.
Law roundup: Man uneasy about campground after 35 years
A man who purportedly discovered a “suspicious campground” in the area of Martin Camp Road 35 years ago was feeling uneasy about it and wanted a deputy to accompany him back to the site.