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Kalispell City Council supports license plate reader technology, higher fees to free up on-street parking

City councilors in Kalispell appeared willing to increase fines for parking violations and buy license plate reade…

Updated 1 year ago
High school students host dinner to benefit families battling cancer

It was a beautiful Monday evening last month when community members gathered at Whitefish High School for a dinner fundraiser that raised nearly $7,000 for two…

Updated 1 year ago
Surgeon Jim Bonnet remembered for impact on medicine and the community

From bringing vascular surgery to the valley to opening the hospital’s first dedicated breast center to serving on the founding board of the Glacier Symphony, …

Updated 1 year ago
Cowboy action shooting comes loaded with fun

Cowboy action shooting -- also known as Western action shooting, single-action shooting, cowboy 3-gun, and Western 3-gun -- is a competitive shooting sport tha…

Updated 1 year ago
Senior Spotlight: Bigfork senior Sam Ayers is tough to slow down

Sam Ayers has been an integral part of the Bigfork cross-country team since he moved to the school district in his freshman year. His positive attitude has hel…

Updated 1 year ago
Forest Service approves permit to operate Holland Lake Lodge

The Flathead National Forest has granted an operating permit to the new owners of the Holland Lake Lodge south of Condon.

Updated 1 year ago
Senior spotlight: Stillwater Christian graduate known for her servant’s heart

The Stillwater Christian School Class of 2025 graduates on May 31 at 4 p.m. in the high school gym, 255 FFA Dr., Kalispell.

Updated 1 year ago
Mushroom pickers kill charging grizzly bear near Choteau

Two landowners were picking mushrooms about a mile north of Choteau on May 21 when they were charged by an adult female grizzly bear, state wildlife officials …

Updated 1 year ago
Monday's Inter Lake to be delivered Tuesday

Due to production issues, Monday’s Daily Inter Lake will be delivered with Tuesday’s paper.

Updated 1 year ago
Bridge of sacrifice: Dedication honors Libby veteran’s service during Vietnam War

In the early hours of Thanksgiving Day in 1969, Staff Sgt. Arthur J. Rambo’s squadron command post suddenly came under an intense mortar attack in Vietnam. He …

Updated 1 year ago
Man accused of posing as firefighter brought up on felony charge

A Bigfork man with a history of impersonating emergency responders is facing a felony charge after allegedly posing as a firefighter at the site of a vehicle w…

Updated 1 year ago
Man who allegedly used pipe in Coram beating brought up on felony charge

Prosecutors have charged a man accused of wielding a metal pipe in a fight in Coram earlier this month with assault with a weapon.

Updated 1 year ago
Big Creek renovations hit high water mark ahead of summer season

The Glacier Institute has operated the Big Creek campus as a summer camp and field trip destination since 1989.

Updated 1 year ago
Three candidates so far are vying to become Kalispell's next mayor

Candidates are lining up to become Kalispell’s first new mayor in over a decade.

Updated 1 year ago
High school graduation ceremonies planned around the valley

Hundreds of students throughout the valley are set to graduate in the coming weeks.