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'Mountain Momma' looks to preserve land east of river with community support
A Columbia Falls woman who is no stranger to public lands advocacy hopes to preserve a key piece of land east of t…
Sheehy, Shapiro rally in Kalispell ahead of election
GOP Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy told attendees of a rally in Kalispell on Tuesday that he planned to counter rival U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s deep pockets with a fin…
Zinke addresses Noxon bridge while stumping in Sanders County
Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke stopped in Sanders County last week to discuss progress on efforts to replace the Noxon bridge.
Work begins on affordable housing project in Libby
Ground broke last week on an affordable housing complex years in the making on Commerce Way in Libby.
Bill for school flooding in Columbia Falls will exceed $1 million
The cost of flooding at Columbia Falls High School this summer will exceed $1 million in insurance claims, District Clerk Dustin Zuffelato reported to the Scho…
Tranel talks child care in Kalispell days ahead of the election
Advocates in Kalispell on Monday pitched Democratic congressional candidate Monica Tranel on how she could help address a lack of affordable child care in the …
Kalispell City Council subcommittee takes first step into sidewalks and trails funding
Whether to focus on maintaining existing trails and sidewalks or look to future projects was the question before Kalispell City Council’s sidewalk and trails s…
Montana GOP candidate who could flip control of Senate nagged by claims he lied about bullet wound
BILLINGS (AP) — A former Park Service ranger said Friday that U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate …
Work begins on West Reserve Drive widening project
The long-awaited West Reserve Drive expansion project, aimed at curbing increased traffic along the thoroughfare, began last month.
Migration mystery: Work aims to track saw-whet owls journey
At 7:20 p.m., a northern saw-whet owl call pierces through the forest at Flathead Lake Biological Station. Although these little owls are some of the more comm…
News Now: Political clashes and school discrimination investigations
Listen in as Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman shares this week's top headlines.
Motorist killed in three-vehicle wreck near Columbia Falls
A 68-year-old Columbia Falls man was killed in a three-vehicle wreck near the intersection of U.S. 2 and Brunner Road southwest of Columbia Falls on Tuesday morning.
Search continues for Ronan woman missing since Oct. 8
Lake County law enforcement officers are looking for information about a Ronan woman who has not been seen since early October.
Bigfork bridge replacement work to begin this winter
Work to rebuild the Bridge Street Bridge in Bigfork is expected to begin this winter, according to state transportation officials.
Alke, Knudsen vie for attorney general position
Montana’s attorney general race features an incumbent self-branded as a defender of women and children versus a challenger who says the state’s justice department has been thrown into chaos under current leadership.
Firefighters extinguish grass fire that threatened homes in West Valley
Firefighters from six state and local agencies corralled a rapidly spreading grass fire near the intersection of Old Reserve and West Valley drives on Sunday.