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Habitat Flathead moves forward with townhomes on Whitefish Avenue
Habitat for Humanity Flathead Valley will receive funds from the city of Whitefish to purchase two lots on Whitefi…
2024 Voter Guide: Senate District 5
Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana. Candida…
2024 Voter Guide: Senate District 3
Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana. Candida…
Library Commission discusses definition of ‘young adult’
Members of Montana’s State Library Commission Wednesday engaged in a spirited discussion about the importance of teen-oriented sections in public libraries and…
Montana Supreme Court temporarily blocks abortion restrictions
In two separate opinions about companion lawsuits, the state Supreme Court agreed the preliminary injunctions can stay in place until a final decision is made …
Photos from Flathead Nation students on display at Bigfork library
The nonprofit Art Vision & Outreach in Community Education, or A VOICE, which works with the high school and college to provide artistic educational opportunit…
Flathead High School auto teacher surprised with $50,000 prize
More than 20 people showed up to Flathead High School Tuesday morning to surprise automotive teacher Rob Hunter with $50,000 from the Harbor Freight Tools for …
Another round of northern lights predicted Thursday
A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters…
Former Falkor bookkeeper gets prison time for embezzlement
A former bookkeeper who admitted to embezzling approximately $159,000 from her employer, a Kalispell firearms manufacturing company, was sentenced Tuesday to five months in federal prison followed by six months of …
Former Whitefish Housing Authority director admits to embezzlement
The former executive director of the Whitefish Housing Authority admitted in court Wednesday to embezzling at least $100,000 from the organization, which recei…
Man killed in Columbia Falls shop explosion
One man is dead and another injured after a shop exploded and burned on Kokanee Bend in Columbia Falls on Tuesday evening.
Flathead Warming Center files federal lawsuit against Kalispell
The complaint argues that the City Council’s decision to revoke the homeless shelter’s conditional use permit violated state and federal law by undergoing an u…
Outdoor fright trail scares up Halloween entertainment
The deemed Glacier Gallows fright trail near Columbia Falls takes advantage of the eeriness of a dense, dark forest that's chock-full of unexpected scares, spo…
Kalispell City Council approves workforce housing as eligible for city funds, renews lease for golf association
Workforce housing projects became eligible for tax increment financing funds following yeses across the board at Monday’s Kalispell City Council meeting.
Busse, Graybill make pitch to Kalispell voters as Montana governor's race heads into final stretch
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ryan Busse on Monday laid out plans to bolster the state’s wildlife agency, address climate change and work with a GOP-contr…
Two animals found shot and left to waste in Northwest Montana
Two animals were found shot and left to waste in Northwest Montana in recent weeks, state wildlife officials say.