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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…
Kalispell restricts pot dispensaries to industrial zones
The Kalispell City Council on Monday approved new rules regarding marijuana, restricting the sale, cultivation and manufacture of marijuana to the city’s indus…
Montana media groups appeal ruling over closed GOP meeting
Members of the Montana media are appealing a state judge's ruling in a lawsuit over whether Republican members of a legislative committee legally held a secret…
Kalispell man on trial for murder gets plea deal
A Kalispell man on trial for a murder in 2019 admitted to the offense Wednesday morning in Flathead County District Court.
Whitefish Municipal Judge Hileman dies
Whitefish Municipal Judge William Hileman has died.
Judge rules ARCO responsible for 35% of Columbia Falls aluminum plant cleanup
A federal judge has ruled the the Atlantic Richfield Co. is at least partially responsible for the cleanup of the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. site just …
Lincoln Theatre a coming attraction in Troy
Following a roughly six-year hiatus, Lincoln Theatre is scheduled to reopen next month, bringing the old-school, big-screen experience back to Troy.
Lakeside highway project wraps up for season
Crews from the Montana Department of Transportation are putting a pause on their construction work along U.S. 93 between Somers and West Shore State Park until 2022.
Blood donors sought as supply dips critically low
Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant has a critical blood and platelet shortage and is urging all eligible donors to make an appointment now.
Kalispell awarded $4.78M for affordable housing
Kalispell’s Junegrass Place will receive $4,780,000 to build 24 new homes for families and individuals.
Hearings Thursday for big housing project in Whitefish
One of the biggest housing projects ever proposed in Whitefish, along with a request for accompanying commercial development — all at the base of Big Mountain …
Great Fish Challenge nets $4.2M for 61 nonprofits
Whitefish Community Foundation awarded more than $4.2 million to 61 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations during the Great Fish awards event Monday evening.
Inter Lake hosts online forum with Kalispell candidates
The Daily Inter Lake is hosting an online forum tonight with candidates vying to serve on the Kalispell City Council.
Former girlfriend testifies in Kalispell man's murder trial
Testimony from a murder victim’s former girlfriend highlighted the second day of a homicide trial Tuesday in Kalispell.
Glacier High announces National Honor Society inductees
Fifty-nine students were inducted into the Glacier High School chapter of the National Honor Society on Oct. 4.
Community support keeps Swan River Hall open
The Swan River Hall has been renovated, thanks to a community fundraising effort.