Law roundup: Drunk woman pulls into driveway trying to avoid DUI

A drunk driver allegedly pulled into a stranger’s driveway, telling the resident who came outside asking her what she was doing that she was trying to avoid being pulled over by a Columbia Falls Police Department cruiser reportedly following her.

Plodding geezer vs old sleazer

Having lost an election, I know it hurts to lose. I know, too, that there is a good life beyond losing because I’ve been living it for the past 20 years.

Dinesen walks it off for the Range Riders

In a game featuring great pitching by both teams, the game wasn’t decided until a wild bottom of the ninth featuring balks, intentional walks and walk-offs, lead to a Range Riders win over the Voyagers.

Barrel Stove Combo keeps it jazzy for 20 years and running

Barrel Stove Combo performs on June 7 at noon for the Daily Inter Lake’s Press Play concert series.

Lake County petitions White House to remedy Flathead Lake's water woes

Lake County commissioners sent a letter to President Joe Biden June 6, asking him to intercede “on behalf of two counties and affected U.S. citizens visiting this area” and to make compensation for “depredations” by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, mostly pertaining to the low water level in Flathead Lake last summer.

Law roundup: 5-year-old injured from dog bite

A neighbor’s pit bull reportedly bit a 5-year-old’s stomach, leaving a bleeding wound about the size of a baseball.

Great Outdoors Act funding to spur Flathead National Forest improvements

Thanks to a $26 million investment into the Forest Service’s Northern Region, rental cabin updates, road work, campground improvements are among the upcoming projects slated to occur in the Flathead Valley.

Country music legend Clint Black celebrates 35 years of ‘Killin’ Time’

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday to see legendary country music artist Clint Black at the Wachholz College Center.

Law roundup: Bar employee tired of mixing it up with unruly woman

Frustrated at constantly being pestered by an unruly woman at his place of work, an employee of a bar turned to the Kalispell Police Department for help. He said she comes in on every shift to mess with him and at least once has gone into the kitchen to find him.

Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial

A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising.

Law roundup: Shopper suspiciously gains weight in store

A shopper looked a bit bulkier leaving a store than when she arrived and reportedly had multiple bottles of alcohol shoved up the high school hoodie she was wearing. She also tried to shoplift some Chapstick and was banned from the store.

Former bookkeeper for Kalispell firearms manufacturer stole $159,000

A former bookkeeper for a Kalispell firearms manufacturer admitted stealing $159,000 from her then-employer in a check scheme, spending the money in part on hotel stays in Las Vegas and Quinn’s Hot Springs.

Kalispell woman allegedly used ax to break into home

Sophia Maria Owen, 39, appeared before Judge Heidi Ulbricht for her arraignment in Flathead County District Court on May 23.

Woman accused of breaking into Kalispell home to find ex

Prosecutors brought Tiffany Marina Le Roux up on one count of felony burglary following the alleged May 26 attack on Fifth Avenue West North in Kalispell.

Law roundup: Man jumps out window to avoid cops

A man reportedly thought he had no other recourse than to jump out of a window when Kalispell Police Department knocked on the door of an apartment where someone complained about a man and woman yelling at each other.

Legals for June, 17 2024

Ninth Circuit appears skeptical of Montana’s drag ban

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wrestled on Tuesday with how Montana’s “drag ban law,” currently on hold from a federal judge, doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, protecting free speech and viewpoints.

Legals for June, 12 2024

The next generation of Alpine Theatre Project begins

For the last 20 years, co-founders of the Alpine Theatre Project Betsi Morrison and Luke Walrath have seen through 77 productions and brought countless artists to the valley.

Presentation looks at Montana vigilantes

Local author Carol Buchanan will explore "Montana's Vigilantes – Good Guys or Bad" on Monday, June 17 at the Northwest Montana History Museum in Kalispell.