As Montana looks to ban TikTok, questions linger

Less than a month after Congress battered TikTok’s CEO about Chinese influence over the social media platform and the threat it poses to national security, Montana lawmakers are trying to pass their own statewide ban of the popular app.

Letters to the editor April 23

Letters to the editor April 23

Our students deserve to be fully funded

If there’s one thing we all can agree on, it’s that we want what is best for our kids. This includes our own children, our grandchildren, and our neighbors, as they are all our kids, our future.

Legals for April, 23 2023

Polson softball tops C-Falls Friday, 8-6

Samantha Rensvold hit a go-ahead, 2-run single in the seventh inning for Polson, and the Pirates rallied to beat Columbia Falls 8-6 in a Northwest A softball showdown Friday.

Hurdler Schrader leads C-Falls boys to Iceberg win

The Columbia Falls Wildcats capped a busy week with the boys team title in their own Iceberg Invitational track and field meet Saturday.

Band and orchestra students perform at District Music Festival

Scenes from the District Music Festival at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 20. (Casey Kreider photos/Daily Inter Lake)

Trans lawmaker silenced for 2nd day by Montana House speaker

A transgender Montana lawmaker was silenced for a second day Friday as her Republican colleagues have refused to let her speak on the chamber's floor this session until she apologizes for saying lawmakers would have "blood on their hands" if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.

State suspends OPI’s authority to award contracts

Montana’s Office Public Instruction temporarily lost its authority to enter into high-price contracts for goods and services Tuesday after the Department of Administration discovered deficiencies in the agency’s practices.

Man who left death threats at Tester’s office changes plea

Kevin Patrick Smith, 46, initially pleaded not guilty to charges of threatening to murder and to assault a member of Congress at his Feb. 23 arraignment, but struck a deal with prosecutors on March 21.

David Stephenson, 80

David Stephenson, 80

Accused machete-wielding stalker pleads not guilty

A demonstrative John Drew Peterson pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge in Flathead County District Court on Thursday.

State says it will implement restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortions

A new state health department rule will add red-tape for Montanans seeking to use their Medicaid benefits to cover abortions, a long-debated policy the state’s Republican administration has said is a proper and legal restriction on state funds.

Meet the trustee candidates running in Kila School District 20

The Daily Inter Lake reached out to school board trustee candidates in contested elections. The information below was provided by candidates for Deer Park School District and edited for spelling, punctuation and space.

Mary Lou Carol Venard, 70

Mary Lou Carol Venard, 70

AA, A Lakers gearing up

With any coaching endeavor there is the possibility of attrition, and this year’s Kalispell AA Lakers won’t have a trio of players that saw plenty of action in 2022 and were eligible to return this summer.

Glacier bats stay hot

The spring air was cool in Kalispell Thursday but the bats were hot for the Glacier Wolfpack, who beat Flathead 12-4 in crosstown softball at KidSport.

Walk-up music approved by MHSA for softball, baseball

It’s official: Walk-up music for softball and baseball is coming to a field near you.

Sun Road plows beyond the Loop

Glacier National Park plow crews have reached the Loop on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Transportation commission approves plans to accommodate Lakeside coaster

The Montana Transportation Commission approved another step necessary for a controversial alpine coaster to open near Lakeside after a meeting that saw more than 100 people sign up to speak in opposition.