Wrangle up some seats – County fairgrounds grandstands expected to open after repairs

Fairgoers should be able to grab a seat at the rodeo or concerts during the Northwest Montana Fair in August after an analysis showed the grandstands needing immediate repairs are safe.

Roger Wayne Siblerud, 84

Roger Wayne Siblerud, 84, passed peacefully on June 15, 2024, the day before Father's Day on the same day, many years later as his beloved son Patrick Siblerud passed.

Don’t quit your daydreaming job

At the University of Montana in the late 1970s, Pete Fromm admits he wasn’t a great student. Consumed by the mountain man stories he’d absorbed as a youth, he much preferred adventure and daydreaming.

Law roundup: Wine time sends woman on a crying jag

An employee asked the Columbia Falls Police Department to check on and move along a drunk woman lying on the concrete in front of the doors of the establishment, crying about her husband.

Legals for June, 30 2024

Search crews scour Kootenai River for missing kayaker

Search teams continued to look Saturday for a missing woman who disappeared while kayaking the Kootenai River in Northwest Montana earlier in the week.

News Now: This week's Northwest Montana headlines

Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines.

Badrock U15 tops B Loggers, 17-5

Logan Stewart hit two inside-the-park home runs, Ashtyn Mintz hit another and the Badrock Baseball U15 squad scored a 17-5 win over the Libby B Loggers Thursday at the inaugural Badrock Invitational baseball tournament at Glacier Bank Park.

Badrock U15 bests Mission Valley

Logan Stewart hit a solo home run, a two-run single and had four runs batted in as the host Badrock U15 team beat Mission Valley 14-4 Friday at the Badrock Invitatinal baseball tournament Friday at Glacier Bank Park.

Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court decided on Friday that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors, even in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking.

Larry Bailey, 74

Larry M. Bailey, 74, of Loris, South Carolina, took on the next great adventure on Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024.

Law roundup: Beware of online strangers asking for money

The rapid souring of an online relationship left a resident turning to the Kalispell Police Department for help. They told officers that they met a woman online and had sent them money, but now she was demanding more cash.

County preliminary budget keeps property taxes flat

Flathead County commissioners on Thursday approved a preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025 that keeps county taxes even.

Alan 'Al' Brice Alstad, 63

Alan "Al" Alstad, 63 of Kalispell, passed away on May 5, 2024, due to unexpected complications following a dirt bike accident.

Kalispell native serves as a member of U.S. Navy’s submarine force

Senior Chief Petty Officer Nathaniel Faerber, a native of Kalispell serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Trident Training Facility (TTF) Bangor at Naval Base Kitsap, homeport of West Coast ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines. Faerber graduated from Flathead High School in 2000.

Ronald 'Ron' Jerome Alstad, 65

Ronald "Ron" Alstad, 65, passed away at home Aug. 27, 2022, after a short battle with bladder cancer.

Jeff Thompson garners National Coach of the Year

A trip to Bismarck, North Dakota, may not be on everyone’s bucket list, but the National High School Athletic Coaches Association was having its annual convention there and Flathead wrestling coach Jeff Thompson was giving a presentation.

Riders held to 4 hits in Wednesday loss

MISSOULA – The Range Riders bats were stifled for only four hits in a 5-3 loss against the Missoula PaddleHeads at Allegiance Stadium on Wednesday night.

Grizzlies, Zags to have soccer exhibition in C-Falls

NCAA Division I soccer is coming to Columbia Falls, in the form of an women’s exhibition match between Montana and Gonzaga on Aug. 11 at Flip Darling Field.

Legals for June, 28 2024