Schweikert leads C-Falls over Bigfork

BIGFORK — Columbia Falls quarterback Cody Schweikert threw for 377 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 172 yards and four more scores as the Wildcats outscored Bigfork 51-30 in a Western A football battle Friday.

Montana prep football scores Friday, Oct. 13

Montana prep football scores Friday, Oct. 13

911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents' terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities reveals a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the historic town of Lahaina and people desperately tried to escape burning homes and flames licking at cars in gridlocked traffic.

Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians began a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel's military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the besieged territory, an unprecedented order ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group.

Wolfpack pull away from Eagles, 56-21

Kobe Dorcheus ran for three touchdowns, Cohen Kastelitz caught two scoring passes and Glacier pulled away from a 14-14 tie to beat Missoula Big Sky 56-21 in Western AA football Thursday.

Legals for October, 13 2023

Meet Ward 2 candidate for Kalispell City Council Sam Nunnally

The Daily Inter Lake reached out to Kalispell City Council candidates running in the Nov. 7 municipal election. The information below was provided by the candidates and edited for spelling, punctuation and space.

Legals for October, 12 2023

Glacier holds off Bravettes

Though the Bravettes looked like the better team for a lot of the night, Glacier surged back to win the Crosstown volleyball battle 18-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-17 in Western AA play on Tuesday at the Flathead High gym.

Big Sky Notes: Little Brown (low-calorie) Stein

The Little Brown Stein is at stake this weekend, and if you wondered how the traveling trophy for which the Montana Grizzlies and Idaho Vandals battle came about, well, Libby’s own Jerek Wolcott is here to help.

Legals for October, 11 2023

Biden interviewed as part of the special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, the White House said late Monday. It's a possible sign that the investigation is nearing its end.

Israel pounds Gaza neighborhoods, as people scramble for safety in sealed-off territory

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighborhood by neighborhood on Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory as Israel vowed a retaliation for Hamas' surprise weekend attack that would "reverberate ... for generations."

Montana data shows 44% who lost coverage in Medicaid unwinding were kids

Nearly half of the roughly 55,000 Montanans who lost Medicaid coverage through the disenrollment process between April and August were children, according to new data provided to a legislative committee by the Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Legals for October, 10 2023

New Audubon president excited to return to world of birds

Whether someone attracts them with a feeder or just sees them occasionally through a window, birds are a part of life on Earth, according the newly elected president of the Flathead Audubon Society.

The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held a public hearing Thursday to field commentary and testimony on inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tennessee, which supplies the devices to air bag makers and several major auto companies. At least 25 million vehicles containing ARC-made air bags could be affected.

Pack shuts out Helena schools

The Wolfpack is still solidly at the top of Western AA soccer standings after winning two games on Friday and Saturday.

Griz hold off UC Davis, 31-23

Eli Gillman’s 85-yard touchdown burst in the third quarter let the No. 17 Grizzlies open up a 28-20 lead, and Montana held off No. 20 UC Davis 31-23 in a Big Sky Conference football game Saturday.

Legals for October, 8 2023