State AA: Pack hits 5 HRs in win; Bravettes hit 4 in loss

HELENA — Glacier got through to Saturday and Flathead, well, the Bravettes certainly had a shot at it.

C-Falls softball starts hot in title defense

BILLINGS — Columbia Falls’ Class A softball title defense got off to a hot start Friday.

Blue Devils lead way; boys’ team race is tight

LAUREL — Olivia Lewis still has serious wheels and the Whitefish girls have some work to do.

Engellant, Rudbach fall in AA doubles final

BOZEMAN — The second time was not the charm.

Nasdaq sets another record as Wall Street wins back earlier losses

U.S. stocks rose in a bounce back from Wall Street's worst day since April. The S&P 500 gained 0.7% to win back all its losses from earlier in the week.

As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.

Northwest Montana 2024 state Legislature primary voter guide

Ahead of Montana’s June 4 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana. Candidates were instructed to keep their answers to each of the four questions to under 150 words. Answers were lightly editing for brevity, clarity, Associated Press style and grammar.

Stillwater Christian senior casts for a future in fishing

The commencement ceremony for the Class of 2024 for Stillwater Christian School is Friday, May 24. Stillwater’s ceremony begins at 11 a.m. in the school gym, with 21 students set to graduate. The school is located at 255 FFA Dr., Kalispell.

Letters to the editor May 23

Letters to the editor May 23

Paul and Diane Taylor

Paul and Diane Taylor of Kalispell, passed away on May 18 and May 20, 2024, respectively.

Packed summer schedule planned for Polebridge’s Home Ranch Bottoms

The summer music scene heats up at Home Ranch Bottoms with a slate of performers scheduled to perform May through August in Polebridge.

Wildkats ready to claw through State A

A year ago the Columbia Falls Wildkats worked around a funnel cloud, lightning delays, a first-day rainout and a malfunctioning sprinkler system en route to the 2023 championship. They should be fine.

Montana is facing a statewide land management crisis

Montanans appreciate locally grown food, from vegetables to fresh-picked huckleberries, raw honey and grass-fed beef.

A Home at the Samaritan House: Expansion project nearly 20 years in the making

The Samaritan House is adding two apartment buildings and will see an expansion of its administrative office on its campus on former Army Reserve property in Kalispell. The organization is nearing its $16.9 million fundraising goal and is preparing to break ground in July, according to Krager.

WTC presents laugh-a-minute comedy ‘Death By Design’

Presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company, the show by Robert Urbinati is the final performance of the 2023-2024 season.

Shirley Hughes, 69

Shirley Jo (Singleton) Hughes, 69, was born in Kalispell, on Sept. 21, 1954, to George Bruffy and Alice Margaret Singleton.

Wildflowers Salon blossoming in Bigfork

Hairdresser Holly Johannson left behind a 20-year clientele in Phoenix, Arizona when she and her daughter, Harper, moved to Creston last June.

Legals for May, 22 2024

Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money criminal trial, moving the case closer to the moment the jury will begin deciding his fate.

16 years after buying a slice of paradise, Columbia Heights family learns home is on a toxic site

When the Sterling family bought their home in Columbia Heights in 2008 they figured they had a little bit of paradise.