Fire claims Bigfork home

A Bigfork home suffered "extensive damage" in a fire that began New Year's Eve.

Man dies after road altercation

Glacier National Park officials are being tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the death of a Browning man in the Two  Medicine Valley on Thursday morning.

Wildkats keep cruisin'

Second-place Columbia Falls wins sixth straight; Kiser now at 20 goals

COLUMBIA FALLS - Fourteenth-year head coach Greg Trenerry has the same hope every coach does at this point in the season - that his team is peaking at the right time.

Polson standoff resolved peacefully

After a 48-hour standoff, area SWAT teams on Monday evening arrested a Polson man wanted in connection with the death of his father.

Boater injured on Flathead Lake

By NICHOLAS LEDDEN

County plans $150,000 in dust work

After debating various options to lessen dust problems and appease the Department of Environmental Quality, Flathead County has decided to invest about $150,000 in a supplemental environmental project.

Hospitals grow with valley's needs

Over the past week, the Daily Inter Lake has featured front-page stories on both of Flathead County's hospitals. Not surprisingly, the focus was growth.

Reversal of fortune: Giving the money back

Sen. Conrad Burns is to be commended for quickly reversing course last week and deciding to return campaign contributions associated with indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Jessie Clark Ralston

Jessie Clark Ralston of St. Ignatius "left our company to care for the animals who preceded her in death" on Oct. 8, 2007, due to complications from a stroke. She was born in Larbert, Scotland, in 1926.

Northwestern A Notebook: Hamilton comes to C-Falls; Whitefish travels to Frenchtown

The playoff pairings are set for Montana?s Class A football.

Caution on highway can save lives

A recent rash of tragedies on Flathead Valley highways — four fatalities in six days — should be a reminder of a seasonal maxim:

Bigfork knocks off C-Falls

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Planning board takes up parking-permit plan

The long-running debate over parking around west-side Kalispell schools comes before the Kalispell Planning Board again Tuesday night.

Must we pay tribute to D.C.?

There was a time when government “of the people, by the people and for the people” was a saying that seemed true about our United States, but that is simply no longer the case regarding Imperial Washington and its relationship with the private sector in the distant provinces.

'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' comes to Whitefish

Alpine Theatre Project will close its 2012 summer season with its most daring and outrageous production to date when it presents the cult-hit rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

Would-be casino robber is still at large

Sheriff’s deputies are still looking for a man who used a gun to try and rob an Evergreen casino Wednesday night.

Planning begins for new Bigfork library

ImagineIF Libraries will begin to lay the groundwork for a new library in Bigfork with a community idea session planned Monday.

Schweikert, C-Falls boys rout Bulldogs

The Columbia Falls Wildcats pulled away from rival Whitefish to win 63-28 in a clash of Western A foes Thursday night.

Flathead Electric acquires second methane-burning generator for county landfill

Flathead Electric Cooperative (FEC) announced Jan. 9 the purchase of a second methane-burning generator to be installed at the Flathead County landfill.

LR-131: Living infants deserve protection

During a legislative session, there are over a thousand bills, amendments and motions a single legislator will vote on over a course of four months. It's our job to accurately represent you, the people of Montana with each vote.