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July 24, 2018 3:58 p.m.

10 percent containment on Highway 37 Fire

Crews on the Highway 37 Fire reached 10 percent containment around the perimeter of the 51-acre fire Tuesday morning.

March 31, 2016 3:44 a.m.

What To Know Before Booking A Vacation Home

(NAPSI)—Renting a vacation home has become a popular choice among travelers, made easier than ever by trendy peer-to-peer sharing sites. Rather than squeezing into a hotel room, vacationers are spreading out and taking advantage of such benefits as extra space, convenience and privacy. Before booking a home base for what’s meant to be a relaxing getaway, however, travelers need to consider from whom they’re renting to ensure a trouble-free experience. Here are some important things to know before booking:

January 21, 2009 10 p.m.

Flooring plant in C-Falls future? Maybe

Even though the economic health of the Flathead Valley has taken a turn for the worse, there are likely brighter days ahead — and as soon as this spring.

Spring Rendezvous celebrates historic trading post
May 12, 2017 4:04 p.m.

Spring Rendezvous celebrates historic trading post

One of Montana’s oldest structures came to life last weekend, as history enthusiasts gathered for the annual Spring Rendezvous at Fort Connah outside St. Ignatius.

Red Ribbon Week in Superior
November 4, 2008 11 p.m.

Red Ribbon Week in Superior

More than 50 Superior Elementary students sat mesmerized in the Superior Elementary gym Friday morning as they watched an old television news report chronicling the fate of a child their own age whose life was taken by a drunk driver.

May 30, 2014 8:16 a.m.

Safe boating tips for high water conditions

Those who have had to give up and return to shore due to poor boating conditions know it can be a tough decision.

March 25, 2015 10:43 a.m.

Rolling coal and crowdfunding

I remember when teens would drag race their souped up cars on the quarter mile markers up the North Fork Road or on Aluminum Drive toward the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant. Most of the cars were Ford Mustangs, Dodge Chargers or Chevy Camaros. Ask anyone who grew up in the 1960s and they will tell you about the engines and colors of their favorite hotrod. My kids would call it “back in the olden days,” but it was a way to have some fun and excitement and root for your favorite driver. We should have called it the C-Falls NASCAR.

January 21, 2009 10 p.m.

Flooring plant in C-Falls future? Maybe

Even though the economic health of the Flathead Valley has taken a turn for the worse, there are likely brighter days ahead — and as soon as this spring.

July 13, 2011 7:28 a.m.

Yellowstone spill: D.C. is getting a show poodle

It is no surprise Gov. Brian Schweitzer's decision to suddenly stop working with federal Environmental Protection Agency officials and ExxonMobil and stage a grandstanding attack on a major Billings-area employer came just days after a new poll showed him within striking distance of grabbing a new job in the United States Senate. The poll shows Schweitzer could defeat Sen. Max Baucus in a Democrat primary for his U.S. Senate seat by currying favor with multi-million dollar radical environmentalist groups hostile to Montana's energy economy.

W. Damon Wheeler
March 9, 2011 8:03 a.m.

W. Damon Wheeler

Warren Damon Wheeler, born to Warren and Ida Wheeler in Sand Coulee, MT on September 25, 1916, died peacefully of natural causes at the Clark Fork Valley hospital in Plains on Sunday, March 6, 2011.

January 10, 2020 2:05 p.m.

Washington Daybook

Associated Press Washington Daybook for Friday, Jan. 10.

Inside Flathead County Jail: The crisis behind the $105 million bond
October 27, 2025 midnight

Inside Flathead County Jail: The crisis behind the $105 million bond

As Flathead County voters weigh a $105 million bond to build a new detention facility, the Daily Inter Lake goes behind bars for an unfiltered look at the conditions facing inmates and officers alike.

WA GOP, journalist file injunction to stop state from deleting public records
January 15, 2026 6:20 p.m.

WA GOP, journalist file injunction to stop state from deleting public records

(The Center Square) — The Washington State Republican Party and journalist Jonathan Choe have jointly filed an injunction in Thurston County Superior Court barring the state from scrubbing or removing public access to records related to child care centers in the state that receive public funds.

October 25, 2015 7 a.m.

Sandpoint needs a change, vote for Mo

Those of us who live beyond Sandpoint’s borders shop, recreate and relax in Sandpoint, spending millions annually. This gives us reason to opine on the city and its future.

July 11, 2014 9 p.m.

HONESTY: Yes, it's alive and well

A big thank you to the angel who turned my purse into the lost and found at Target on July 5 after I left it in a shopping cart. It is so heartwarming to know there are good people who choose to do the right thing.

September 22, 2007 1 a.m.

Columbia Falls

Columbia Falls police investigated an open door at a tire shop on Ninth Street West. They secured it and left.

February 5, 2009 10 p.m.

Clear the ice

Shop locally? I’d love to. But too many streets and parking lots in Whitefish are extremely icy.

APTOPIX California Storms
December 11, 2014 4:23 p.m.

APTOPIX California Storms

People use kayaks and a canoe to make their way around a flooded parking lot at a shopping center Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in Healdsburg, Calif. A powerful storm churned through Northern California Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands and delaying commuters while soaking the region with much-needed rain. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Local restaurant feeds the hungry
April 28, 2012 1:59 p.m.

Local restaurant feeds the hungry

Brian Reed loads a combination of meet, cheese and grilled veggies into a freshly toasted bun on Saturday afternoon at Louie's Deli & Grill in Kalispell. The Bronx Bomber, the shop's most popular sandwich, was served to about 40 people from A Ray of Hope on Saturday afternoon.

Special Spaces
April 22, 2012 3:59 p.m.

Special Spaces

Glacier High School assistant principal Micah Hill, right, and shop teacher Andy Fors, put the finishing touches on Caleb Speed's bedroom Saturday afternoon in Evergreen. Glacier staff and students, along with Special Spaces, have been working on Caleb's room since early February.