Thursday, December 18, 2025

ARTICLES BY BRETT BERNTSEN LAKE COUNTY LEADER

Search continues for missing man

The search for a man who fell into the lower Flathead River below the Selis Ksanka Qlispe Dam Overlook Wednesday afternoon has entered its second day.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Search underway for man who fell into Flathead

Search and rescue teams continued to comb the lower Flathead River on Wednesday afternoon for a man who reportedly slipped into the water below the Selis Ksanka Qlispe Dam Overlook.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Orphaned griz cubs adapting to new home

Having survived a tragedy of storybook proportions, two orphaned grizzly bear cubs from the Flathead Indian Reservation are settling into their new home at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and gaining quite a following in the process.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Orphaned griz cubs adapting to new home

Having survived a tragedy of storybook proportions, two orphaned grizzly bear cubs from the Flathead Indian Reservation are settling into their new home at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and gaining quite a following in the process.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Man charged in Rollins house fire

A 23-year-old man accused of lighting a Rollins home on fire with its owner sleeping inside has been arrested on charges of arson, aggravated burglary and attempted homicide.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Man charged in Rollins house fire

A 23-year-old man accused of lighting a Rollins home on fire with its owner sleeping inside has been arrested on charges of arson, aggravated burglary and attempted homicide.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Man gets 40 years for Arlee murder

POLSON — The murder case involving a couple who lived for months with the body of a dead relative hidden inside their Arlee trailer came to a close in Lake County District Court Wednesday in Polson, with the husband receiving a 40-year prison sentence.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Man gets 40 years for Arlee murder

POLSON — The murder case involving a couple who lived for months with the body of a dead relative hidden inside their Arlee trailer came to a close in Lake County District Court Wednesday in Polson, with the husband receiving a 40-year prison sentence.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Business's safe emptied after suspicious fire

A long-time Polson business is in ruins after it was robbed and lit on fire early Thursday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Woman sentenced for role in Arlee murder

Family members of an 18-year-old man who was murdered and hidden in an Arlee trailer this spring were in tears Wednesday as a Western Montana woman received a partially suspended sentence for her role in concealing the killing.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Flathead Lake home lost in Sunday fire

A home outside of Rollins on Flathead Lake is in ruins after a fire erupted late Sunday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Poison High School

Polson Police and Flathead Tribal Police respond to Polson High School on Friday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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