Daily Inter Lake

CASEY KREIDER

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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award.

IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism.

ARTICLES BY CASEY KREIDER

PHOTOS: Whitefish Pond Skim 2026

Skiers and snowboarders end the ski season with a trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's annual pond skim competition on Saturday, April 4.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 8 HOURS AGO

PHOTOS: Whitefish Pond Skim 2026

Skiers and snowboarders end the ski season with a trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's annual pond skim competition on Saturday, April 4.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 10 HOURS AGO

PHOTOS: Glacier beats Belgrade 7-2 in inaugural season opener

Photos from the Glacier Wolfpacks' 7-2 win over Belgrade in their inaugural high school baseball season opener at Griffin Field in Kalispell on Saturday, March 28.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO

PHOTOS: Flathead's inaugural baseball season starts with 19-3 win over East Helena

Photos from the Flathead Braves' 19-3 win over East Helena in their inaugural high school baseball season opener at ABS Park in Evergreen on Thursday, March 26.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS AGO

Wild art: Loon Lake fishing

A fisherman heads out onto Loon Lake in Ferndale with his two dogs on Friday, March 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO

PHOTOS: St. Patrick's Day Parade marches through downtown Kalispell

Clover-clad revelers lined Main Street as The Kalispell Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Flathead Celtic Festival hosted the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS AGO

PHOTOS: Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge splashes into Whitefish Lake

Participants splashed into the cold waters of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival's Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 7. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the event raises funds for Special Olympics Montana.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 2 MONTHS AGO

PHOTOS: Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge splashes into Whitefish Lake

Participants splashed into the cold waters of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival's Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 7. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the event raises funds for Special Olympics Montana.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 MONTHS AGO

Shots from the sideline: Daily Inter Lake photographer provides a peek behind the photos from the FCS Championship game

I sent my wife a text at halftime. “0 for 3,” it read. Referring to the number of touchdowns Montana State had scored in the first two quarters of their FCS Championship game against Illinois State, 3, and the number of quality photographs I had of each play, 0.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 MONTHS, 4 WEEKS AGO

PHOTOS: Vigil held in Kalispell following fatal shooting by ICE agent in Minneapolis

Around 60 people gathered for a candlelight vigil in Kalispell's Depot Park and a walk down Main Street on Thursday to rally for justice for Renee Good, the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 MONTHS AGO

PHOTOS: Montana State outlasts Illinois State 35-34 in FCS Championship overtime thriller

Photos from the Montana State Bobcats' 35-34 win over Illinois State in overtime in the FCS National Championship game held at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, Jan. 5.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 MONTHS AGO

Photos of 2025 by Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider

A compilation of favorite photos from the year 2025 taken by Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 MONTHS AGO

PHOTOS: Bobcats at FCS Championship media day

Montana State University gets a first look at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3 ahead of the FCS Championship game against Illinois State.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 MONTHS AGO

PHOTOS: Montana State heads back to FCS Championship with 48-23 win over Montana

Photos from the Montana State Bobcats 48-23 win over the Montana Grizzlies in an FCS semifinal matchup at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman on Saturday, Dec. 20. With the win, the Bobcats advance to the FCS Championship to face Illinois State.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS AGO

PHOTOS: Grizzlies surpass South Dakota, set up rematch with 'Cats

Photos from the Montana Grizzlies 52-22 win over the South Dakota Coyotes in the FCS quarterfinals at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 13.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AGO

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