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: Third-graders celebrate Arbor Day at Kalispell's Lawrence Park
Kalispell Public School District No. 5 third-graders celebrated Arbor Day at Kalispell's annual ceremony held at Lawrence Park on Friday, April 24.
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PHOTOS: Paul Cauthen performs at Majestic Valley Arena
East Texas singer-songwriter Paul Cauthen, aka Big Velvet, performs with opening acts Radio Ranch and Crowe Boys at Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell on Saturday, April 18.
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PHOTOS: Vendors set up for 60th annual Creston Auction
Vendors unload their items and get set up in preparation for the 60th annual Creston Auction and Country Fair on Friday, April 10.
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PHOTOS: Student musicians tune up for District Music Festival 2026
Northwest Montana student bands, orchestras, choirs and soloists from Flathead, Lake and Lincoln counties showcase their musical talent at the three-day District Music Festival hosted by Flathead and Glacier high schools from April 9-11.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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