Daily Inter Lake
NEWS EDITOR
Derrick Perkins serves as News Editor at the Daily Inter Lake. He oversees daily news coverage and works closely with reporters to plan, edit and publish stories across print and digital platforms. Perkins helps coordinate coverage of local government, public safety, business and community developments throughout Northwest Montana. He works with the reporting staff to strengthen journalism while maintaining consistent daily coverage. His role helps ensure the newsroom delivers timely, accurate reporting that readers rely on.
IMPACT: Derrick’s work keeps readers informed about the decisions and events shaping their communities every day.
ARTICLES BY DERRICK PERKINS
Suspected drunk driver accused of struggling with Kalispell Police officers
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Flathead Valley musicians share the limelight with major acts at Under the Big Sky music festival
Bigfork's Miller Campbell was one of a slate of acts from Northwest Montana to grace the stage at this year’s music festival alongside country, folk and Americana giants like Zach Top, Chris Stapleton and Old Crow Medicine Show. The summertime jamboree, put on by Outriders Present and now in its …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
Flathead Valley musicians share the limelight with major acts at Under the Big Sky music festival
Bigfork's Miller Campbell was one of a slate of acts from Northwest Montana to grace the stage at this year’s music festival alongside country, folk and Americana giants like Zach Top, Chris Stapleton and Old Crow Medicine Show. The summertime jamboree, put on by Outriders Present and now in its …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
Hungry Horse felon earns fresh probation and parole violation allegations
Michael Raymond Loncto, 44, is accused of failing to check in with his probation and parole officer since he was last released from jail in March.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Man sentenced for drunkenly fleeing cops after firing a gun at a Kalispell bar
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DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Kalispell man accused of leaving threatening voicemails with ex-girlfriend
A Kalispell man allegedly left a string of threatening voicemails with an ex-girlfriend years after she went to the police with concerns that he had sexually abused her children.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Kalispell bookkeeper accused of using company card for personal purchases
A bookkeeper employed by a Kalispell firm is accused of using a company credit card to make thousands of dollars in personal purchases over the past two years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Lakeside man gets prison sentence for 2023 equipment heist in Kalispell
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Lakeside man to prison for stealing construction equipment from a Kalispell business and trucking it to Idaho.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO
Convicted drunk driver facing new charge after alleged hit-and-run in Whitefish
A 39-year-old with a long history of driving under the influence picked up fresh felony charges in June after allegedly getting into a drunken hit-and-run in Whitefish.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Convicted drunk driver facing new charge after alleged hit-and-run in Whitefish
A 39-year-old with a long history of driving under the influence picked up fresh felony charges in June after allegedly getting into a drunken hit-and-run in Whitefish.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Motorist allegedly flags down officer, punches him in the jaw
With a bag of marijuana gummies in his system, a motorist waved over a Kalispell Police officer late last month, broke down crying in front of him and later slugged him in the face, prosecutors say.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 2 DAYS AGO
Prosecutors: Motorist who collided with Kalispell building was driving drunk
A motorist is facing a slew of charges after allegedly driving into an Idaho Street building in Kalispell while drunk last month and then leaving the scene.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 4 DAYS AGO
Motorist picks up felony after allegedly fleeing the scene of a wreck on foot
A Kalispell man who allegedly fled on foot after causing a wreck in 2025 that left two people hospitalized and their vehicle totaled is now facing a felony charge.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO
Man allegedly steals and then crashes a pickup truck in Coram
An 18-year-old on probation for killing someone while driving drunk as a minor allegedly stole a pickup in Coram and crashed it into the woods in June.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO
