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
Eureka man accused of child rape
Prosecutors initially filed the rape charge against Campbell in November 2021.
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Man given suspended sentence for threatening a gas station worker with a knife
A Kalispell man who allegedly threatened a gas station employee with a knife after being told to move along late last year received a suspended jail sentence in February.
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Convicted murderer back in prison after taking deal in rape case
A Flathead County District Court judge last month sent a convicted murderer accused of raping a teenage girl in 2024 back to prison.
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Son accused of trying to murder his father given 30-year DPHHS stint
A man accused of stabbing his father in the neck with a kitchen knife in 2024 later received a 30-year sentence to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.
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Drunk driver ordered to undergo treatment, serve suspended sentences after wreck
A man accused of driving drunk when he flipped his pickup truck on the U.S. 93 Bypass last year later received a string of suspended sentences.
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Inmate accused of stabbing officer in foiled jailbreak
An inmate allegedly stabbed a Flathead County Detention Center officer with a pencil in early May, launching an ill-fated jailbreak, prosecutors say.
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Motorist who fled highway patrol on US 93 Bypass given suspended jail sentences
Prosecutors brought Eljas Paul Koistinen up on a felony charge of aggravated fleeing from or eluding a peace officer in Flathead County District Court following the Oct. 15, 2025 chase.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 16 HOURS AGO
