ARTICLES BY ERIC SCHWARTZ/DAILY INTER LAKE

Attorney says death penalty unconstitutional

An attorney for accused double murderer Tyler Michael Miller argued that Montana’s death penalty statutes are unconstitutional Tuesday during a brief hearing in Flathead District Court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

2 men sought in ongoing vandalism case in Bigfork

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two people in connection to a rash of vandalism in Bigfork.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Baby sitter faces assault charges

A baby sitter could face a prison sentence after she was arrested Wednesday for allegedly dropping and shaking a 7-month-old infant who later was found to have a fractured skull.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Teen faces charges for high-speed accident

A 19-year-old Kalispell man is facing five felonies and multiple misdemeanor charges in Flathead District Court for a May 15 high-speed crash that ejected him from the vehicle he was driving and left five people injured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fugitive arrest east of Kalispell

A man wanted in Ohio for armed bank robbery was arrested east of Kalispell Wednesday night after a law enforcement vehicle collided with his car during a chase.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Evergreen fire

Firefighters from Evergreen, Kalispell and several other fire departments battled a fire at a double-wide mobile home on Edgewood Drive in Evergreen on Tuesday afternoon as dozens of bystanders looked on. The fire was first reported at about 5:30 p.m. Firefighters cut holes in the ceiling of the structure to …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Columbia Falls man charged in beating with bat

A 32-year-old Columbia Falls man has been charged with felony assault with a weapon, aggravated assault and robbery for an April beating that left a man with brain damage.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Winter appealing murder sentence

An attorney for a young Evergreen woman convicted of two counts of deliberate homicide after intentionally crashing her car head-on into another vehicle in 2009 is appealing her sentence to the Montana Supreme Court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Jury convicts Nixon on most counts

A jury that for four days had listened as witnesses provided conflicting testimony explaining the brutal bludgeoning murder of Wesley “Bubba” Collins found a 19-year-old Kalispell man accountable for the death Friday in Flathead District Court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Four charged in Happy Valley home invasion

By ERIC SCHWARTZThe Daily Inter Lake
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Defendant takes the stand

Jeffrey Allen Nixon testified in his own defense Thursday, telling jurors during several hours on the witness stand that it was Robert Lake who brutally murdered 49-year-old Wesley “Bubba” Collins on April 12, 2010, not him.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Friend said Nixon admitted killing Collins

Nathan Shumaker said he was trying to fall asleep at his Marion home the night of April 12, 2010, when he got a phone call from Jeffrey Allen Nixon, a friend so close he still refers to him as his brother.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wind may have played role in crash

High winds may have played a factor in Friday afternoon’s fatal glider crash just south of the Ferndale Airfield.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Accused murderer's trial starts Monday

Five young Flathead County residents were arrested and charged following the gruesome April 2010 bludgeoning murder of 49-year-old Kalispell resident Wesley “Bubba” Collins.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Authorities still looking for 1 man

Law enforcement officials arrested three men Thursday and are looking for a fourth in connection to an armed home invasion robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon in the Happy Valley area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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