Daily Inter Lake
JACK UNDERHILL
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KALISPELL GOVERNMENT, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION REPORTER
Jack Underhill covers Kalispell city government, housing and transportation for the Daily Inter Lake. His reporting focuses on how local policy decisions affect residents and the rapidly growing Flathead Valley. Underhill has reported on housing challenges, infrastructure issues and regional service providers across Montana. His work also includes accountability reporting on complex community issues and public institutions. Originally from Massachusetts, Underhill graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a degree in Journalism before joining the Inter Lake. In his free time, Underhill enjoys mountain biking around the valley, skiing up on Big Mountain or exploring Glacier National Park.
IMPACT: Jack’s work helps residents understand how growth, housing and infrastructure decisions affect the future of their community.
ARTICLES BY JACK UNDERHILL
Kalispell Council to consider rules for block parties, downtown events on city lots
Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider allowing special events in city-owned downtown parking lots and residential street closures for block parties.
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SWAT team called out to overnight disturbance in Kalispell
A suspect is in custody after the Kalispell Police Department responded Wednesday night to a report of an assault with a weapon on the city’s west end.
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Public outcry prompts Kalispell Council to pull license plate reader funding from budget
Faced with mounting opposition, Kalispell City Council on Monday pulled money from its budget for license-plate reader technology intended to enforce downtown parking rules.
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Lawsuit claims longtime Conrad Cemetery sexton's son manipulated his father, stole hundreds of thousands from his bank accounts leading up to his death
A new lawsuit is accusing the son of James "Jim" Korn — the longtime groundskeeper of Kalispell's Conrad Memorial Cemetery who died in May after vanishing last year — of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his father and subjecting him to poor living conditions that may have caused …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 4 DAYS AGO
Developer withdraws $16.9 million funding request for Kalispell Center Mall redevelopment project
The developer behind the Kalispell Center Mall's impending transformation has withdrawn its application for $16.9 million in tax increment financing funds meant to help pay for the project.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO
Where everybody knows everybody: Charlo's enduring charm
The unincorporated community, home to just a few hundred residents, is the kind of place where neighbors know one another by name and conversations linger a little longer.
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Against the current: Charlo shrimp farmer rebuilds after winning three-year fight to be recognized as a farm
Born and raised in Charlo, Jim Vaughan has spent the past seven years operating Mission Valley Shrimp, Montana's only shrimp farm. Using six Intex above-ground swimming pools to raise and harvest shrimp, Vaughan built a niche business that in 2023 became the focus of a regulatory dispute
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 6 DAYS AGO
Where everybody knows everybody: Charlo's enduring charm
The unincorporated community, home to just a few hundred residents, is the kind of place where neighbors know one another by name and conversations linger a little longer.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 6 DAYS AGO
Authorities identify 76-year-old Kalispell man killed in roofing business fire
The Flathead County Sheriff's Detective Division is working with Smith Valley Fire Department and the Flathead County Fire Investigation Team to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
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Kalispell Council approves pay increase, doubling salaries over two years
Kalispell City Council on Monday voted to double their salaries over the next two budget cycles.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
Kalispell Police identify woman found dead amid suspicious circumstances
Authorities are investigating the death of a 62-year-old woman found in a home on the west side of Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
Suspect in custody after threats prompt SWAT response in Kalispell
A suspect is in custody after the Kalispell Police Department responded Monday afternoon to reports of a man threatening violence.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 3 DAYS AGO
Kalispell City Council considers doubling salaries after decades without a raise
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to double their salaries, marking the first change in pay in nearly 30 years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 5 DAYS AGO
Kalispell City Council considers doubling salaries after decades without a raise
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to double their salaries, marking the first change in pay in nearly 30 years.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 2 WEEKS, 5 DAYS AGO
