Drunk-driving mom gets a deferred sentence

A Kalispell mother has been given a three-year deferred sentence after driving drunk with her 5-month-old and 10-year-old children in the vehicle.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cocaine seller gets suspended 10-year sentence

A Kalispell man has been given a 10-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to selling cocaine.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Man pleads guilty to burglary try

A Kalispell man has pleaded guilty to felony attempted burglary for trying to break into a gun store.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Payment ordered in amputation settlement

A Bigfork man has been ordered to pay more than $618,000 in restitution to a woman whose left leg had to be amputated after he struck the motorcycle on which she was riding.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Suspect accused of assaulting officers

A Kalispell man has been convicted of lying in wait behind the Kalispell Police Department before assaulting several police officers.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Local man denies unemployment fraud

A Kalispell man has denied allegations that he collected more than $18,000 in illegal unemployment benefits and federal compensation.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Woman accused of stealing lottery tickets

A Columbia Falls woman has pleaded not guilty to charges in a pair of cases, including one alleging she stole nearly $2,500 in scratch lottery tickets from a Kalispell convenience store.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Caregiver denies stealing $136,000

A Kalispell man has pleaded not guilty to felony theft after allegedly embezzling $136,000 from a man he was taking care of.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Alleged assault results in three charges

A Kalispell man is facing a trio of charges after allegedly assaulting his wife and children.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Two armed robberies investigated

A pair of armed robberies in the past few days have the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office looking to the public for help.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mom's disappearance still a mystery

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and Montana Department of Justice are looking for information on a Kalispell woman missing since Valentine’s Day.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Not-guilty plea to meth-related charges

A Whitefish woman has pleaded not guilty to a pair of felonies after allegedly driving while on a multi-day methamphetamine bender and with her 4-year-old daughter in the car.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Man accused of shooting his wife

A Kalispell man is facing a charge of attempted deliberate homicide after allegedly shooting his wife multiple times late Monday night.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell man pleads not guilty to charge of his fourth DUI

A Kalispell man has pleaded not guilty to what would be his fourth offense of driving under the influence.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Man sentenced after pleading guilty to his fourth DUI

A Kalispell man has received the maximum possible penalty after pleading guilty to his fourth offense of driving under the influence.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Deputy, woman in stable condition after head-on crash

A man and woman are in the hospital after a head-on collision on U.S. 93 early Saturday morning.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Court denies appeal by cat hoarders

The Montana Supreme Court has unanimously denied an appeal filed by a couple convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Fireworks barge

While fireworks explode in the sky over Whitefish Lake, smoke pours from the burning barge that was the platform for the Fourth of July pyrotechnics.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Man sentenced for assault with frying pan

A Kalispell man has received a deferred sentence after pleading guilty to felony criminal endangerment.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Man charged with assault

A Kalispell man with prior assault convictions pleaded not guilty Thursday in Flathead District Court to an alleged violent assault on a woman.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Driver pleads not guilty to DUI

A Kalispell man has pleaded not guilty to what would be his fourth offense of driving under the influence.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Man who fired shots free after 115 days in jail

A Hungry Horse man who spent 115 days in jail while his assault and endangerment case moved through Flathead District Court will spend no more time behind bars.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Burglar given five-year sentence

A Kalispell woman is heading to prison after violating the conditions of her suspended sentence less than four months after being sentenced.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Man charged with brutally beating teen

A 20-year-old Kalispell man is in jail and facing charges after a teenager was brutally attacked Tuesday evening.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Driver goes off-roading on sidewalk

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Man shot, killed in apparent Whitefish homicide

A Whitefish man is dead after what appears to have been a dispute that led to him being shot by his wife at their home Saturday night.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Defendant denies secret phone videos

A 40-year-old Kalispell man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Flathead District Court to two counts of felony sexual assault of children.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Rush is on for concealed-weapon permits

Maybe it’s a personal stand for gun ownership or fears of federal anti-gun legislation. Whatever the reason, people are rushing to get concealed-weapon permits in Flathead County.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Defendant pleads guilty but mentally ill

The transient Kalispell man arrested last December after stabbing a Fifth Avenue East resident in his home has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Youth makes quick recovery from injuries

On Friday morning, Caleb Kingery looked like any other happy, energetic 10-year-old boy.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Boy, 10, hit in face by fireworks

A 10-year-old Kalispell boy is in stable condition at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane after being struck in the face by fireworks Wednesday night in Hungry Horse.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Storm slams Flathead

More than 10,600 members of Flathead Electric Co-op lost power Saturday evening after a brief but violent storm ripped through the valley.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Young EMT joins in special delivery

Tim Koenig’s first experience of the miracle of childbirth was an unexpected one.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Judge dismisses hashish-oil case

A Flathead District Court judge has ruled that Tyler and Matthew Shepard were protected by law in attempting to make THC-infused oil from the marijuana they each legally obtained as medical marijuana cardholders.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trio plead innocent to break-ins

Three men charged in the Oct. 26 break-in and robbery of Gardner’s RV and Trailer Center pleaded not guilty Thursday morning before Flathead District Judge Katherine Curtis.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Man linked to huge drug ring

A Kalispell man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a northern Colorado drug ring.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Alleged members of meth ring plead innocent

Five people allegedly involved in a methamphetamine trafficking ring pleaded not guilty to a variety of charges recently in Flathead District Court.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Family escapes burning home

A Middle Road family will be forced to start over following a massive fire that destroyed their home Wednesday morning.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Man faces new robbery charges

The man charged in the September robbery of Glacier Bank in Lakeside now is facing charges in two earlier robberies in Flathead County.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Boy charged with assault given curfew

Two teenage boys charged with assault following an incident on a Glacier High School football bus denied the charges Thursday in their first appearance in Flathead District Court.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Casino robbed over weekend

Detectives with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office are following up on a handful of leads related to the robbery of Magic Diamond Casino on U.S. 2 in Evergreen early Saturday morning.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Man convicted of kidnapping charge

A 36-year-old man has accepted a plea deal in a kidnapping case.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Parents speak out about bus incident

A judge has temporarily denied a request to prevent an alleged assailant in the Glacier High School football bus case from returning to school on Monday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge allows expelled teen to return to school

A judge has denied for now a request to prevent an alleged assailant in the Glacier High School football bus case from returning to school on Monday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Hearing delayed in 2010 murder case

A mental competency hearing for accused double murderer Tyler Miller was postponed Wednesday due to the unavailability of defense witnesses.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Couple sentenced for animal cruelty conviction

In the presence of more than a dozen volunteers from the Flathead Spay & Neuter Task Force who helped take care of their more than 100 cats after they and the animals were rescued from snowbound trailers last December, Cheryl and Edwin Criswell were sentenced for their felony convictions of …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Man arrested after shooting incident

A Columbia Falls man faces a series of charges after he was arrested following an alleged shooting incident Tuesday night.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Transmitter bracelets help cops locate at-risk people

A technology originally developed to locate stolen vehicles will now help Flathead County law enforcement agencies locate missing Alzheimer’s and dementia patients as well as children with autism and Down syndrome.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Property crime on the rise in Flathead County

A door ajar, personal belongings rummaged through, valuables missing — property crime is a violation of privacy and security, and it is on the rise in Flathead County.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Two arrested after long chase

A pair of Kalispell men are in jail after leading police on a two-county chase traveling more than 100 miles per hour Monday afternoon on U.S 2.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Suspensions continue for two youths

Glacier High School has indefinitely suspended two boys potentially facing charges related to a Sept. 12 incident on a freshman football bus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Robbery suspect has long list of financial struggles

Steven Dee Norred, the 55-year-old Bigfork man arrested in relation to the robbery of Glacier Bank in Lakeside Wednesday, has faced serious financial struggles in recent years.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork man suspected in bank robberies

The arrest of a Bigfork man Wednesday night may signal the end of a multi-year crime spree made up of six robberies and spanning five cities.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Two boys, 15, face charges for bus incident

Two of six students involved in a Sept. 12 incident on a Glacier High School freshman football bus now are facing criminal sexual assault charges.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell man pleads guilty to theft charge

Convicted sex offender McKinley Brooks pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge in Flathead District Court Thursday morning.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Schools trying to do 'what is fair' for students

Kalispell Public Schools Superintendent Darlene Schottle is rebutting several claims about the school administration’s handling of the Sept. 12 incident on a freshman football bus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Mom speaks out about bus incident

Now nine days after an incident of alleged sexual assault on a Glacier High School freshmen football bus, a mother of one of the victims is talking.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Prostitution case gets pleas

A man and woman arrested after the woman allegedly forced a 13-year-old girl into prostitution to support her drug habit were arraigned in their first court appearances Thursday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Police investigating alleged assault on football players

The Kalispell Police Department will be undertaking a criminal investigation of an alleged assault on several Glacier High School freshmen football players that took place on a bus returning from a game.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

100 years for role in murder

A 19-year-old Kalispell man was sentenced to 100 years in prison Wednesday on charges related to the bludgeoning murder of Wesley “Bubba” Collins.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Seven GHS students suspended

Two recent incidents involving Glacier High School students resulted in a total of seven suspensions, according to Kalispell Public Schools Superintendent Darlene Schottle.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Man with machete arrested in Col. Falls

A 51-year-old man was arrested by Columbia Falls Police officers after allegedly threatening a waitress with a machete at the Nite Owl restaurant Saturday afternoon.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Criswells found guilty of animal cruelty

After a more than 13-hour day and two hours of deliberation, jurors returned verdicts of guilty for both Cheryl and Edwin Criswell on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Defendant details grim cat-rescue saga

Edwin Criswell took the stand Wednesday to begin telling the story behind his and his wife Cheryl’s involvement with cat rescues.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Couple with 116 cats on trial

Details have finally emerged in the aggravated animal cruelty case against Edwin and Cheryl Criswell after the prosecution called its first witness in day one of their trial.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO