Man sentenced for road-rage incident
Flathead District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht followed the sentencing recommendation on Thursday of a prosecutor in sentencing a Eureka man who was convicted in a case of alleged road rage that took place on Memorial Day in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Polson man admits having illegal gun in drug stop
A Polson man pleaded guilty in federal district court in Missoula on Jan. 12 to one felony count of possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of threatening woman
A man is being held in Flathead County Detention Center with bail set at $100,000 for allegedly telling officers he intended to “violate, violate, violate” an order of protection in an attempt to see his children.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Local couple admits to tax fraud
A St. Ignatius couple admitted in federal court on Wednesday to not reporting years worth of income to the federal government.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
State contends clinic vandal should pay restitution
The Montana State Attorney General’s office wants the man serving a five-year sentence for destroying a Kalispell health clinic to also pay the full $642,477.29 of restitution ordered to be paid back to the owner of the clinic.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Former clinic worker accused of trying to obtain painkillers
A former employee of a Whitefish clinic has been charged with a felony after allegedly using her employment at the clinic in an attempt to obtain painkillers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced to probation for stealing unemployment benefits
A Kalispell man will have to pay back to more than $11,000 in unemployment benefits that he admitted he stole from the state, plus a 33 percent penalty.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Couple admit to not paying taxes since 1998
A St. Ignatius couple admitted in federal court on Jan. 11 to not reporting years’ worth of income to the federal government.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man gets 5 years for 7th DUI
A man was sentenced to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years on Thursday, for his seventh drinking and driving offense.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man convicted of murder to be sentenced today
A Kalispell man continues to maintain his innocence in the May 26, 2016, murder of Wade Rautio, but nonetheless has asked a judge to send him to prison for decades.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Convicted child rapist jailed for alleged probation violations
A Coram man found guilty in 1997 of sexually assaulting two underage girls has been arrested again for allegations that he did not follow numerous conditions of probation, was found in a bed with a toddler unsupervised, and sexually harassed a coworker.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Lakeside man charged with alleged cocaine distribution
A Lakeside man is facing a felony drug charge after allegedly being caught in possession of cocaine last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of mailing heroin
A man already facing five felony drug charges for allegedly trafficking heroin into Flathead Valley is now facing two more, this time for allegedly shipping the drugs through the mail.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Woman shot by deputy back in court
A Columbia Falls woman who was shot by a Flathead County Sheriff’s deputy in October 2013 is scheduled to enter a no-contest plea to misdemeanor negligent endangerment in the case on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man allegedly caught with meth
A Cut Bank man is wanted on a $30,000 warrant that was issued Jan. 6 for allegedly getting caught with a significant amount of methamphetamine.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell woman injured in snowmobile accident
A single Kalispell mother is fighting for her life after a Sunday snowmobile accident left her suffering from a rare, often fatal condition.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man who killed stepmother to be paroled from prison
A man convicted along with his father of bludgeoning and suffocating his stepmother to death in De Borgia on Nov. 28, 1995, has been approved for parole from his 60-year prison sentence.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Local judge sits with Montana Supreme Court
A Flathead District Court judge had the honor of sitting in the place of a justice in the state’s highest court in December.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Teen admits to stealing truck, leading police on chase
A Kalispell man admitted Thursday to stealing a railroad maintenance truck and leading police on a high-speed chase in the Coram area in December.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Police departments offer opportunities to meet with officers
The new year is getting kicked off with plenty of opportunities to interact with local law enforcement as two of the valley’s police departments host open meetings with the public.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Woman who injured 7 in drunken crash now faces new charges
A probation violation hearing was delayed Thursday for a Kalispell woman who injured seven people in a drunk-driving crash in Evergreen in 2009.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man appeals sentence for killing three grizzlies
In March the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will consider the appeal of a man convicted of killing three grizzly bears that had been killing his chickens in the Ferndale area in May 2014.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Felon admits to escaping from officer's vehicle
A man admitted on Thursday to escaping out of the window of an unsecured probation and parole office vehicle in October.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Eureka man convicted in road rage incident
A Eureka man was convicted on Thursday in a case of alleged road rage that took place on Memorial Day in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man sent to prison for robbing woman at knifepoint
A Columbia Falls man is headed to prison for robbing a woman at knifepoint in the parking lot of Smith’s grocery store on March 28, 2014.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Ferndale family loses home after Monday fire rekindles
A Ferndale family’s home was destroyed in a fire that ignited Monday night and rekindled Tuesday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Wednesday blaze destroys Kalispell mobile home
A Kalispell mobile home was destroyed by fire shortly before midnight on Wednesday, leaving a woman homeless.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Lost skier hoisted from icy creek
A skier who got lost after venturing beyond the boundaries at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Tuesday is OK after being hoisted to safety by the Two Bear Air rescue helicopter.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Libby man who killed two on mushroom hunting trip to be paroled
A Libby man has been approved to be paroled from a prison sentence handed down after he killed two people during a drunken mushroom hunting trip in the Yaak area in 1992.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
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A serial child rapist who asked a Flathead District Court judge to send him to prison for 100 years in April has since changed his mind and has asked the Montana Supreme Court to again overturn his conviction for raping an 11-year-old girl in March 2007 at her father’s home.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Two survive plane crash near Paradise
Two men walked away from an airplane crash near Paradise on Tuesday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Two survive plane crash near Paradise
Two men walked away from an airplane crash near Paradise on Tuesday morning.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Serious shortage of emergency responders impacts the Flathead
Hardworking emergency responders say they are able to quickly get to the scenes of accidents and fires in Flathead County most of the time, but it is getting more difficult to provide adequate coverage because of an increasing shortage of volunteers that is part of a national trend.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man charged with six new felonies
One of three individuals being prosecuted for vandalizing and burglarizing a Whitefish home in April is now facing six additional felony charges for a string of alleged crimes that stretch from February to August of 2016.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Woman who injured 7 in drunken crash accused of continued alcohol abuse
A Kalispell woman who injured seven people in a drunken driving crash in Evergreen in 2009 will go before a judge this week to face allegations that she has continued to abuse alcohol.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Two new judges join the bench
Longtime Kalispell attorney Eric Hummel received a new work uniform on Friday as he was sworn in as Flathead County’s newest justice of the peace.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Woman accused of calling in her own prescription
A woman has been arrested for allegedly pretending to be a health-care provider and trying to get prescription drugs to sell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man arrested for indecent exposure near schools
Kalispell Police have arrested a man suspected to have committed several alleged acts of indecent exposure around Flathead High School and Linderman Education Center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of speeding 100 mph through accident scene
A Kalispell man is facing felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor driving under the influence charges after he allegedly drove drunk through an accident scene at nearly 100 miles per hour and almost hit several first responders on Dec. 21.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Felon accused of threating officers investigating child sex assault
A man who already served time at an Oregon prison for conspiracy to commit murder and manslaughter is now facing felony charges after he allegedly threatened investigators who were looking into allegations that he impregnated an underage girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man with deadly criminal history given probation for burglary
Flathead District Court Judge David Ortley gave a Kalispell man with a long, deadly history of felony crimes a probationary sentence for a felony burglary on Dec. 15, over recommendations of a prosecutor to send him to prison.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Two more charged in Ptarmigan Village thefts
A man and a woman have been charged in relation to a major burglary at Ptarmigan Village in Whitefish that occurred in October.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of burglarizing former employer
A Columbia Falls man has been charged with burglarizing an Evergreen business where he once was employed.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man sentenced in underage sex sting
Flathead District Court Judge David Ortley told a Kalispell man at a Dec. 15 sentencing that he did not adhere to the idea that felony charges resulting from an online sex sting amount to a “victimless crime.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for serious crash
A man received a 10-year suspended sentence Dec. 15 for felony criminal endangerment after causing a 2014 crash that left him and woman seriously injured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for 6th DUI
A man has been given a suspended sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol for a sixth time after allegedly taking out a guardrail in a Sept. 30 crash.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man claims mental illness caused assaultive rampage
A man testified Thursday that he was not in his right mind when he went on an assaultive rampage at the Appleway Apartments in Kalispell on Aug. 6.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Woman admits to stealing stuff from vehicles in Glacier Park
A Whitefish woman admitted Thursday that she stole people’s wallets and credit cards from Glacier National Park last year.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man sent to prison for rape, child abuse
A Columbia Falls man was sentenced to 35 years in Montana State Prison on Thursday for shaking a three-month-old and causing long-lasting brain injuries, slapping a toddler, and in another case, having sex with a 14-year-old girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Evergreen mother sentenced for role in son's death
The mother of a toddler killed in a 2015 child abuse case has been sentenced to 20 years with the Montana Department of Corrections, with 15 years suspended for her role in the child’s death.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Sword attack alleged over borrowed car
A Kalispell man is being held in Flathead County Detention Center after he allegedly held a sword to a neighbor’s throat last week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tear gas deployment ends Evergreen standoff
A man was safely taken into custody after a standoff with police in Glacier Pines RV Park on Thursday afternoon in Evergreen, Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell teen sentenced to probation for burglary spree
An 18-year-old Kalispell man received a probationary sentence on Wednesday for taking part in a string of burglaries on West Reserve Drive, including one incident in which he and an accomplice stole food from a family’s freezer, leaving them without anything to eat.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man charged with armed robbery in downtown Kalispell
A convicted felon is back behind bars, less than three months after he was released from federal prison, for allegedly committing an armed robbery in downtown Kalispell on Nov. 23.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Judge tells man to accept responsibility for child's injuries
Flathead District Judge David Ortley told a 26-year-old man to accept responsibility for injuries he allegedly caused a young child in 2014.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Judge tells clashing couple to stay apart
Flathead District Court Judge Amy Eddy told a couple on Wednesday that she did not want the pair to have any contact with each other as they go through the court process facing allegations they got to a drunken argument, crashed vehicles into each other and fired shots in a …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man charged in construction theft
A Kalispell man has been charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing $22,000 worth of construction equipment from a local businessman.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man involved in DUI crash gets 30 days in jail
A man was sentenced on Wednesday to five years probation and 30 days in jail for a drinking and driving accident that left a woman severely injured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Woman charged with using counterfeit bills
A Kalispell woman was arrested last week on a $15,000 warrant for allegedly passing counterfeit bills at several locations in the Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Teen sentenced for Flathead High vandalism
Flathead District Judge Amy Eddy imposed a six-month deferred sentence Wednesday for a former student convicted of a felony in a case of extensive vandalism at Flathead High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Women plead not guilty to drug charges
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Happy Valley robbery accomplice sentenced for not registering
A frequent felony offender is possibly headed back to federal prison to serve the rest of his sentence for a 2011 armed robbery in Happy Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork students explore at cave camp
Dangling from a rope, Rhianyon Larson smiled as she tried to propel herself a few feet higher. She was hanging 10 feet off the ground from a pulley system at Camp Rotary in Monarch, near Great Falls. This day was only her second journey into a cave, and she was …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man sent to prison for stalking
Flathead District Judge David Ortley sentenced a 21-year-old Bigfork man to the Montana State Prison on Tuesday, saying that he hoped time and extensive treatment would help the stalker and burglar grow up and make better choices.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Politically motivated crimes crop up across region
As emotions nationwide run high in the days following the election, there have been a few incidents of politically-motivated crimes in Western Montana.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Women sent to prison for locking children in basement
Flathead District Judge Robert Allison went beyond the bounds of a plea agreement and sent two women to prison Friday for locking their children in the basement.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of making drunken threats with gun
A man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly threatened a man with a gun on Nov. 4.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man facing felony weapon charge
A Kalispell man is facing a felony assault with a weapon charge after he allegedly threatened people with a knife at a Stag Lane home on Nov. 9.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Kila woman sent to prison for dealing meth
A Kila woman and her Missoula boyfriend were both sent to prison Thursday for distributing methamphetamine between February and July.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Columbia Falls man charged with aggravated burglary
A Columbia Falls man has been jailed on a felony charge after allegedly breaking into a home and assaulting a man who he thought might be having an affair with his wife.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Kalispell man accused of making meth
The Flathead County Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a Kalispell man accused of stealing a motorcycle in July 2015, and storing it in a building where meth was being manufactured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Kalispell man admits stealing unemployment benefits
A Kalispell man admitted Thursday to taking more than $11,000 in unemployment benefits from the state.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man sentenced for threating people with gun
A Kalispell man was given a six-year deferred sentence on Thursday for threatening people with a gun on July 6.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Marion man admits to not registering as sex offender
A Marion man admitted on Tuesday to not registering as a sex offender.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Children testify about being locked in basement
Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison continued a sentencing hearing on Thursday for two women who admitted to locking children in a basement earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Columbia Falls selects new police chief
Clint Peters has been appointed the new chief of the Columbia Falls Police Department.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Local man dies in Martin City crash
A man died in a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Martin City.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Woman facing felony after allegedly firing shot at house
A Kalispell woman has been charged with felony criminal endangerment after she allegedly fired a shot at a residence on U.S. 93 South on Oct. 29.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Polson man gets 30 days for possession of child porn
A Polson man was ordered Oct. 28 to serve 30 days in federal prison and 15 years on probation after he pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Missoula.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Ronan man admits to robbery, carjacking, kidnapping
A Ronan man admitted on Tuesday to violently robbing Deano’s General Store in Missoula on May 27, holding a family hostage at gunpoint in their vehicle and leading authorities on a high-speed chase while in the vehicle with the family.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man sent to prison for bear spraying deputies
A Flathead County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for assaulting two sheriff’s deputies with bear spray in late January in Evergreen.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Transient man charged in string of Kalispell thefts
A transient has been charged with felony theft after he was allegedly caught in Kalispell Center Mall parking lot with a haul of stolen loot.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Woman charged in Ptarmigan Village Condos burglary
Authorities believe they have caught a woman who broke into Ptarmigan Village Condos in Whitefish on Oct. 16.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Kalispell man charged with seventh DUI
A Kalispell man has been charged with a seventh instance of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man, woman charged in Hungry Horse shooting
A boyfriend and girlfriend each face a felony charge of criminal endangerment after the couple allegedly got into a spat that ended in a shooting.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Judge: Property crimes leave lasting mark
Last week, the third-floor chambers of the Flathead Justice Center saw a number of criminals walk through the doors.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Candidates interviewed for justice of peace
The Flathead County Commissioners interviewed two candidates Tuesday for a Flathead County justice of the peace position that will be vacant in January.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Candidates interviewed for Flathead justice of peace
The Flathead County Commissioners interviewed two candidates Tuesday for a Flathead County justice of the peace position that will be vacant in January.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Flathead man admits tying up, threatening woman
A Flathead County man admitted Monday to an incident in which he tied and held a woman against her will at gunpoint, and another in which he stole an all-terrain vehicle.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Whitefish housekeeper, two others facing burglary charges
A Whitefish woman asked Flathead District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht on Thursday to keep her former housekeeper behind bars after the housekeeper and two others allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of property from her family’s home.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man who destroyed clinic disputes restitution
A man serving a five-year sentence for destroying a Kalispell health clinic has asked the Montana Supreme Court to lower the amount of $642,477.29 in restitution he was ordered to pay in the case.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man charged with 7th DUI after crash
A man is charged with a seventh instance of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident in Martin City.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man gets deferred sentence for robbery
Flathead District Judge Amy Eddy on Thursday deferred imposition of sentence for a Kalispell man for three years for a felony robbery.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Marsy's Law would create rights for crime victims
Montana voters will have the chance to adopt a constitutional bill of rights for crime victims through ballot initiative 116 known as Marsy’s Law.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Whitefish woman accused of thefts from Glacier Park, area bars
A Whitefish woman has been charged with one count of felony forgery and two felony counts of deceptive practices for allegedly stealing people’s wallets and credit cards from area bars and Glacier National Park last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Helena man admits to shooting in Glacier Park
A Helena man has admitted to dangerously firing a gun in a crowded campground at Glacier National Park on July 9.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man sent to prison for chase, crashing into 9 cars
A Billings man was sentenced to 10 years in Montana State Prison on Thursday for leading police on a vehicle pursuit in January before crashing the stolen truck he was driving into eight parked vehicles at an Evergreen car dealership.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Sentence issued for drunken downtown crash
A man has received a probationary sentence for driving drunk and taking out a street sign, trees and another vehicle in downtown Whitefish last winter.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man gets five years sentence for 9th DUI
A man was sentenced to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections for driving drunk and causing a crash in Evergreen on March 11.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man charged with escaping from probation officers
A man already on felony probation for threatening a police officer is facing new felony charges after he allegedly escaped from probation officers after being caught in possession of methamphetamine.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Burglars make off with the kitchen sink
After a summer of fixing up a house to call home, a Columbia Falls family is reeling after burglars made off with more than $38,000 worth of loot, leaving hardly anything behind.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man found guilty in Echo Lake murder trial
A jury found Robert Matthew Wittal, 29, of Kalispell, guilty of deliberate homicide on Thursday for the May 26 stabbing death of 35-year-old Wade Rautio.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man found guilty in Echo Lake murder trial
A jury found Robert Matthew Wittal, 29, of Kalispell, guilty of deliberate homicide on Thursday for the May 26 stabbing death of 35-year-old Wade Rautio.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man found guilty in Echo Lake murder trial
A jury found Robert Matthew Wittal, 29, of Kalispell, guilty of deliberate homicide on Thursday for the May 26 stabbing death of 35-year-old Wade Rautio.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Man found guilty of killing missing Kalispell woman
A jury in Sidney found a man guilty on Thursday of killing missing Kalispell woman Nicole Waller.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Final arguments given in homicide trial
Prosecutors gave jurors an impassioned plea Thursday morning to convict a Kalispell man of stabbing another man 25 times and leaving his body in Brown’s Creek in the Echo Lake area earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Echo Lake suspect claims he was framed for murder
Claiming he was framed for murder, a Kalispell man testified Wednesday that people he associated with in the local drug scene are to blame for Wade Allen Rautio’s stabbing death May 26 near Echo Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Testimony begins in Echo Lake homicide trial
A Kalispell woman testified Tuesday about events that led to herself and three other people being charged with the May homicide of 35-year-old Wade Allen Rautio near Echo Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
Flathead Lake erosion trial canceled; Settlement talks are now underway
A judge has canceled a trial set for this month that was to decide the outcome of a 1999 lawsuit over shoreline erosion on Flathead Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Hertz, Evans contend for District 12
In the race for House District 12, an incumbent Republican who wants to limit the scope of government is pitted against a Democratic challenger who believes public servants need to overcome partisan bickering to make positive change for the people.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man admits he was drunk and high during crash
A Cut Bank man admitted Friday to driving while drunk and high, and causing a serious crash on Oct. 18, 2015 in Essex in which he and a friend were seriously injured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
GOP aims for control of state land board
Republican candidate for governor Greg Gianforte encouraged voters on Thursday to cast ballots for the top five state government officials with the fate of the Montana Land Board in mind.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Coram man sentenced for illegal gun dealing
A longtime Coram gun dealer was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison and three years supervised release for illegally dealing and manufacturing guns over a number of years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Echo Lake murder trial begin Tuesday
The number of individuals set to go to trial Tuesday for the stabbing death of 35-year-old Wade Allen Rautio has dwindled to one defendant.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Kalispell man wanted on child rape charge
A $100,000 arrest warrant has been issued for a Kalispell man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Hunter expected to recover from bear bite
A hunter bitten by a startled mother bear near Ronan on Tuesday afternoon is expected to recover, and despite two shots being fired, the three bears involved in the incident are also believed to have escaped unscathed.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Independent challenges incumbent in District 10
Independent James H. Swanson knows it’s a long-shot he’ll beat Republican incumbent Mark Noland in the race for House District 10. Still, Swanson said he didn’t want to see Noland go unopposed in the general election.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Kalispell man ordered to pay state for stolen benefits
A Kalispell man was given a six-year deferred imposition of sentence and ordered to pay $22,555 in restitution Oct. 6 for stealing state unemployment benefits.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man sent to prison for escaping from officer
A man was sentenced to Montana State Prison on Oct. 6 for fleeing a probation and parole officer twice in May, and injuring an officer in the process.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Settlement with former police officer challenged
The Montana Public Employees Association has asked the Montana Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling that ordered the organization to pay a former Whitefish Police officer more than $100,000 for the mishandling of an employment grievance.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Probation revoked for coin thief
A Missoula man convicted of stealing sterling silver, coins and gold bars from a home in Flathead County in July 2010 has had his suspended sentence revoked.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man denies making killing spree threat
A Kalispell sex offender has denied sending threatening messages to Flathead County officials and sending letters to U.S. Marshals claiming he would go on a killing spree if the agency did not look into a crime of which he says he was wrongly convicted.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
HD11 candidates talk business and education
The race for House District 11 pits Republican Derek Skees who wants to stimulate the economy and reduce government spending, against Democrat Eileen Bech who wants to make sure public lands remain open to the public, that the state has a quality public education system and that both parties work …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Inmate attempts second jail-break this month, sheriff says
A Kalispell man who escaped from Mineral County Jail at the end of September is now facing additional charges after allegedly attempting to escape from the Flathead County Detention Center Thursday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Kalispell woman found shot in Kila
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious shooting that occurred Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Libby man detained in suspected homicide
Authorities have arrested a man they suspect is connected to the possible homicide of 30-year-old Sheena Devine of Libby.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man charged with sixth DUI after wreck
A man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol for a sixth time after allegedly taking out a guardrail in a Saturday crash.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Task Force busts heroin shipment
Authorities have charged two local men with multiple felonies for allegedly trafficking and distributing a shipment of heroin from Seattle to the Flathead Valley in late September.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Cigarette ignites Kalispell house fire
A Kalispell house was damaged in a fire early Wednesday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Browning man asks to return to prison
A Browning man asked to be put into the care of the Montana Department of Corrections last week after his attorney admitted he “failed miserably” during five months on felony probation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Toddler's mother pleads guilty to negligent homicide
An Evergreen mother admitted Monday that she played a role in her 2-year-old son’s death on Feb. 18, 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Court rules against Sanders County sex offender's appeal
The Montana Supreme Court has decided that a Sanders County man convicted in 2014 of six counts of felony sexual assault and sexual intercourse without consent will remain in prison.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Warrant issued for rapist
Flathead District Judge Robert Allison issued a $75,000 warrant Thursday for the arrest of a rapist on state probation who did not show up in court for a revocation hearing.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
One killed, two injured in Saturday crash
One person was killed Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of West Valley Drive and Farm-to-Market road.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Wanted fugitive arrested in Kalispell
A Kalispell man who had escaped from Mineral County Jail last weekend was arrested early Friday morning in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
'White pride' shirts prompt Polson protest
Polson School District has condemned the actions of some high school students who included racially charged messages on outfits worn as part of a school spirit day Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Columbia Falls woman denies alleged Ponzi scheme
A Columbia Falls woman has denied six felony counts accusing her of committing a $1.5 million Ponzi scheme and mishandling funds she was entrusted with for a disabled person.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Youth charged in Kalispell vandalism spree
A youth has been charged with one felony and one misdemeanor for allegedly vandalizing more than 20 cars, Bethel Baptist Church, Elrod School and Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 31.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man denies drug-fueled crime spree
A Columbia Falls man denied committing five felonies and one misdemeanor in an allegedly drug-fueled crime spree that ended in a police chase.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Sex offender asks court to overturn drug conviction
A sex offender has asked the Montana Supreme Court to strike down a misdemeanor drug conviction, claiming he was illegally searched and detained.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Felon involved in $100,000 theft now facing drug charges
A man is accused of felony drug distribution after he was given a second chance by Flathead District Court Judge Ted Lympus for participating in a 2009 theft of a safe containing upwards of $100,000 in cash and gold coins.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man accused of driving drunk with child, hitting man
A man has been charged with misdemeanor assault and felony criminal child endangerment after he allegedly punched a man in a Kalispell store and drunkenly fled the scene with a child in the vehicle.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man admits threatening people with weapon
A Kalispell man has admitted threatening other people with a gun on July 6.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Former supervisor admits crime involving resident of Flathead group home
A Kalispell woman admitted Thursday to inappropriate conduct involving a 29-year-old resident of a group home.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Woman seriously hurt in crash
A 30-year-old Bigfork woman was seriously injured Thursday night in a crash just before 9 p.m. on Somers Road. According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper David Mills the woman was traveling southbound when she failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle left the roadway and hit a gate for a …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Accounts frozen in alleged Ponzi scheme
Flathead District Judge Robert Allison has frozen the bank accounts of a Bigfork man who state authorities believe may have executed an illegal investment Ponzi scheme worth $2.7 million.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Marion man charged with not registering as sex offender
A Marion man is facing federal felony charges after allegedly not registering as a sex offender.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Chief explains benefits of motorcycles
Community members learned the benefits of using motorcycles for law enforcement work during Kalispell Police Chief Roger Nasset’s “Coffee with the Chief” program on Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man deemed mentally unfit to proceed for indecent exposure
A Kalispell man has been deemed mentally unfit to face legal proceedings on felony indecent exposure charges.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man accused of dealing heroin
A Kalispell man is being held on $100,000 bail in Flathead County Detention Center for allegedly dealing heroin.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Owner gives up most animals involved in hoarding case
Many of the animals discovered during a mobile home fire in a hoarding case on King’s Way in Evergreen on Aug. 22 now have new homes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Cheerleader at Bigfork High dies
Bigfork High School varsity cheerleader Kaitlyn Flink, 16, was found dead in her home on Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Cheerleader at Bigfork High dies
Bigfork High School varsity cheerleader Kaitlyn Flink, 16, was found dead in her home on Wednesday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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A Columbia Falls woman has been charged with six felonies for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth more than $1.5 million.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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A Columbia Falls woman has been charged with six felonies for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth more than $1.5 million.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Hecklers greet couple charged in puppy mill case
A man and woman who appeared for felony aggravated animal cruelty charges in Lake County Justice Court on Wednesday exited the courthouse to a chorus of boos and chants of “no more puppy mills.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ronan Police lawsuit to be class-action case
A lawsuit against the Ronan Police Department is moving forward as a class action after Lake County District Judge James Manley ruled that hundreds of people might be impacted if a jury determines that officers in the department were not properly certified.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Dogs seized after search of Charlo kennel
Owners of a Charlo kennel are likely facing felony animal cruelty charges after the Lake County Sheriff’s Office searched the facility Tuesday morning and found more than 100 dogs living in cages.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
High court won't combine lake erosion cases
The Montana Supreme Court on Monday denied a request for a single jury to hear related cases on Flathead Lake shoreline erosion
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Man files suit against Ronan Police Department
A man once charged with felony assault on a police officer has sued the Ronan Police officer who arrested him after the Lake County Attorney’s Office dropped the assault case.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Charge in alleged stabbing dropped
Authorities have dropped a charge of felony assault with a weapon filed against a man for allegedly stabbing a man.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Pair plead not guilty in death of nephew
A husband and wife pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to the murder of their nephew, whose decaying body was found early this month in a camper in Arlee.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Couple plead not guilty in theft case
An Oregon couple have denied stealing more than $30,000 in items from a home on Prairie View Road in Kalispell and taking the loot back to Oregon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Murder suspect may have destroyed evidence
Authorities believe a man accused of stabbing 35-year-old Wade Allen Rautio to death last month also destroyed evidence that linked him to the crime.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Slain tot's mom pleads not guilty
An Evergreen mother denied on Thursday morning that she should be held responsible for the murder of her 2-year-old son in February 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Shelter Island estate sold
A luxury home on a private island in Flathead Lake has a new owner, according to Flathead County property records.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Power firm wants Montana Supreme Court to combine two shoreline cases
A former operator of Kerr Dam is set to go to trial in October over whether it is liable for damage to the shoreline caused by water-level fluctuations on Flathead Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man appeals drug sentence
A Flathead County sex offender is appealing his federal conviction for criminal distribution of dangerous drugs and being a felon in possession of a firearm, arguing that a court wrongly interpreted his prior convictions as violent.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Car theft prompts program open house
Administrators of a Rexford program that helps behaviorally challenged adopted children dismissed two youths after they allegedly stole a car early Sunday morning and drove to Idaho, where they were caught a few hours later.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Teen who allegedly stole car, led police on chase due in court soon
A Columbia Falls teen is due in court June 15 for a hearing in a case where he is accused of stealing a car and leading law enforcement on a March 11 chase after officers were called to investigate him as the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Woman admits sixth DUI
A Troy woman admitted Thursday to committing her sixth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man charged in Bigfork stabbing
A man is facing felony assault with a weapon charges after he allegedly stabbed a man four times at 405 Bridge Street in Bigfork on May 28.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man gets probation for fifth felony conviction
Flathead District Judge Amy Eddy gave a man a probationary sentence on Thursday for his fifth felony conviction, but warned him that if he didn’t follow the letter of the law she would not hesitate to send him to boot camp.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Two teens arrested in string of burglaries
Two teens each face four counts of felony burglary, with more counts anticipated, after they allegedly were found with loot linked to a number of recent break-ins in the West Reserve Drive area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Teen who allegedly stole car, led police on chase due in court
A Columbia Falls teen is due in court June 15 for a hearing in a case where he is accused of stealing a car and leading law enforcement on a March 11 chase after officers were called to investigate him as the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Montana Supreme Court upholds restitution in Westland Seed theft case
The Montana Supreme Court agreed with Lake County District Judge Deborah Kim Christopher and ordered that a felon pay more than $26,000 in restitution for stealing from his Ronan employer, Westland Seed.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man charged in Bigfork stabbing
A man is facing felony assault with a weapon charges after he allegedly stabbed a man four times at 405 Bridge Street in Bigfork on May 28.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man charged in Bigfork stabbing
A man is facing felony assault with a weapon charges after he allegedly stabbed a man four times at 405 Bridge Street in Bigfork on May 28.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Plea agreement resolves alleged sex assault case
A former player for the short-lived Glacier Outlaws baseball team admitted Thursday to going home drunk and waking up in bed with a woman he met at a bar in May 2015, but denied that he had ever sexually assaulted her.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Two accused of unemployment payment fraud
Two Kalispell men have been charged with felonies in Flathead District Court for allegedly taking unwarranted unemployment payments.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Resilient youth shows 'Glacier grit'
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Law officers ask for help finding mom wanted in boy's death boy's death
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has turned to the public in an attempt to locate a mother wanted in connection with her 2-year-old son’s death in Evergreen last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Stalking suspect nabbed in Colorado
A Bigfork man entered general denials on Thursday to allegations that he broke terms of felony probation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Fundraiser to benefit lifesaving Lakeside unit
The stretch of U.S. 93 between Polson and Kalispell is scenic and carries heavy traffic through the rural area and its small communities such as Lakeside, Somers and Elmo.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Eureka bicyclist badly injured in highway robbery
A sex offender is expected to be charged in Lincoln County District Court after allegedly running over a Eureka bicyclist with a car at 50 to 60 miles per hour on May 9 in order to rob the victim.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man charged for allegedly pepper-spraying woman
A Kalispell man awaiting trial on two felony charges was jailed Saturday for allegedly assaulting a woman with pepper spray.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Second teen sentenced for Col. Falls vandalism case
A second teen was sentenced Friday for causing more than $7,400 in an incident where walls were spray-painted and windows were shot out at Columbia Falls High School on Sept. 22, 2014.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man jailed for allegedly shooting at delivery driver
A man was taken to jail early Friday morning after he allegedly shot at a Daily Inter Lake delivery driver working his morning route in Evergreen.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Court denies killer's appeal
The Montana Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Ronan murderer who had asked that he be released from prison and all charges against him dropped.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Police complete vandalism investigation
Flathead High School Resource Officer Cory Clarke has completed his investigation into the May 10 vandalism at the school that has been described as a senior prank gone awry.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork filmmaker sheds light on sex trade
Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865, but the latest work of Bigfork’s Academy Award-winning producer Jerry Molen shows that millions of people around the world and some in the United States are still held against their will.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man charged in shooting incident
A Hungry Horse man is facing charges of felony assault with a weapon after allegedly firing two shots and injuring a man Saturday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork filmmaker sheds light on sex trade
Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865, but the latest work of Bigfork’s Academy Award-winning producer Jerry Molen shows that millions of people around the world and some in the United States are still held against their will.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork filmmaker sheds light on sex trade
Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865, but the latest work of Bigfork’s Academy Award-winning producer Jerry Molen shows that millions of people around the world and some in the United States are still held against their will.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Assets frozen in investment case
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man convicted of DUI, child endangerment
A man admitted Thursday in Flathead District Court that he drove drunk with a young child in his vehicle September 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Couple facing multiple theft charges after alleged theft
A couple is facing more than a dozen felony charges in Oregon and Flathead District Court after allegedly getting caught in Oregon with more than $30,000 worth of property from a residence off Prairie View Road near Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Parole revoked for Kalispell rapist
A rapist could be headed back to Montana State Prison after violating the terms of his parole.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Women accused of locking 3 kids in basement
Two Kalispell women each face three charges of felony criminal endangerment in Flathead District Court after they allegedly locked three children in a dark basement without any access to food or a proper toilet.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man convicted of molesting second child
A Kalispell man was convicted of a second instance of sexually assaulting a child Thursday and could face decades in prison and chemical castration, according to Flathead District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Rapist caught allegedly trying to flee state
A rapist’s bond and release from jail have been revoked after authorities caught him allegedly trying to flee to Arizona.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Vandalism investigation close to completion
The police investigation of vandalism at Flathead High School last week is almost wrapped up and the lead investigating officer expects to submit his report Thursday or Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Teen faces two felony sex charges
A Kalispell teen is facing one felony count of sexual assault and another felony account of sexual intercourse without consent after he allegedly abused a young girl for a number of years in multiple incidents that escalated in severity.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Judge wants to conclude Shelter Island lawsuit by end of the year
Flathead District Judge David Ortley held off Tuesday issuing an immediate ruling in a case in which an insurer says it is not liable for claims made by a California real estate mogul who constructed a multimillion-dollar mansion on an island in Flathead Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of DUI, assaulting officer
A man was charged Tuesday with two felonies and a misdemeanor for allegedly assaulting a Columbia Falls Police officer in February.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man allegedly flees scene of drunken crash
A Polson man is facing a charge of felony driving under the influence of alcohol after allegedly crashing into another vehicle and unsuccessfully trying to flee.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Woman accused of editing porn for man
A Kalispell woman is wanted on a $25,000 warrant issued Tuesday after she was charged with felony sexual abuse of children.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of assaulting officer, escaping custody
A man is facing one felony and two misdemeanor charges after allegedly fleeing probation officers twice on May 5 and injuring an officer in the process.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
No charges yet in school vandalism
Vandalism believed to have been perpetrated by 21 students at Flathead High School on Tuesday morning was a prank that went awry, Kalispell Police Chief Roger Nasset said Wednesday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man admits sexually assaulting young girl
A Kila man admitted in Flathead District Court on Wednesday to sexually assaulting a child.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
21 youths suspected in school vandalism
Kalispell Police say as many as 21 youths were involved in the break-in and vandalism early Tuesday at Flathead High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork couple escape home fire
A Bigfork couple escaped a fire in their Swan View Trail house just after midnight Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man denies theft of $11,000 in jobless benefits
A Kalispell man pleaded not guilty to felony theft in Flathead District Court on Thursday for allegedly falsifying his work history and taking more than $11,000 in illegal unemployment benefits.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Vandals strike Flathead High School
School and law authorities spent Tuesday morning trying to figure out who broke into Flathead High School and did significant damage during the night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Sex offender's suspended sentence revoked again
Attorneys dispute man’s contact with children
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kila man convicted of sixth DUI
A Kila man has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol for the sixth time.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Spray painter has to pay restitution
Authorities have agreed to defer prosecution for a man accused of spray-painting sexually themed messages on restrooms at fishing accesses and other state recreation facilities.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Burglary suspect crashes truck
A man is facing two counts of felony burglary and several misdemeanor citations after he allegedly was caught stealing from a home in Olney, took off and crashed a truck and trailer on U.S. 93 on Saturday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for sexually assaulting girl
A man was given a probationary sentence Thursday for inappropriately touching a young girl in Columbia Falls in 2013.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'Good conversations' at Coffee with the Chief
After two open meetings with the public, Police Chief Roger Nasset says his department has gained a lot of insight about crime on the streets of Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
911 Board to hire expert to examine dispatch staffing
The Flathead Emergency Communications Center Administrative Board voted in a special meeting Wednesday to hire an outside expert to examine staffing levels at the Flathead 911 Emergency Dispatch Center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Teen gets probation for bringing gun to school
A Kalispell teen will serve nine months on probation for bringing a gun, alcohol and drug paraphernalia to Flathead High School in January.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Sex offender charged with failure to register
A transient man has been arrested for felony failure to register as a sex offender after he was investigated for indecent exposure in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man sent to prison for raping disabled girl
A man is headed to prison for preying upon and impregnating a developmentally disabled 15-year old girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man pleads not guilty to ninth DUI charge
A man has denied driving drunk and causing a crash in Evergreen on March 11.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Teens convicted, sentenced for C.F. school vandalism
One teenager was convicted Wednesday and another was sentenced Thursday for their roles in a vandalism incident where walls were spray-painted and windows were shot out at Columbia Falls High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man admits attacking mom with bear spray
A Marion man admitted on Wednesday that he attacked his mother with bear spray on March 4.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man admits shooting at other Bigfork hunters
A Columbia Falls man was given a one-year deferred jail sentence on Wednesday for shooting toward other duck hunters on opening day last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man admits shooting at other Bigfork hunters
A Columbia Falls man was given a one-year deferred jail sentence on Wednesday for shooting toward other duck hunters on opening day last year.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man admits shooting at other Bigfork hunters
A Columbia Falls man was given a one-year deferred jail sentence on Wednesday for shooting toward other duck hunters on opening day last year.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Three vie for two fire district seats
Three candidates are running for two spots open on the Evergreen Fire District Board.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Violent robber now facing new charge
A repeat offender is back behind bars four days after the U.S. Marshals Service issued an alert asking for help locating him for violating federal probation for a 2011 armed robbery in Happy Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Hungry Horse woman denies federal meth-dealing charges
A Hungry Horse felon with a history of drug use has denied dealing methamphetamine after being charged in federal district court with four felonies.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man arrested for allegedly threatening father with spear
A Columbia Falls man was jailed on multiple charges Wednesday for allegedly threatening his father with a fishing spear.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man denies driving drunk with child
A man denied driving drunk with a child in the vehicle in Flathead District Court on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell attorney denies misconduct
A Kalispell attorney denied any wrongdoing Wednesday after being accused of seven counts of professional misconduct by the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Missing Kalispell man believed dead
Authorities in Idaho are still patrolling the banks of the South Fork of the Clearwater River in hopes of finding the body of a Kalispell man who went missing April 9.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Attorney accused of professional misconduct
Kalispell lawyer hired as new Libby city attorney
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Sex offender asks Supreme Court to withdraw plea
A Flathead County felon has asked the Montana Supreme Court to let him withdraw his 2012 Alford plea to felony failure to register as a sex offender.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of stealing from Burger King
A man has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from Burger King in Evergreen.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ronan recycling plant fire brought under control
Firefighting teams were released Saturday morning from a large fire at a tire recycling plant that spewed smoke into Ronan on Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ronan recycling plant fire spews smoke
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representatives from Colorado arrived in Ronan just before 5 p.m. Friday afternoon to assess air quality in the Mission Valley after a fire at a tire recycling plant spewed heavy smoke into the air.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for hurting girlfriend, driving drunk
In Flathead District Court on Thursday, a Columbia Falls man admitted physically abusing his girlfriend and driving drunk.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Board OKs parole plan for cocaine trafficker
A Canadian man served nine months in jail and prison for trafficking more than $1 million worth of cocaine through the Flathead Valley before being approved for release by the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man denies using bear spray against his mother
A man has denied spraying his mother with bear spray.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork teen sentenced for a string of crimes
A Bigfork teen is headed to boot camp after committing a handful of crimes that include a car chase, writing bad checks, going on a burglary spree and stealing a vehicle.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork teen sentenced for a string of crimes
A Bigfork teen is headed to boot camp after committing a handful of crimes that include a car chase, writing bad checks, going on a burglary spree and stealing a vehicle.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork teen sentenced for a string of crimes
A Bigfork teen is headed to boot camp after committing a handful of crimes that include a car chase, writing bad checks, going on a burglary spree and stealing a vehicle.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for thefts from businesses, homes
A Kalispell man will serve two years with the Montana Department of Corrections for stealing $20,000 worth of merchandise from Cabela’s, partaking in a burglary ring near Beaver Lakes and stealing fuel cards.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man pleads guilty in sex sting case
A Kalispell man admitted Wednesday to responding to an online advertisement posted in August 2015 by undercover officers and expressing interest in sexual activity with an underage girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Odd instructions lead officers to pot
A set of strange instructions given by a man to a witness of an arrest was just enough to lead authorities to a marijuana grow operation he was allegedly running.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Supreme Court overturns arson sentence conviction
The Montana Supreme Court last week overturned a Flathead District judge’s decision to go beyond a plea agreement and impose a harsher sentence for a man who set his ex-girlfriend’s Whitefish home on fire in October 2013.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Sex offender admits role in Bigfork burglary
A sex offender admitted in Flathead District Court on Tuesday to violating terms of probation and parole by being involved in a Bigfork burglary spree.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Sex offender admits role in Bigfork burglary
A sex offender admitted in Flathead District Court on Tuesday to violating terms of probation and parole by being involved in a Bigfork burglary spree.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Stabbing charge against transient teen dropped
Charges have been dropped against a transient teenager who had been accused of stabbing someone at the Blue and White Motel on Sept. 13, 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Group won't appeal Jesus statue case
A statue of Jesus is no longer at risk for possible removal from Whitefish Mountain Resort after a nonprofit group decided not to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Doctor sentenced for securities scheme
A Whitefish doctor was given a five-year deferred sentence on Thursday for spending money intended to be deposited in an unregistered security investment for expenses not related to the investment company.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Student denies gun and drug allegations
A Flathead High School student on Friday denied bringing a partially loaded gun, alcohol and drug paraphernalia to campus on Jan. 29.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Man found guilty of raping child in second trial
A Kalispell man was found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent after a four-day trial concluded Thursday afternoon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Twitter threat case faces another delay
Prosecutors, defense attorneys and Judge Heidi Ulbricht worked Thursday to hammer out the final details of an upcoming trial for a former Kalispell man accused of threatening schoolchildren and religious leaders in online rants last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
High court denies sex offender's appeal
The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a sex offender’s appeal challenging the reliability of the polygraph used to help convict him in 1996 as well as his original understanding of a plea bargain.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Expulsion hearing set for alcohol, drug, gun incident
At least one of the students involved in an alcohol and drug-related incident where a partially loaded gun was found at Flathead High School on Jan. 29 is expected to go before the Kalispell School Board on Tuesday for possible expulsion.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Flathead Sheriff seeks fugitive
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Former top federal leader dies in Whitefish
A Whitefish resident with a long history of top-level federal public service who helped expand small business and ensure racial equality during the Civil Rights era died at a Whitefish care center Dec. 30 of natural causes.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Homeless mother finds shelter from the storm
Baby Orizon Sutton will likely be sleeping at an inn this Christmas, showered with gifts from good Samaritans and providing a glimmer of hopeful light into her mother’s life on this Christmas Day.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Abused mom finds hope in Polson
Baby Orizon Sutton will likely be sleeping at an inn this Christmas, showered with gifts from good Samaritans and providing a glimmer of hopeful light into her mother’s life on this Christmas Day.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trial approaching in attempted murder case
Two juries will have to sort out in early January whether or not a frequent felony offender tried to kill two people in December 2014 and failed to register as a sex offender earlier that year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Christmas a tough time for jailed inmates
The inmates’ offenses might warrant stockings full of coal instead of presents from Santa, but a touch of holiday cheer still manages to seep into the otherwise somber setting of the Flathead County Detention Center at Christmastime.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Log truck smashes into rig at Swan River School
One person was ejected from his vehicle in a collision between a loaded logging truck and pickup truck in front of Swan River School Friday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Log truck smashes into rig at Swan River School
One person was ejected from his vehicle in a collision between a loaded logging truck and pickup truck in front of Swan River School Friday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Sentencing delayed for a second time in child sex case
Sentencing had to be delayed a second time on Thursday for a man convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 2012.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Toy-machine thief accused of shopping spree on stolen card
A woman lasted less than a month serving a three-year deferred sentence before she was picked up for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars through credit card fraud.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Counterfeiting suspect caught
A suspected counterfeiter was taken into custody Thursday by the Kalispell Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Log load spills in collision
One person was ejected from his vehicle and injured in a collision between a loaded logging truck and pickup truck at the intersection of Montana 83 and Echo Lake Road on Friday afternoon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man facing released pending trial on five felonies
A young Bigfork man with five pending felony cases was released from jail on Thursday against the wishes of the Flathead County Attorney’s Office.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Former Flathead felon convicted on gun charges
A former Flathead felon will now serve federal time after being convicted Dec. 10 of felony possession of a firearm in a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Billings.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Woman won't report to probation, give sample
A woman given a three-year deferred sentence in May 2014 for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs never reported to probation and parole as required and further refused to provide a urine sample when sent out of the courtroom to do so last week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of second sexual assault of child
A Kalispell man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 5-year old girl less than a year after the Montana Supreme Court overturned his 40-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in 2010.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Team effort rescues stricken snowmobiler
Bigfork and Creston fire departments and the ALERT helicopter crew had to get creative rescuing a man injured in a snowmobile accident Tuesday afternoon near Jewel Basin.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Temporary jail solution nearly ready to begin
The Flathead County Detention Center will have more room for inmates at the end of the month after the longtime juvenile detention facility is converted to temporary housing for adult female inmates.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Suspects still at large in Pablo shooting
Authorities were still searching Tuesday for two suspects who fled the scene of a Pablo shooting Monday afternoon that left one woman seriously wounded.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Shoreline damage case plods through district court
Teams of attorneys were back in court this week to create a timeline for a jury trial that could be the grand finale of a long-running disagreement over whether former operators of Kerr Dam should be held responsible for property damage allegedly caused by varying levels of Flathead Lake in …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Shoreline damage case plods through district court
Teams of attorneys were back in court this week to create a timeline for a jury trial that could be the grand finale of a long-running disagreement over whether former operators of Kerr Dam should be held responsible for property damage allegedly caused by varying levels of Flathead Lake in …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Murder defendant tries to skip hearing
An Evergreen man tried Tuesday to get out of sitting through part of a weeklong pretrial hearing meant to determine what a jury will and will not see and hear in a deliberate homicide trial early next year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Attorney fights new charges against sexual offender
A judge has the right to send a Columbia Falls sex offender to jail for violating terms of his probation by having sexual contact with a minor, but new charges that arose from a probation officer’s investigation should not prevail, according to public defender Vicki Frazier.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Plea deal reached in stabbing, threat cases
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed to recommend a 10-year commitment to the Montana Department of Corrections, with five years suspended, for a 22-year-old man accused of two separate cutting-related incidents earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Judge angered by serial abuser's excuse for sentencing delay
Flathead District Judge Robert Allison was not amused when an Evergreen man set for sentencing for choking his girlfriend told him that he simply had not shown up for a mandatory pre-sentence investigation ahead of his scheduled sentencing on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man pleads guilty to his sixth DUI
A Kalispell man was convicted of his sixth charge of driving under the influence of alcohol on Thursday in Flathead District Court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Rape charges dropped in plea bargain
A Whitefish man pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment on Thursday as part of a plea bargain in which two charges of sexual intercourse without consent were dismissed.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Public defender asks to be dismissed from stalking appeal
The state public defender’s office has asked that the Montana Supreme Court rescind the appointment of an attorney from its office and deny an appeal made by a Missoula man convicted of felony stalking in Lake County.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Woman changes plea for brandishing ax
An Evergreen woman admitted in court Wednesday to brandishing an ax in a drunken incident on South Cedar Drive on Sept. 20.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Admitted shooter released from jail pending sentencing
A judge has agreed to release a man awaiting sentencing for shooting two people outside a Marion bar in June and distributing dangerous drugs on Aug. 19.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Threat case likely to go to trial
After saying in November that a plea deal was likely, prosecution and defense attorneys have agreed that a case involving online threats is now more likely to go to trial.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Stolen truck torched
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected arson fire that occurred at a Montana Department of Transportation gravel pit north of Kalispell along U.S. 93.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Montana 83 reopened after propane leak
A portion of Montana 83 was closed near Bear Creek southeast of Bigfork for more than seven hours Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash toppled a propane truck and caused it to leak.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Columbia Falls woman charged with driving drunk
A Columbia Falls woman has been charged with felony criminal child endangerment and misdemeanor reckless driving after she allegedly drove drunk and caused a crash with a 5-year-old child in her car on Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man sentenced for sex with an minor
A Bigfork man was given a net 25 year sentence to Montana State Prison for having sex with an underage girl in 2014 on Thursday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man sentenced for sex with an minor
A Bigfork man was given a net 25 year sentence to Montana State Prison for having sex with an underage girl in 2014 on Thursday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Arsonist appeals conviction to Montana Supreme Court
A Whitefish man convicted of arson earlier this year for setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s house has appealed his sentence to the Montana Supreme Court.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Winds cut power to wide area
Wild winds Tuesday night and Wednesday morning brought trees down that crushed two Kalispell vehicles and cut power to thousands of people across Northwest Montana.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of breaking Twitter ban while awaiting trial
Some people are calling for a Kalispell man to be taken back into police custody this weekend after it was discovered that social media accounts he previously used to issue racist threats to religious leaders and school children have been active since his release from jail in July.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Man fights restitution order for stealing $26,000
A man convicted of taking more than $26,000 in cash deposits and merchandise from Westland Seed in Ronan has asked the Montana Supreme Court to overturn Lake County District Judge Deborah Kim Christopher’s July order to pay restitution.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Hunter faces jail after shooting
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
County moves forward with creating 911 district
The Flathead County commissioners moved forward last week on a special countywide tax district that would raise $1.9 million a year for the consolidated 911 dispatch center.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Columbia Falls fire leaves family of 13 homeless
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Repeat drug offender sentenced
A Kalispell man will be able to discharge part of his state sentence for drug and burglary offenses while serving time in federal prison after Flathead District Judge Robert Allison followed a sentencing recommendation from U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Quick fire response saves home from flames
Fire training that happened to be wrapping up nearby likely saved a home on Foothill Road Thursday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Murderer's appeal denied
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled against a convicted Ronan murderer who had asked for copies of files and evidence used to send him to prison for 120 years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Bigfork man accused of shooting to scare wife
A Bigfork man was jailed and charged with felony assault with a weapon last week after he allegedly fired a gun during a disagreement with his wife.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Bigfork man accused of shooting to scare wife
A Bigfork man was jailed and charged with felony assault with a weapon last week after he allegedly fired a gun during a disagreement with his wife.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Special 911 tax funding plan explained
County officials have unveiled the proposed tax structure that would apply to businesses and residences under a proposed countywide special 911 district meant to raise $1.9 million per year for 911 communication infrastructure.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Special 911 tax funding plan explained
County officials have unveiled the proposed tax structure that would apply to businesses and residences under a proposed countywide special 911 district meant to raise $1.9 million per year for 911 communication infrastructure.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Bigfork kidnapper denied parole
The Montana Supreme Court was not persuaded by a convicted kidnapper’s claims that he deserves a new trial for abducting an intoxicated 18-year-old woman in Bigfork in 2006.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Bigfork kidnapper denied parole
The Montana Supreme Court was not persuaded by a convicted kidnapper’s claims that he deserves a new trial for abducting an intoxicated 18-year-old woman in Bigfork in 2006.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Evaluation backlog delays sex offender sentencing
Authorities say a sex-offender evaluation backlog is the reason a man is still awaiting sentencing for failure to register as a sex offender after he pleaded no contest to the crime in April.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Special 911 tax funding plan explained
County officials have unveiled the proposed tax structure that would apply to businesses and residences under a proposed countywide special 911 district meant to raise $1.9 million per year for 911 communication infrastructure.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Moving juveniles to Missoula studied to ease local jail crunch
An increasing number of serious felony offenders has created a shortage of jail space in Flathead County that is at crisis levels, so Sheriff Chuck Curry said he believes a short-term solution is to get rid of the county’s juvenile facility to make room for adults.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Commission hears about justice problems
Community members and judicial officials agreed Wednesday that crisis and the civil court system often intersect in a way that leaves poor Montanans confused, afraid and underrepresented in the legal system.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Sentencing delayed for 13-year-old girl's assailant
A Kalispell man is still awaiting sentencing several months after he admitted having sex in July 2012 with a 13-year-old girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Ronan killer files appeal, requests access to evidence
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Bigfork man accused of shooting to scare wife
A Bigfork man was jailed and charged with felony assault with a weapon Tuesday night after he allegedly fired a gun during a disagreement with his wife.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Ronan killer appeals, seeks access to evidence
A Ronan man serving a 120-year sentence for murdering 19-year-old Daniel McLeod in 2004 and dumping his body into the Flathead River has asked the Montana Supreme Court to order release of documents pertaining to the case.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Polson counterfeiter pleads guilty
A Polson man is facing up to $250,000 in fines and five years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Idaho to conspiracy to manufacture checks in the name of federally recognized tribal organization, including the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Trailer fire causes minimal damage
A mobile-home fire in Columbia Falls on Dawn Drive just after 9 p.m. on Monday caused very little damage, but Columbia Falls Fire Chief Rick Hagen saw the fire as an opportunity to remind people to double- check their heating tape and buy smoke detectors as winter approaches.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Pesticide dumped at green-box site
A hazardous-materials team and local firefighters spent most of Wednesday cleaning up approximately 150 gallons of pesticide that had spilled from an abandoned 300-gallon tank at the Lakeside green-box dump site.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Prison time possible after man's fifth DUI offense
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed that a man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to a fifth charge of driving under the influence should face a 10-year-sentence in the Montana State Prison.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Gun offender extradited from California
A violent offender with a long history of gun-related violence has been extradited back to Montana more than a month after he was caught by California authorities.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Wanted man caught after chopper chase
A man with an extensive criminal history led Flathead County Sheriff’s deputies on an air chase in the Leisure Island area Friday afternoon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Judge doesn't lower bail for Marion shooter
Flathead District Court Judge Katherine Curtis stopped short on Thursday of immediately lowering bail for a man who was picked up by police for allegedly dealing drugs less than a week after he pleaded guilty to shooting at two people at a Marion bar.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Serial flasher suspect pleads not guilty to sex assault
Attorneys on Thursday dropped a request for bail modification at an arraignment for a Kalispell man charged with a string of indecent exposure incidents that culminated in an alleged sexual assault on two young children in August.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Fatal fire probably started on stove
Authorities have been unable to find enough forensic evidence to pinpoint the cause of an Oct. 1 motor-home fire near Foy’s Lake that killed an 8-year-old girl, but it’s believed a kitchen fire ignited the blaze that destroyed the motor home.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man jailed for car chase
A man is in the Flathead County Detention Center for felony criminal endangerment and driving under the influence of alcohol charges after he led officers on a high-speed chase on Saturday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Whitefish man facing seventh DUI charge
A Whitefish man is facing a seventh charge of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Neighbors not horsing around with thievery of pillowcase
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
This county planner handles the tough conflicts
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Grant pays overtime to patrol peak traffic times
High traffic and holiday weekends come with an increased crash risk, but a state grant aims to help crack down on problem behavior to reduce risk.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Suspected burglar caught in storage unit
An increased focus by Flathead County Sheriff’s deputies on catching the culprits of a rash of recent storage-unit thefts enabled officers to nab one suspected thief Thursday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Fifth man sentenced in sex sting
A Kalispell man was set free on a 15-year, all-suspended prison sentence Thursday night, with plans to move to Thompson Falls, register as a sex offender, and enter sex offender treatment.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Car chase ends in crash, power outage
No one was injured, but about 100 Flathead Electric Cooperative members were left without electricity after a person chasing a suspected car thief crashed a vehicle into a power pole off Conrad Drive early Friday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man admits cutting mom's brake lines
On Thursday a Kalispell man admitted to cutting his mother’s brake lines in June after getting into an argument.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Kalispell man caught after helicopter chase
A Kalispell man is behind bars after leading Flathead County Sheriff’s deputies on a foot and air pursuit Tuesday afternoon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
New clues in search for hunter
Search teams in Beaverhead County were hopeful they might locate a missing Kalispell man on Wednesday, after evidence of a lean-to and campsite were found outside of Wisdom where authorities believe the man was hunting.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Search continues for missing Kalispell hunter
Family and friends of a track coach and avid outdoorsman have poured into Beaverhead County, hopeful that he will be returned home to Kalispell after he went missing over the weekend.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Kalispell man charged in violent robbery
A Kalispell man has been caught and charged for allegedly injuring a woman and stealing her purse during a robbery at a Columbia Falls grocery store.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Woman jailed for ax threat
A woman was jailed Monday in Flathead County Detention Center and is awaiting arraignment for felony assault with a weapon charges after she allegedly threatened people with an ax on Sunday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man threatens stabbing over a cigarette
Michael Leslie Shannon Willis, 42, is in jail in Flathead County awaiting arraignment for felony assault charges after allegedly threatening to stab a man who wouldn’t let him bum a cigarette.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Kalispell man to serve time for Bigfork burglaries
A 19-year-old Kalispell man was sentenced Aug. 27 to 77 days in the Flathead County Detention Center for burglarizing six Bigfork businesses in February 2014 and injuring a person in a car crash five months later.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man to serve time for Bigfork burglaries
A 19-year-old Kalispell man was sentenced Aug. 27 to 77 days in the Flathead County Detention Center for burglarizing six Bigfork businesses in February 2014 and injuring a person in a car crash five months later.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Man charged for massive Aug. 5 fire
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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