Suspended sentence revoked, then reinstated for sex offender, burglar
A man who was given a probationary sentence for his fifth felony conviction in June, with a stern warning from Flathead District Judge Amy Eddy to not return to court, was found in violation of the probationary sentence on Dec. 15. But at his sentencing hearing on Thursday, Eddy gave …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Former Olney fire chief denies stealing from department
A former chief of the Olney Fire Department has pleaded not guilty to a felony theft charge that arose after allegations that he stole more than $50,000 from the Olney Fire District.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Woman sentenced beyond plea deal after fifth DUI
Flathead District Court Judge Amy Eddy went beyond the bounds of a plea agreement on Wednesday and gave a longer sentence to a woman who admitted to drinking with two and three times the legal limit of alcohol in her blood in two felony DUI cases that occurred within days …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Probation officer reflects on 'blessed' life
On Friday, his last day of work as a probation and parole officer, there was one set of words Paul Parrish kept repeating over and over again.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Woman sentenced for three felonies
A woman has been placed with the Montana Department of Corrections for five years for a handful of crimes in Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man charged with construction trailer theft
A Flathead County man already in jail for two felony charges has been charged with a third after he allegedly stole more than $15,000 worth of construction gear.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS 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, 5 MONTHS AGO
Chief encourages community to weigh in on extra officer
Kalispell Police Chief Roger Nasset told community members at his monthly Coffee with the Chief meeting on Wednesday that he would welcome community members to show up and voice their opinion at Monday’s city council work session, when the council is set to discuss options for funding an additional officer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man charged for allegedly stealing unemployment benefits
A Kalispell man was arrested Thursday on a $25,000 warrant after state officials filed charges last week claiming that he stole more than $12,000 in unemployment benefits.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for dealing heroin
A Kalispell man will serve five years with the Montana Department of Corrections for dealing heroin last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Evergreen man accused of sexually assaulting child
An Evergreen man was arrested Nov. 3 on a $50,000 arrest warrant after the Flathead County Attorney’s Office filed charges alleging that he inappropriately touched a 12-year-old girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Judge refuses to lower bail for theft suspect
Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison refused last Thursday to release a man accused of stealing from an orchestra concert in October.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Eddy, Wilson elected as district judges
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Convicted veteran gets 6-year deferred sentence
Flathead District Court Judge David Ortley on Thursday gave a former Kalispell man a six-year deferred sentence for committing an armed robbery of a Kalispell Town Pump in November 2014.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell woman accused of stealing more than $40,000
A Kalispell woman is facing two felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $40,000 from her employer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Woman denies Glacier Park thefts, admits skipping out on probation
A Whitefish woman has denied accusations that she stole people’s wallets and credit cards from Glacier National Park last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man denies drug dealing
A Kalispell man has denied trafficking drugs into Flathead Valley, though a judge has found that the charges are enough for him to remain in jail, and not be released without posting some sort of bail or bond.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man facing additional drug charges
A man already facing three felony drug charges for allegedly trafficking heroin into Flathead Valley is now facing two more.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man gets probationary sentence for shooting
A Flathead County man has been given a probationary sentence for drunkenly shooting and making family members fear for their safety in October 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Bail reduction denied for alleged 'top drug runner'
Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison on Thursday refused to lower the $95,000 bail set for Kalispell resident Jasper Marten Howell, whom a prosecutor alleged is one of “the top drug runners” in Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell man is accused of beating wife
A Kalispell man is facing a felony charge after allegedly beating his wife in a drug-fueled disagreement on Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man admits to driving drunk, crashing
A man has admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol for a sixth time.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man facing felony charge for string of petty thefts
A Kalispell man is wanted on a $10,000 warrant after allegedly going on a months-long theft spree at local businesses.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Meth allegedly found in man's underpants
A Kalispell man is facing charges of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute after a Montana Highway Patrol trooper allegedly caught him with drugs hidden in his underpants on Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Polson Rural Fire cleared of wrongdoing
The Lake County Attorney’s Office recently issued a letter clearing the Polson Rural Fire Department of any wrongdoing after investigating claims made by a Kalispell attorney of possible misconduct.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Teen admits role in West Reserve burglary spree
A teen has admitted taking part in a burglary spree in the West Reserve Drive area earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man denies charges of assault, driving drunk
A Kalispell man has denied punching a man in a Kalispell store and drunkenly fleeing the scene with a toddler in the vehicle.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man denies strangling, knife wielding
A 19-year-old man pleaded not guilty to felony criminal endangerment and felony assault with a weapon Thursday after allegedly assaulting and threatening a family member on Aug. 22.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Working to build a bridge between law enforcement and youths
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Banished sex offender headed to prison
A sex offender who was banished from Flathead County earlier this year is now headed to Montana State Prison after he was found with pornography on his cellphone.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Marion man charged with failing to register as sex offender
A Marion man accused of failing to register as a sex offender is facing a federal felony charge.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell 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, 7 MONTHS 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, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man denies burglarizing mobile-home firm
A Whitefish sex offender has denied allegedly burglarizing Patty Seaman Mobile Homes earlier this year and being caught with drugs in late 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man admits forgery, bad checks a decade ago
A man admitted in court on Thursday that he wrote bad checks and committed forgery more than a decade ago, stealing nearly $12,000 from his Flathead Valley victims.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Teen pleads not guilty to series of burglaries
A teen has denied taking part in a burglary spree in the West Reserve Drive area earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork High School cheerleader dies
Bigfork High School varsity cheerleader Kaitlyn Flink, 16, was found dead in her home on Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Lights up for U.S. 93 bypass
Some traffic signals are now operating at the U.S. 93 bypass, with the highway project expected to be completed by the end of next month.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Mother admits role in tot's death
An Evergreen mother has agreed to take responsibility for the murder of her 2-year-old son on Feb. 18, 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Drug trafficker sentenced to five years in prison
A Polson man will spend the next five years in federal prison for trafficking drugs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man denies assaulting four people in rampage
A man pleaded not guilty in Flathead District Court to four felonies and two misdemeanors for an alleged drug-fueled assault rampage Aug. 6 in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
C. Falls woman charged with investment fraud
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, 7 MONTHS AGO
Women admit locking children in basement
A Kalispell couple admitted in Flathead District Court on Wednesday that they went too far in disciplining their adoptive children by locking them overnight in a basement bedroom on multiple occasions.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Fire destroys garage, vehicles
A fire destroyed a garage, three motorcycles and two cars Saturday night at 348 Willow Glen Drive near Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
High court dismisses rapist's appeal
The Montana Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a Polson man who is serving a 50-year sentence for raping a woman in 2013.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Man charged in alleged eye-gouging attack
A Kalispell man is facing felony attempted aggravated assault and burglary charges after he allegedly threw a propane tank through a window and tried to kill a relative by gouging out his eyeballs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Authorities try to revoke rapist's release
Authorities have arrested a man for probation violations after he was released from prison last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Men plead not guilty to shooting on river
Two Kalispell men have pleaded not guilty to firing semiautomatic weapons at people floating the Flathead River in July.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California man sentenced for trafficking drugs
A California man will spend more than eight years in federal prison for trafficking drugs into the Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trailer fire leaves man, dog homeless
A man and his dog are now facing homelessness after their fifth-wheel trailer fire burned Tuesday on Grigg Road near Glacier Park International Airport.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Bail set at $500,000 for killing-spree threats
A Kalispell sex offender is being held on $500,000 bail after allegedly threatening to go on a killing spree to bring attention to the Flathead County criminal justice system.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Bond reduction denied for suspect in murder case
Bail will not be reduced for the man who led authorities to the body of a murder victim earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Truck causes five-vehicle crash
The five people injured in a Wednesday afternoon crash on U.S. 2 west of Kalispell sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries, according to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Schneider.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Parole denied for man who shot deputy
The Montana Board of Pardons and Parole on Wednesday refused to release from prison an anti-government extremist who shot a Missoula County sheriff’s deputy in 1992 in the Swan Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Five vehicles involved in highway crash
Several people suffered serious injuries Wednesday afternoon in a five-vehicle crash on U.S. 2 west of Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Extremist who shot deputy up for parole
On Tuesday or Wednesday, the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole will decide whether or not to release an anti-government extremist serving a life sentence for shooting a Missoula County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop in 1992 in the Swan Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
More than 100 dogs taken from alleged puppy mill
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Lake County finds more than $100,000 in back taxes
An investigation by Lake County officials found a handful of properties that had not been properly assessed by the Montana Department of Revenue for a number of years. Thus far more than $160,000 in revenue has been found, county officials said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Man released from life sentence for murder sues state for $200,000
A Lake County man released in 2014 by the Montana Supreme Court from a life sentence for deliberate homicide has sued the state of Montana for $200,000 in punitive damages for his alleged wrongful conviction.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Paddle boarder drowns in Flathead Lake
A paddle boarder drowned Tuesday evening in Flathead Lake off the Rocky Point area near Polson.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Commission studying proposed Bison Range agreement
By MEGAN STRICKLAND
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Huckleberry Patch opens second store, eatery in Arlee
Business owners in Arlee are hopeful the recent opening of a new sister business of a well-known Hungry Horse restaurant and tourist outlet will bring folks into the tiny town.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Three killed in Saturday morning fiery rollover crash on Bypass
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Students transform in Charlo
Charlo Schools gymnasium is usually full of well-mannered farm girls and boys, but at the end of June, mythical beasts and creatures ran wild throughout its hallways.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
High court denies rapists appeal
The Montana Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Polson man whose public defender found that he had no basis for appealing a 2014 conviction for sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Convicted murderer asks for new trial
A Ronan man serving life without parole for killing raping and killing his cousin at Wild Horse Hot Springs in May 2013 has asked the Montana Supreme Court for new trial and for $35,000 in public defender’s fees to be reconsidered.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Convicted Ronan murderer seeks new trial
A Ronan man serving life without parole for raping and killing his cousin at Wild Horse Hot Springs in May 2013 has asked the Montana Supreme Court for a new trial and reconsideration of $35,000 in public defender’s fees.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Arsonist kicks in door, burns Smith Valley fire hall
Authorities are trying to figure out who broke into the Smith Valley fire hall on Foys Lake Road late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and set a fire that caused massive damage. The fallout is expected to slow response to emergency calls in the area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Arraignment delayed for Wallace suspect in Montana murder
A Shoshone County man accused of killing his nephew, stuffing the corpse in a shower and living with the body for months in a Montana trailer, appeared in court Wednesday in Polson, Mont.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Local suspect convicted in Oregon
A former Flathead County man is set to change his plea on a charge of felony sexual assault.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Women deny locking children in basement
Two women have denied locking three children in a basement earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Arraignment delayed for Arlee murder suspect
An Idaho man accused of killing his nephew, stuffing the corpse in a shower and living in an Arlee trailer with the body inside for months appeared in court on Wednesday in Polson.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
18 teens charged in vandalism case
Eighteen of the 21 teens allegedly involved in a vandalism event at Flathead High School on May 10 have been charged with misdemeanors in Kalispell Municipal Court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Woman accused of tracking man, then threat involving gun with gun
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Solutions to jammed jail taking shape
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Young man found beaten to death in Arlee
Lake County authorities plan to issue arrest warrants in the beating death of a man found dead in Arlee last week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Dog owners explain biting situation
Members of a Kalispell family say they were not trying to avoid prosecution when they moved a their dog out of Kalispell after it bit a 9-year-old girl who climbed over the fence to retrieve a ball on May 9.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Charges pending against vandalism suspects
‘Totally unrelated’ to Flathead High case
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Wanted Evergreen mother arrested
The mother wanted in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son in Evergreen in February 2015 has been arrested.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Sheriff's Office warns about scamming charities that look legitimate
A mailer sent to Flathead County residents in early May exudes urgency and need from what looks like a local-based charity, but law enforcement say that the flier is the latest in a years-long scam based out of Washington that keeps swindling well-meaning Flathead Valley residents out of their money.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
C.F. parents pull children from school because of threat
Many Columbia Falls parents kept their children home from school on Thursday after a threat of a school shooting was found scrawled on a restroom wall Monday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Man gets prison time for killing Yaak grizzly
Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch went beyond the recommendations of prosecutors on Monday and sentenced a Washington man to six months in federal prison for killing a grizzly bear in Lincoln County in 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Husband killer appeals case to U.S. Supreme Court
The Kalispell woman who killed her husband by pushing him off a cliff in Glacier National Park in 2013 has appealed her conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against another appeal in November 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Pickup-truck driver dies in collision with chip truck
A 42-year-old Woods Bay man died Thursday morning in a collision between a pickup truck and a loaded wood-chip truck at Somers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Slain toddler's mom charged with negligent homicide
A month after an Evergreen man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing a toddler on Feb. 18, 2015, the slain child’s mother has been charged in relation to the murder.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Board considers graduation discipline
Kalispell Public Schools trustees are expected to decide tomorrow whether or not students who participated in a break-in and vandalism at Flathead High School on May 10 will get to attend their graduation ceremony.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Accounts frozen during investment probe
The Montana State Auditor’s Office has frozen the investment accounts of a Columbia Falls woman under investigation for allegedly investing money without proper registration and mishandling more than $1 million in a suspected Ponzi scheme.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Charge dismissed against man shot by officers
Charge dismissed for man shot by police
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Family wants consequences after dog bite
When 9-year-old Sofia Knapp visited the Kalispell City Attorney’s Office last month she was given a pencil with a double-ended eraser that was cleverly shaped like a gavel with the slogan “Justice for All” stamped on its side.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New department aims to help caseload
After statewide calls for improvement in an overburdened and understaffed Child and Family Services Division, state officials have created a new regional department to help alleviate high case load numbers in Northwest Montana.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Convict sentenced for crimes in three counties
A career criminal will spend the next 20 years under the supervision of probation and parole officers after a yearlong crime spree that spanned three counties.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Emergency leader: Dual helping careers
When an emergency strikes in the Flathead Valley, Mary Granger may or may not be physically present at the scene, but it is very likely that Granger somehow has a hand in keeping folks safe.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Firefighters respond to fiery toilets
Authorities believe that fires in two portable toilets Thursday evening were intentionally set, according to Kalispell Fire Chief Dave Dedman.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Burglar ordered to pay back auto shop
A man was given a probationary sentence and ordered to pay restitution on Thursday for burglarizing a Kalispell automotive shop in December 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Man steals $38,000 in unemployment pay
A former Plum Creek worker was given a probationary sentence in Flathead District Court on Thursday and ordered to pay more than $38,000 in restitution for taking unmerited unemployment benefits.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Second man sentenced for growing pot on forest land
A second man was sentenced on Thursday for growing marijuana on the Flathead National Forest.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Convicted sex offender sent back to prison
A sex offender will serve the last four years of a 1997 sentence for sexual intercourse without consent in Montana State Prison after he was kicked out of a sex offender treatment program.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Young murderer up for parole again
A man who shot and killed his father in Ferndale on May 20, 1998, is expected to go before the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole today or Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Defiant defendant gets four-year term for sex assault
A Flathead County man is headed to Montana State Prison for molesting a young girl, although he has maintained that he is innocent of the crime.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Man sent to prison for child molestation
A Flathead County man is headed to prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl and admitting a problem handling sexual urges that led him to inappropriately touch at least two other women.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Man accused of tampering with crime victim
A man is facing a felony charge after allegedly trying to get the child victim of a reported sexual assault to recant her statements about the incident ahead of an upcoming trial.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Flathead judge banishes sex offender
Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison banished a sex offender from Flathead County on Thursday, after he was convicted of a second felony involving alleged sexual misconduct with children.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Longtime criminal sent to jail for failure to register
Being a victim of mail theft was not enough of an excuse to get a Flathead felon out of having to serve time for failing to register as a sex offender twice.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Whitefish woman challenges concealed carry law
A Whitefish woman has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a state law that prohibits legal permanent residents from obtaining a concealed carry permit.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Troy man seriously injured in rollover near Yaak Hill
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Sword-wielding man not granted release from jail
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
City, Tennant respond to misconduct allegations
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Teen pleads not guilty in Essex crash
A Cut Bank teen has denied driving drunk and causing a crash that left him another person seriously injured on Oct. 28 near Essex.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Thief granted early release from probation
A West Glacier man sentenced in 2013 for embezzling money from a medical response unit was granted early release from probation on Thursday.
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Child killer gets 40 years in prison
An Evergreen man was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in Montana State Prison for killing a 2-year-old boy on Feb. 18, 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Needed to combat crime: jail space, treatment
Leaders in the local criminal justice system seemed to agree at a Thursday night panel that more county jail space and increased access to local drug treatment are the best ways to combat crime in the community.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Kalispell man reappointed to Youth Justice Advisory Council
A Kalispell man headed to Helena recently to begin a second term on the Montana Board of Crime Control’s Youth Justice Advisory Council.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Violent Bigfork man's suspended sentence revoked
A 34-year-old Bigfork man on probation for threatening a state trooper in 2012 had a suspended sentence with the Montana Department of Corrections revoked on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
State GOP to drop out of suit over closed primary
The Montana Republican Party has decided to drop out of a federal lawsuit meant to force the closure of the state’s primary elections.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Kalispell Police unveil online crime mapping
A month after community members asked Kalispell Police Chief Roger Nasset for a more detailed accounting of crime in the city, his department rolled out an interactive online map.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
No sign of missing Kalispell man
Searchers on Tuesday continued to look for a Kalispell man missing in Idaho during a camping trip.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Serial child rapist sentenced to 100 years in prison
Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison on Thursday granted a serial child rapist’s request to be sent to prison for the rest of his life.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Ex-Glacier worker accused of stealing, pawning chain saw
A former Glacier National Park maintenance worker is facing federal felony charges after allegedly stealing and pawning a chain saw that belonged to the federal government.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Two cats perish in house fire
No people were injured but two cats died at a house fire on Wyoming Street in Kalispell on Wednesday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Scouting abuse case returned to District Court
A District Court jury will hear a case against the Boy Scouts of America brought by women who were raped by a Kalispell scout leader in 1974 and 1975.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Top police commentator visits Flathead Valley
An appreciative Flathead Valley crowd on Tuesday heard Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke Jr. talk about the role of the Constitution and law enforcement issues in the country.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Drunken driver gets 10 years for fatal crash
Just before he was sent to prison for 10 years Tuesday, a Columbia Falls man apologized for driving drunk and killing a Nebraska cardiologist on June 6, 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Plea agreement covers drug charges, bail jumping
Authorities have decided not to bring charges against a man for fleeing from law enforcement officers and leading them on an air chase in the Leisure Island area on Oct. 9, 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Man sentenced for child porn, drug possession
A Kalispell man was given a probationary sentence on Thursday for possessing child pornography and drugs in 2014.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Woman to serve probation for chase, crash
A woman was sentenced for stealing a delivery vehicle on Aug. 20, 2015, leading authorities on a chase and crashing the vehicle.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Browning burglar given probation for 2015 Essex crimes
A Browning man was given a probationary sentence and stern lecture from Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison on Thursday for his involvement with break-ins and burglaries that occurred in Essex on May 16-18, 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Boot camp recommended for two-time sex offender
It has been proposed that a Columbia Falls man convicted last week of a second instance of having inappropriate sexual contact with a minor should be sent to boot camp as punishment for his crimes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Sheriff's office investigates death of 2-year-old girl
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a toddler who died Tuesday in Evergreen.
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Polson convict's request for new attorney denied
The Montana Supreme Court has denied a request by a Polson man to have a new attorney appointed to handle an appeal of his conviction for sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
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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.
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Polson man denies federal drug charges
A Polson man with a history of brushes with the law is now facing federal charges for distribution of methamphetamine.
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Kila woman indicted on drug charges
A Kila woman was indicted on a handful of federal charges on March 18 in U.S. District Court in Missoula for allegedly dealing methamphetamine.
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Kila man charged with sixth DUI
Flathead County authorities issued a $30,000 arrest warrant on Tuesday for a Kila man facing a sixth driving under the influence charge while serving probation for his previous drinking and driving offenses.
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Man charged in Essex crash
A man has been charged with felony negligent vehicular assault for an Oct. 18, 2015, crash near Essex that left two men seriously injured.
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Man pleads guilty to second child sex offense
A Columbia Falls man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Flathead District Court to his second sex offense committed against a child.
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Hailstorm leads to U.S. 2 crashes
Heavy hail contributed to two crashes and shut down portions of U.S. 2 near Martin City and Hungry Horse Thursday afternoon.
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Gunshot leads to suspended sentence
A Bigfork man was given a suspended jail sentence on Tuesday for firing a gun in his neighborhood.
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Man pleads guilty to assaulting girls in park
A Kalispell man broke down in tears in Flathead District Court on Wednesday and appeared to be in a state of emotional distress as he confessed to sexually assaulting two young girls in Lawrence Park on Aug. 18, 2015.
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Supreme Court overturns arsonist's sentence
The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday 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.
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Gravel truck clips fire truck at crash scene
A loaded gravel truck took out traffic cones and hit a fire truck near the intersection of U.S. 2 and Montana 35 in Evergreen on Wednesday morning.
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Sheriff's office investigates woman's death
Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said his office is investigating the death of a local 38-year-old woman whose body was found Monday morning on a barge docked in Lakeside.
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Student admits bringing gun to school
A Flathead High School student has been designated a serious juvenile offender after admitting Friday to bringing a gun, drug paraphernalia and alcohol to school on Jan. 29.
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Top police expert to visit Flathead Valley
A leading national speaker on police issues will give a talk about the state of law enforcement in the United States on April 5 in Kalispell.
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Man admits firing gun during argument
A Bigfork man admitted Thursday to drunkenly firing a gun toward his wife was in on Oct. 28, 2015.
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Man gets probation for growing pot in Flathead Forest
A Kalispell man received a probationary sentence on Thursday for growing marijuana with his cousin in the Flathead National Forest in September 2013.
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Pair get in trouble in Flathead County while awaiting federal trial
A day after a man and woman took divergent paths in a federal drug case involving methamphetamine distribution in Havre, the pair were taken into custody for a handful of crimes in the Flathead Valley.
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Child abuse, neglect cases double in local counties
The number of child abuse or neglect cases in Flathead County has doubled since 2011 and the number is on track to climb even higher in 2016, mimicking a statewide trend.
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Woman denies stealing from school organization
The former treasurer for the Somers-Lakeside Parent Teacher Association denied stealing thousands of dollars from the group.
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Man airlifted after snowboard accident
Two Bear Air Rescue airlifted an injured snowboarder from Hellroaring Basin at Whitefish Mountain Resort Thursday morning.
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Man admits to role in Bigfork burglary spree
A man has pleaded guilty to his role in an Oct. 26, 2015, burglary spree in the Bigfork area.
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Man shot by police pleads not guilty
A man shot multiple times by Kalispell Police officers in January pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to felony assault on a peace officer.
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Transient sentenced for Evergreen fire
A transient man has been sentenced for stealing a car and accidentally burning down part of an Evergreen neighborhood in separate incidents last year.
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Court release derailed by syringes, drugs
A woman was close to walking out of court Thursday with only a short lecture from Flathead District Judge Robert Allison but instead was sent back to jail for allegedly bringing syringes and drugs to the Flathead County Justice Center.
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Bond reduction denied for accused child abuser
Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison on Thursday denied a request for bond reduction made by a man accused of slapping a toddler and shaking an infant.
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Longtime court guardian set to retire
Many people wonder if they could last a day in jail, but Beverly Martinez has gone above and beyond what most people would consider a long stint in the slammer.
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Judge: Suspect's drug money can't be used for bail
A Martin City man suspected of dealing drugs is going to have to find another way to scrape bail money together after a judge denied his request to have $6,000 seized in suspected drug payments released so he could bond out of jail.
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Aid sought for Kalispell woman's animals after she's burned
A Kalispell woman was severely burned in a fire last week, and a Missoula nonprofit and neighbors have stepped up to the plate to help make sure that her animals are taken care of during her recovery.
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Man killed in crash was chasing wife
A Kalispell man who died following a vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Farm to Market Road was chasing his wife prior to the crash.
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Teen arrested after highway chase
A teenager allegedly led Flathead County Sheriff’s deputies on a car chase Friday morning.
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Police chief explains challenges
Kalispell Police Chief Roger Nasset scribbled notes based on community comments and explained the unique issues involved in leading the city’s police department Wednesday evening.
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Commissioners: No refugees here
The Flathead County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday morning to send a letter to federal officials opposing bringing refugees to the Flathead Valley.
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Parole Board agrees to release of rapist
A Kalispell rapist can be released from prison early if he follows through on treatment.
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Heron rapist's court appeal denied
A Heron man convicted of five felony counts of sexual abuse of a girl over a 16-year period is likely to spend the rest of his days in prison after the Montana Supreme Court denied his latest appeal.
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Commissioners set to oppose refugee resettlement
Flathead County commissioners are expected to vote this morning on sending a letter to federal officials voicing opposition to bringing refugees to the Flathead Valley.
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Bond reduction denied for accused stabber
A Flathead County District Court Judge denied bail reduction on Tuesday for a man accused of a stabbing south of Kalispell on Dec. 28, 2015.
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Injured logger rescued in Swan Valley
An injured logger was rescued in the Swan Valley on Monday afternoon.
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School embezzling suspect appears in court
A woman accused of embezzling money from the Lakeside-Somers Parent Teachers Association last year had her first appearance in Flathead District Court on Thursday.
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Michigan wants accused stabber extradited
A man facing felony assault and theft charges is also facing out-of-state extradition.
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Kalispell woman denies drunken crash
A Kalispell woman has denied driving drunk and crashing into another vehicle while her young son was a passenger.
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It's tough to find solutions for jail overcrowding
The Flathead County Detention Center population reached a record 126 inmates in February, a number that underscores the jail crowding crisis, local law enforcement officials say.
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Prosecution deferred in online threat case
The Flathead County Attorney’s Office has agreed to defer prosecution of a case against a man accused of threatening Kalispell school children and religious leaders in online Twitter rants in 2015.
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Man charged after crash in Whitefish
A man was arrested and charged with one felony and two misdemeanors after allegedly driving drunk on Sunday and taking out a street sign, trees and another vehicle in downtown Whitefish.
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Suspected heroin dealer arrested
The Northwest Drug Task Force nabbed a suspected heroin dealer in late February.
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Man sent to prison in stabbing case
A Kalispell man is headed to prison for stabbing a victim eight times on Feb. 3, 2015.
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Man charged after bar incident, police chase
A man is facing a handful of charges in Flathead District Court after allegedly throwing a tantrum at Stockman’s Bar Saturday night and leading officers on a chase.
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Whitefish home lost to fire
A home east of Whitefish was left unlivable by a Tuesday night fire.
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Crowd rallies to support refugee resettlement
Around 80 people stood shivering at the edge of Depot Park in Kalispell Tuesday evening with signs showing support for refugee resettlement in Montana.
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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.
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Embezzler receives deferred sentence
Flathead District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht sentenced a Kalispell man on Thursday to a six-year deferred sentence for stealing more than $42,000 from a real-estate company where he worked.
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Group aims to repeal state marijuana law
The Montana Supreme Court upheld the Legislature’s decision to severely restrict medicinal marijuana use on Thursday, but a group working in the Flathead Valley and across the state wants to go a step further and completely abolish access to the drug unless it is distributed by a pharmaceutical company.
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Whitefish man given probation for hurting girlfriend
A former Whitefish resident was sentenced to probation on Thursday for a May 2015 altercation with his girlfriend in the parking lot of Whitefish High School.
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Man sentenced to two years for repeat DUIs
A Flathead County convict had his suspended sentence for his fifth drinking and driving offense revoked on Thursday after he was found guilty of a sixth DUI in Great Falls.
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Woman dies after Kila crash
Authorities are investigating whether or not speed might have been a factor in a vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Kila woman Wednesday afternoon.
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Hundreds show up for Kalispell refugee talk
An estimated 460 people turned out Tuesday in Kalispell to hear a Bozeman-based immigration speaker detail the reasons he believes settlement of refugees in the United States is a drain on national resources and potential threat to homeland security.
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Sex offender racks up string of alleged violations
Authorities contend that a Eureka man’s brushes with the law violate his probation since he was released from prison to finish a 13-year suspended portion of a 20-year sentence for sexual assault.
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Bail reduction denied for sex offender
Flathead District Judge Robert Allison refused to lower bail for a man accused of sexually abusing two young girls in June 2014 and October 2014.
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Californian denies local drug trafficking in Kalispell
A California man has denied allegations of trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine in the Kalispell area.
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Man wielding gun who was shot by police is upset by felony charge
Five bullet holes hurt enough for Ryan Pengelly; it hurts even more now that he’s been charged with a felony.
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Thief apologizes for stealing vehicle
A Columbia Falls man apologized at sentencing in Flathead District Court on Thursday for the fear his victim has had to deal with after he stole her vehicle on July 19, 2015.
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Man pleads not guilty to chase, crash
A Billings man has challenged a felony charge accusing him of a chase that ended with a fleeing truck crashing into eight parked vehicles at an Evergreen dealership on Jan. 19.
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Judge orders release of student in gun case
On Wednesday, a judge eliminated a bond requirement and granted the release from custody of a Flathead High School student accused of bringing alcohol, drug paraphernalia and a gun to school.
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Scouts seek dismissal of suit over 1970s-era rapes
Boy Scouts of America has asked the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss claims against the organization by five of six women raped as children by Kalispell Scout leader William Leininger Jr. in 1974 and 1975.
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Woman sentenced for threat, credit-card fraud
A Kalispell woman was sentenced in Flathead District Court on Thursday for using fraudulent credit cards, writing bad checks and threatening a woman in two separate cases that occurred last summer.
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Man sentenced for razor incident
An apologetic Whitefish man was given a 10-year commitment with five years suspended to the Department of Corrections for threatening to cut a woman in a June 23, 2015, incident.
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Second trial wrapping up in rape case
A second trial for a Kalispell man accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in May 2007 continued into a third day on Wednesday, as the prosecution called witnesses to help corroborate the now 20-year-old victim’s account of the alleged assault.
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Board expels student from Flathead High
Kalispell Public Schools trustees voted Tuesday night to expel a 14-year-old student allegedly found in possession of dangerous drugs at Flathead High School on Jan. 29.
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Man who killed toddler changes plea
A 22-year-old Evergreen man admitted Wednesday that he would probably be found guilty of killing a 2-year-old child, though he gave no details about the death of the toddler nearly a year ago.
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Eureka residents charged in counterfeit case
Two Eureka residents have been indicted on federal felony counterfeiting charges.
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Heroin trafficker receives a second chance from judge
A California man got a second chance to turn his life around recently when Flathead District Court Judge David Ortley granted him a deferred imposition of sentence for trafficking heroin in the Flathead Valley.
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Man denies growing marijuana on forest land
In Flathead District Court on Thursday, a Great Falls man denied using U.S. Forest Service land to grow marijuana.
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Judge OKs partial payment for evaluation
Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison on Wednesday ordered payment for part of a sex offender evaluation for a man waiting to be sentenced for sexual assault, but stopped short of making the public pay for the entire bill.
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Contest showcases the lost art of writing love letters
Letter writing was once a staple of courtship, but as technology has progressed it is more common to see professions of love expressed through short, succinct and sometimes ambiguous text emoticons, emojis, and pet names like “bae,” rather than pages-long tributes to one’s beloved.
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Woman charged with stealing from PTA
A woman is facing a felony theft charge after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the Somers-Lakeside Parent-Teacher Association to fund a gambling habit.
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Plea change planned in child death case
An Evergreen man facing trial March 14 for allegedly murdering a toddler is expected to change his plea next week.
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Man sent back to prison for violating parole in fatal DUI case
A man who killed a Somers teacher in a 2006 vehicle crash has been sent back to prison for 10 years for violating his parole.
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Teen facing five misdemeanors for gun incident
A Kalispell runaway is facing five misdemeanor charges after allegedly getting caught with alcohol, drug paraphernalia and a partially loaded gun at Flathead High School on Friday.
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Fire ratings improve in Bigfork, Creston, Ferndale
People in Bigfork, Creston, and Ferndale may see their fire insurance costs decrease after work by three community fire departments resulted in improved fire ratings.
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Man charged with assaulting deputies with bear spray
A Flathead County felon is facing new charges after allegedly assaulting two sheriff’s deputies with bear spray late Sunday night in Evergreen.
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Man charged with felony assaults on two children
A man is facing two charges of felony assault on a minor after allegedly slapping a toddler and shaking an infant, causing one to have bleeding in the brain, in separate incidents in 2014 and 2015.
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Suspended sentence handed down for hammer assault
A Lakeside man will not see prison time for a grisly case of domestic violence.
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Judge irked by offender asking public to foot bill for evaluation
Flathead District Judge Robert Allison was not happy that a convicted sex offender hired a private attorney to represent him during a sex assault case but now wants taxpayers to pick up the bill for a sex offender evaluation required for sentencing.
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Strange thefts highlight drug problem
Aquarium test tubes, fish food scales and dog medication probably wouldn’t stand out as items that could be useful in a life of crime, but a strange assortment of recent thefts may have been fueled by a methamphetamine and heroin problem in Flathead Valley.
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Evergreen man sentenced for assaulting wife
An Evergreen man avoided prison time Thursday for the latest in a string of violent offenses, but Flathead District Judge Robert Allison was doubtful the man would avoid ending up in Deer Lodge unless a drastic change was made in his life choices.
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Man charged with trafficking drugs in wide-ranging scheme
A 29-year-old Mexican citizen allegedly living in the United States illegally has been accused of bringing heroin and methamphetamine to Western Montana in a wide-reaching scheme that stretched to Missoula, California and Mexico.
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Kalispell man charged with seventh DUI in 12 years
A Kalispell man has been charged with a seventh instance of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Man accused of stealing from school, business
A man has been charged with felony theft and misdemeanor criminal mischief for allegedly stealing from a business and a school.
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Kalispell man heading to prison for child molestation
A Kalispell man is headed to prison for five years after repeatedly molesting a young girl over a two-year time frame.
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Sheriff encourages vigilance during tax time
As if income-tax season was not already stressful enough, criminals have come up with many sneaky ways to prey on honest folks at tax time.
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Man gets second chance after cutting brake lines
A Kalispell man could have been locked away for 15 years in the Montana State Prison for cutting his mother’s car brake lines and possessing dangerous drugs, but Flathead District Judge Stewart Stadler on Thursday decided to take a more lenient route.
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Man given second chance after cutting mom's brake lines
A Kalispell man could have been locked away for 15 years in the Montana State Prison for cutting his mother’s car brake lines and possessing dangerous drugs, but Flathead District Judge Stewart Stadler on Thursday decided to take a more lenient route.
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Sheriff's Office: shooting justified
The shooting of an armed man by two Kalispell police officers on Jan. 12 was justified, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.
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Stalker's appeal denied by high court
The Montana Supreme Court has denied a Missoula man’s appeal to have his conviction for felony stalking overturned.
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Man admits pot operation
A Kalispell man has admitted using U.S. Forest Service land to grow marijuana.
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Eureka man apologizes for shooting
A Eureka man was given a net sentence of 15 years with the Montana Department of Corrections on Thursday for shooting two people outside the Rail Line Tavern in Marion and dealing drugs while awaiting sentencing.
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High court rules against drunk driver who killed two
The Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a former Thompson Falls school board chairman cannot go before Sanders County District Judge James Manley to make his case for an evaluation of how his sentence was imposed.
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Evergreen crash suspect on probation for felonies
A convicted felon on probation is in custody following a wild vehicle crash in Evergreen on Tuesday afternoon.
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Seven vehicles totaled
A driver led law enforcement on a high-speed chase, crashed into eight parked vehicles at an Evergreen dealership and tried to flee on foot before he was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon.
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House damaged but dog fine after fire
A Kalispell family was thankful for a passer-by who reported smoke coming from their home Tuesday afternoon so that responders could act quickly and save their Pomeranian from a garage fire at 215 Hawthorne Ave.
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Columbia Falls man charged with allegedly assaulting girl twice
A Columbia Falls man is being held in the Flathead County Detention Center on $100,000 bond after being picked up on a warrant on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl more than once.
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Teen caught after allegedly slipping monitoring bracelets
Authorities have arrested a Bigfork teen who allegedly cut off his alcohol and location monitoring bracelets and broke conditions of house arrest.
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Violent offender arrested, jailed
A violent offender accused of not registering with authorities was booked into jail on Monday, three days after the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office launched a social media effort to help track him down.
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Kalispell Police receive safety grant
Kalispell Police Chief Roger Nasset rarely has to deploy tactically geared officers, but thanks to the customers of Flathead Electric Cooperative, he knows that if he does need to send out a SWAT team, his officers will show up with adequate gear.
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Citizens Academy teaches about Kalispell police work
Next month, community members will have a chance to see local law enforcement firsthand when the Kalispell Police Department holds its Citizens Police Academy.
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Restraining order issued in shooting case
A judge ordered Friday that a woman whose alleged threats brought officers to a home on Looking Glass Avenue in Kalispell on Tuesday have no contact with either her son, who was shot multiple times by the officers, or his girlfriend.
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Alert issued for violent offender
A man charged with a fourth count of felony failure to register as a violent offender is being sought by law enforcement.
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West-side situation resolved peacefully
The Kalispell Police Department deployed its special response team to handle a report of shots fired and several people fighting in the street on Hawthorn West Road just before midnight Thursday.
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Suspect faces bail of $135,500 for series of alleged offenses
A felon accused of stabbing a man at a home on Silver Leaf Drive in Kalispell on Dec. 28 is going to have to stay in jail a while longer.
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Audio not working at time of west Kalispell shooting
Investigators will not be able to use sound recordings to help verify what happened when officers shot and critically injured a man in west Kalispell on Tuesday.
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Witness disputes Kalispell shooting scenario
A witness to the police shooting inside a home in west Kalispell on Tuesday says that initial police accounts released to the media do not match up with his recollection of events.
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Two men plead guilty to burglaries
Two men have admitted being a part of a burglary and theft ring that stole goods worth more than $25,000 from a Kalispell store and homes in the Beaver Lakes area in late September 2015.
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Teen skips town after pleading guilty
A Bigfork teen apparently did not appreciate a judge’s Christmas gift of release from jail or heed her warning about staying out of trouble after admitting numerous thefts and burglaries.
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Combat veteran in intensive care
A former U.S. Army soldier was shot and injured Tuesday afternoon during a confrontation with police at a home given to him three years previously by a nonprofit that builds houses for wounded veterans.
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Columbia Falls man charged in federal drug case
A Columbia Falls man who has cycled in and out of prison during the past two decades for possessing and distributing drugs is facing federal charges for more alleged drug activity.
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Man charged in theft of utility payments
Authorities believe they know who broke into bill-paying boxes inside Super 1 Foods in Kalispell in April and October 2015 in Kalispell.
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Officers shoot man in Kalispell
Two Kalispell Police officers opened fire Tuesday afternoon on a man allegedly holding a gun in a west Kalispell home.
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Celebrating Loeffler's life of achievement
The past couple of months have been a brief breather in what has been an otherwise hectic and full life of community service for Wayne Loeffler.
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Man gets 10 years for fifth DUI
A man is headed to the Montana State Prison for 10 years after pleading guilty to his fifth offense of driving under the influence.
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Bigfork teen pleads guilty in theft case stemming from crime spree
A Bigfork teen already on probation for driving drunk and leading police on a chase admitted Thursday to committing a string of crimes in October.
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Man denies second child assault charge
A Kalispell man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to allegations that he sexually assaulted 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.
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Columbia Falls man pleads guilty in fatal crash that killed doctor
A Columbia Falls man on Friday admitted driving drunk, crashing his vehicle on North Fork Road and killing a Nebraska cardiologist in June 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Child-porn case ends with 21 convictions
Federal officials on Thursday wrapped up a long-running case that resulted in 21 convictions of men who were found to be using a child pornography bulletin board run by a Polson man.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Man who killed teacher faces loss of parole
On Thursday, a man who killed a beloved Somers teacher in an October 2006 drunken-driving crash denied he violated his parole by possessing drugs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Trial in online threat case delayed again
The trial date has been delayed a second time for a Kalispell man accused of threatening local schools and religious leaders in online rants stretching from December 2014 to February 2015.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Libby man charged in shooting incident
A Libby man is being held on charges of felony assault with a weapon after allegedly firing shots from a vehicle on Bobtail Road Tuesday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Felon charged with second child sexual assault offense
A man is being held in the Flathead County Detention Center after a second allegation of sexually assaulting a child.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 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 died Dec. 30 of natural causes at a Whitefish care center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Gunman headed to prison for 15 years
A Whitefish man is headed to Montana State Prison for 15 years after shooting at people on a motorcycle on Aug. 2, 2014 — his latest offense in a series of gun-related crimes — and then fleeing the state.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Robber has to restart 2004 sentence
Man restarts 5-year robbery sentence for 2004 crime
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Car thief pleads guilty
A man admitted on Wednesday in Flathead District Court to hot-wiring and stealing a van.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
State's high court tosses out DUI appeal
Lab technicians are qualified to take blood samples from suspects accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, the Montana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Bond revoked for probation absconder
A woman taken into custody after absconding from probation for a year was able to provide a urine sample that was free of drugs, but Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison revoked her bond and issued an arrest warrant after she failed to show up to court on Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Deferred sentence denied for woman
Recovery likely won’t be a walk on the beach after a woman had her three-year deferred felony sentence for possession of dangerous drugs revoked on Wednesday after being denied a probation transfer to Hawaii.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Kalispell stabbing suspect in custody
A man with a history of crime and threatening people in the Flathead Valley is being detained by authorities in connection with a Monday stabbing at a residence south of Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Broken promise leads to 7-year prison term
A man who promised Flathead District Judge Robert Allison that he would have no problems staying off drugs during a 2013 sentencing for injuring a child is now headed to prison for violating terms of probation and committing another felony.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Alleged fire-starter pleads guilty to car thefts
A man charged with causing a massive Aug. 5 fire in Evergreen was in court on Wednesday for unrelated felony charges.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Sexual offender ponders plea deal
A plea bargain is in the works for a Columbia Falls man facing two felony counts of sexual abuse of children and one felony count of sexual intercourse without consent.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Man charged with stealing ammunition, dozens of guns
A Martin City man is behind bars for allegedly violating probation by stealing two dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from a residence in Kila earlier this month.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Woman accused of beating boyfriend with 2-by-4
A woman was charged last week with beating her boyfriend with a piece of lumber on a Kalispell pedestrian trail.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Man charged with causing crash that paralyzed woman
A man is facing felony charges after a suspected drunk-driving incident on Nov. 16 left a woman severely injured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Convicted rapist up for parole on Tuesday
A man serving a 50-year sentence for sexually abusing a child in Evergreen in 1997 is up for parole on Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Man charged with threatening family
A Columbia Falls man has been charged with felony assault on a peace officer and felony assault with a weapon after an incident on Brunner Road Dec. 17.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
High court won't stay review of sentence review
The Montana Supreme Court on Thursday refused to issue a stay in an upcoming review of the sentencing of former Thompson Falls school board member Lance Pavlik, who is serving 10 years in prison for killing two people and injuring two more in a drunken-driving accident on Sept. 8, 2012.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Court may intervene in drunk-driving appeal
The Montana Board of Pardons and Parole has asked the Montana Supreme Court to intervene in an ongoing appeal by a former Thompson Falls school board member serving 10 years in prison for causing a drunken driving accident that left two people dead and two toddlers seriously injured on Sept. …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Polson family loses 2 dogs in house fire
A Polson mother and her two children spent Christmas Eve without a home, but were grateful for an outpouring of community help after a Wednesday house fire burned most of their belongings and left two of their young dogs dead.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Man pleads guilty to drunken crash
A driver has admitted driving drunk, running a red light and crashing into a pregnant woman’s vehicle earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Suspect allegedly hopes to be arrested so he can see woman
A Kalispell man has been jailed on felony stalking charges after he allegedly used a secretive smartphone application to contact a woman despite a previous court order and multiple orders from law officers to leave the woman alone.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Man denies shooting gun on Electric Avenue
A Bigfork man has denied firing a gun while drunk on Nov. 15.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Woman pleads guilty to baseball bat attack
A Flathead County woman on Thursday admitted attacking another woman with a baseball bat last summer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Woman convicted of fraud, assault
On Thursday a Kalispell woman admitted issuing bad checks, using a stolen credit card to steal more money and assaulting a woman in three separate incidents in the past year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Woman denies driving drunk with child in car
A Columbia Falls woman on Thursday denied driving drunk with a 5-year-old child in her car.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Kids OK; bus driver cited in crash
A school bus driver was cited after a collision with a tractor-trailer on U.S. 93 Wednesday afternoon that left two people in the semi with minor injuries.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Dennison adamant about representing self in court
Flathead District Judge Amy Eddy gave a man representing himself in a felony probation revocation hearing on Thursday a second stern warning to seek the advice of an attorney before she makes a determination about whether or not he will go to jail on Dec. 10.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drug crime rate highest in Polson
Crime data released last month by the Montana Board of Crime Control shows that drug-related offenses are on the rise across Montana, with numbers skyrocketing in Polson and Lake County where drug offenses per capita are the highest in the state.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man faces felony charge after crash
A man is facing a felony charge for a Nov. 18 crash on Montana 35 that left him and another driver injured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Plea agreement delayed for accused stabber
Flathead County prosecutors will have to file new charging documents if they want a plea deal to go through for a Kalispell man accused of stabbing someone eight times in February.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Finale in the works for lake level case
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 …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man jailed for cutting monitoring bracelet
A Kalispell man is back in jail after allegedly cutting off his Global Positioning System monitoring bracelet while awaiting trial for felony charges of criminal endangerment and assault with a weapon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man arrested after skipping out on sentencing for car chase
A man landed back jail recently with bail set at $100,000 after he failed to show up to a Nov. 12 sentencing for leading Flathead Sheriff’s deputies on a chase after being caught trying to steal a vending machine on July 26.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man convicted of third failure to register as sex offender
A man received his second and third convictions for felony failure to register as a sex offender on Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Judge sends habitual offender to prison
When Flathead District Court Judge Robert Allison told a 48-year-old habitual offender in 2014 he was giving him one final chance to turn around a lifetime of crime, he meant it.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Chaplain provides care during emergencies
Even for those experienced in handling trauma, the scene of an Oct. 1 motor-home fire near Foy’s Lake Road that killed an 8-year-old girl was especially harrowing, Chaplain Drew Buckner recalls.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Defense attorney says gun not working in threat case
An analysis by the Montana Forensic Science Division has found one of the weapons collected as evidence in a case against a man who allegedly issued online threats to shoot Kalispell school children and religious leaders was not in working order.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Eglehoff case had gone to U.S. Supreme Court
A man serving a 42-year prison sentence for killing two people during a drunken mushroom-picking trip in the Yaak area in 1992 was approved for entrance into a pre-release worker inmate program on Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Duck hunter pleads not guilty to shooting at other hunters
A man accused of shooting at fellow hunters near Bigfork on the opening day of duck season has pleaded not guilty.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Judge denies change of venue for murder trial
Judge Heidi Ulbricht has denied defense requests to move a murder trial for an Evergreen man accused of killing a toddler earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
2017 release possible for man involved in homicide case
A Lake County man once facing life in prison without parole likely will be released March 3, 2017, after the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole refused to grant him early release on Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Slick roads from first snow
Snowfall hit Kalispell just in time for most people’s commute to work or school on Tuesday, causing a rash of traffic accidents as folks navigated through the slippery mess.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man punished after posting victim's nude photos online
A Kalispell man was sentenced to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections on Thursday after he admitted violating parole by posting nude photographs of the victim of a previous crime online without her permission.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Woman gets three years for fifth DUI
A Kalispell woman convicted of a fifth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol has received a three-year sentence.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Mom charged for drugs in child seat
A mother has been indicted for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine in a car seat that held her 8-year-old daughter.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Plea deal reached in shooting, drug cases
A Eureka man busted for dealing drugs in September while awaiting sentencing for a shooting case reached a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to criminal distribution of dangerous drugs on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Veteran criminal jailed on drug charges
A man with a history of high-profile run-ins with law enforcement in Lake, Lincoln, Sanders and Flathead counties has landed back in jail for allegedly distributing dangerous drugs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Serial graffiti suspect fit to face court proceedings
A man has been deemed mentally capable of proceeding to arraignment on felony criminal mischief charges for allegedly spray-painting restrooms at fishing accesses and other state recreational facilities with sexually themed messages.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Killer bride's appeal denied
The United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy’s 2014 ruling that sent a Kalispell woman to federal prison for 30 years for killing her husband Cody Johnson, 25, by pushing him off a cliff in Glacier National Park on July 7, …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Judges reject plea deal for cut brake lines
A Kalispell man who admitted in September to cutting his mother’s brake lines might see jail time after Flathead District Judge Amy Eddy on Thursday rejected a plea deal between prosecutors and defense attorneys.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Newest district judge takes office
Friends and colleagues believe a vivacious Kalispell attorney with a passion for justice and community service will be the perfect fit for the Flathead District Court bench.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutors want murder trial to remain in Flathead County
Prosecutors have asked that the trial of an Evergreen man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son remain in Flathead County.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Fortine man charged for meth found inside child car seat
A Fortine man is facing a possible mandatory minimum 10-year sentence or up to life imprisonment and a $20 million fine after he was charged with two counts of felony federal distribution of methamphetamine on Nov. 6.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Bigfork man charged with firing shot
A Bigfork man was jailed Sunday on felony criminal endangerment charges after he allegedly fired a gun while drunk.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man sent to prison for 25 years in sex case
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.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Pablo project aims to produce housing
Prospective developers pitched a major sustainable housing project idea for the Pablo area to the Montana Board of Housing in Helena on Nov. 9 and are awaiting word on whether they will receive $2 million in federal funding to move forward.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Treasurer allegedly embezzles Lakeside-Somers PTA funds
Lakeside-Somers Parent-Teacher Association is sorting out how much money was allegedly stolen from the organization’s coffers over the past year by the organization’s treasurer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Flathead County man sentenced to prison after 11th felony
A Flathead County man was sent to Montana State Prison on Thursday after appearing in court for an eleventh felony charge.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Arsonist appeals 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.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man arrested for multiple thefts, burglaries
A Flathead County man on probation for leading deputies on a high-speed chase earlier this year has landed in jail again.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man scuffles with officers during jail booking
A suspect remained in the Flathead County Detention Center on Tuesday for multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after five police officers had to work together to keep him in custody.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Sheriff: Medical treatment in jail was appropriate
A judge on Thursday ordered that a man could be conditionally released to house arrest from the Flathead County Detention Center after he had raised concerns about being exposed to hepatitis C in the jail.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Repeat sex offender reaches plea bargain
Charges will be dropped against a man accused of raping a woman in July while awaiting trial for failure to register as a sex offender.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Accused Bigfork shooter allowed to live with wife
A Bigfork man accused of shooting at his wife on Oct. 20 will be allowed to live with the alleged victim, despite protests from a county prosecutor.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Man released for health treatment after claiming Hepatitis C exposure in jail
A Flathead County man facing two charges of failing to register as a sex offender was granted conditional release from jail on Friday after he claimed that he may have been exposed to hepatitis C in Flathead County Detention Center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Trial delayed in threat case
Flathead District Judge Heidi Ulbricht has agreed to continue until January a felony intimidation case involving a man is accused of making social media threats against Kalispell school children and Jewish leaders.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Theft suspect won't get bail reduction
A Kalispell man with a history of theft that dates back more than a decade was denied bail reduction Thursday as Flathead District Judge Robert Allison said his extensive history of property crime posed a threat to the public.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Community outpouring helps family after fire
A Columbia Falls family of 13 left homeless after a Friday night fire is amazed by the outpouring of kindness from the community in the wake of the disaster.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Tax relief would vary in new 911 district
Taxpayers in Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Kalispell will receive differing levels of tax relief from city governments if a countywide special taxation district goes into place next year to raise $1.9 million annually for the Flathead 911 Emergency Dispatch Center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Two appointed to governor's child commission
Two Northwest Montana women will serve on a freshly minted board meant to keep Montana children safe.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Lt. governor says business is good in Montana
Montana Lt. Gov. Angela McLean touted the state’s economic record on Friday as she met with a group of business representatives picked by Gov. Steve Bullock to help promote commerce in Montana.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Family of 13 left homeless by house fire
A Friday night house fire in rural Columbia Falls left two parents and 11 children homeless.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Woman changes plea in car chase
An Evergreen woman changed her plea this week and admitted leading police on a 100-mph chase from Evergreen to Nyack on Aug. 20.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Venue change sought for murder trial
Attorneys for an Evergreen man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son have requested that his trial be held outside Flathead County because media coverage and vigilantism from the community allegedly have tainted the jury pool.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Local hunter charged in duck-hunting incident
A hunter is facing up to 10 years in jail and a $50,000 fine after allegedly shooting at a fellow duck hunter near Bigfork on Oct 3.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
County moves forward with 911 district
The Flathead County commissioners moved forward Wednesday on a special countywide tax district that would raise $1.9 million a year for the consolidated 911 dispatch center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Jail plan could cost $345,000
Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry on Wednesday unveiled a $345,000 plan to temporarily disband the county’s juvenile detention facility to deal with an shortage of space for felony adult offenders that has reached crisis level.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man arrested after crash hurts passenger
A Kalispell man has been charged with felony negligent vehicular assault after he allegedly drove drunk, crashed his car and injured his girlfriend on Sunday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Sex sting suspect to challenge statute
Attorneys for a Evergreen man last week challenged the constitutionality of a state statute as one part of a defense that claims their client was a victim of entrapment when he allegedly responded in 2014 to an undercover officer’s online solicitation for sex with a fictitious underage girl.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for spatula assault on boy
A Columbia Falls man was sentenced Thursday for assaulting a child with a spatula in what Judge David Ortley called one of the most “bizarre ritualistic acts” he has seen in his time on the bench.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man given suspended sentence for Internet sex offense
A Kalispell man was handed an eight-year suspended sentence and $3,000 fine on Thursday for allegedly trying to obtain sex with an underage girl through a Craigslist ad.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Judge rules Ronan officers did not use excessive force in arrest
A federal judge has decided that Ronan Police officers did not use excessive force to arrest Anthony Chaney, who filed a class action lawsuit last year against an officer, former police chief, mayor, and police department.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Justice forum to examine court access
A trip to the slammer comes with the right to a criminal public defender, but local and state officials say that many low-income people who end up before a judge for more common civil legal proceedings can face substantial financial barriers to successfully navigating the courtroom.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Flathead authorities assist in child porn investigation
A Great Falls resident is facing federal child pornography charges after a collaborative investigation by the U.S. Secret Service, Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and Montana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Girl's death provokes strong reactions
Concerned neighbors of a girl who died in a motor-home fire Oct. 1 on Daley Lane near Kalispell had a heated exchange with county prosecutors on Tuesday, but a family friend said that the girl’s parents were cleared by authorities to care for their children, did the best they could …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
County considering special 911 tax district
The Flathead County Commissioners are considering creating a special tax district to raise $1.9 million per year to pay for the county’s consolidated 911 dispatch center that is in need of many technological upgrades.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kidnapper to remain in prison after court denies latest appeal
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 from a Bigfork festival in May 2006
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man sentenced for stealing truck theft linked to ATM heist
A Kalispell man is set to serve five years in the Montana State Prison, with 20 years suspended, for stealing a truck believed to have been used to take an automated teller machine from a Polson bank on Jan. 30.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man charged for shooting incident
A Flathead County man is behind bars after allegedly drunkenly shooting and making family members fear for their safety.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Vigil planned Friday for young girl who died in fire
A week after a young girl’s death, plans are in the works to remember and seek justice for Autumn Hawk, who died in an Oct. 1 motor-home explosion and fire near Foy’s Lake, as the investigation surrounding the girl’s death continues.
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Sign company rescues cat from high in tree
Kind-hearted sign hangers spent two hours Tuesday rescuing a young cat that had spent at least three days stuck in a tall pine tree off Riverside Road near Bigfork.
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Authorities work to combat thefts
Law authorities said Tuesday night that they are putting extra resources into getting a handle on an unprecedented theft increase that is a byproduct of an underlying drug problem in Flathead County.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Man accused of impregnating teen
A man has been charged with felony sexual assault without consent for allegedly impregnating a teenager less than half his age.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Committee to interview four judge finalists
A sitting justice of the peace and three private-practice attorneys will be interviewed Monday by the Montana Judicial Nomination Commission for possible appointment as Flathead County District Court judge to fill the position recently vacated by Ted O. Lympus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Marion man a no-show for arraignment
A $30,000 warrant has been issued for a Marion man who allegedly is involved in several ongoing drug and theft cases after he didn’t show up for his double arraignment for a third week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
N.Y. legislator files federal lawsuit over snowmobile crash
A New York state legislator has sued the parent company of Whitefish Mountain Resort and Columbia Falls-based company J & L Snowmobile Rentals for medical costs that followed a February 2014 crash.
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Fire hits Stoltze fuel piles
Damage was minimal from a fire Saturday afternoon at F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. near Columbia Falls.
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Girl who died in fire indentified
Police have identified 8-year-old Autumn Hawk as the girl who died in a motor-home fire Thursday at 425 Daley Lane near Foy’s Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man jailed for ramming wife, child with vehicle
A Kalispell man is accused of running his truck into his wife’s car on Friday, sending both the woman and her daughter to the hospital.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Polson woman charged with drug crimes
A Polson woman is facing federal charges for allegedly distributing methamphetamine.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
More volunteers headed to look for Kalispell hunter
Authorities hope that reinforcement volunteers expected to arrive in Wisdom over the weekend will be able to help with a final push in the search for a missing Kalispell man who has not been heard from in more than a week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man jailed on seventh DUI charge
A Whitefish man is facing a seventh charge of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Two more charged in drug bust for possessing, distributing meth
A Flathead County man and woman pleaded not guilty Sept. 16 to federal felony drug charges as part of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Northwest Drug Task Force that already had resulted in charges being filed against two men earlier this year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Landfill fire sparked by embers
A Sunday night fire at the Flathead County Landfill north of Kalispell didn’t cause any damage, but serves as a reminder that barbecue and wood-stove ashes can rekindle and catch garbage receptacles on fire, waste management said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Woman who killed 2 to be paroled
Four years, three months, and 15 days after she was sentenced to 15 years in jail for intentionally crashing her car into another vehicle and killing two people, Justine Winter was granted parole by state officials Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Fourth man in sex sting sentenced
A Kalispell man was sentenced Thursday to a suspended sentence of 15 years in Montana State Prison for felony sexual abuse of children.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Man charged for sexual assault of two children
A Kalispell man was jailed Wednesday for allegedly assaulting two young children while they played in Lawrence Park in August.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Young killer of two faces parole hearing Monday
An Evergreen woman who as a teenager killed two people in a vehicle crash in 2009 is set to go before the state parole board in Billings on Monday for possible release.
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GPS claims won't fly with judge
Flathead District Judge David Ortley refused Thursday to lower bail and release Justin Westermeyer, 28, of Kalispell as he awaits trial for allegedly stabbing a man in February.
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Woman pleads guilty to fifth DUI
A Kalispell woman pleaded guilty Thursday to her fifth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and admitted that she broke conditions of parole she was serving for a previous felony DUI charge.
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Two sentenced, one man charged in drug cases
Two Mexican men are headed to federal prison for dealing thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine at multiple sites across Western Montana and nearby states and a Marion man who served as an informant is awaiting trial on drug charges.
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Three guns stolen before deputy interrupts heist
A thief made off with three guns after stealing a minivan from a Mexican food restaurant in downtown Kalispell Monday night and driving it through the front doors of Frontier Guns and Ammo in Evergreen.
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Judge drops part of online threat case
A Flathead District Court judge has dismissed one of two charges pending against a Kalispell man accused of making online threats that claimed he wanted to shoot Kalispell school children and kill Jewish people.
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Judge sides with family in lawsuit over death of exchange student
A federal judge has dismissed from liability the Columbia Falls host family of a 16-year-old German exchange student who died in a skiing accident in 2010.
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High-risk sex offender faces new felony charge for failing to register
A Columbia Falls man is in the Flathead County Detention Center awaiting arraignment for a third felony charge of failure to register as a sexual offender.
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Man who killed teacher back in jail on drug charges
A man out on parole after serving part of a 10-year sentence for driving drunk and killing a beloved Somers teacher in a 2006 crash is back in jail, this time on drug charges.
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Man who skipped sentencing found in California
A Whitefish man with a history of gun-related crimes is awaiting extradition from California to Flathead County after he skipped town while awaiting sentencing for an Aug. 2, 2014, incident where he fired a gun at a motorcycle.
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Officers stop vans in search for missing Canadian girl
Authorities in Flathead County stopped several white vans Monday night and Tuesday morning searching for a vehicle believed to have fled the scene of an abduction-homicide in Alberta.
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Retired judges return to courtroom
Two former District Dourt judges have returned to the bench to fill in for retired Flathead District Judge Ted O. Lympus.
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Judge wants state court to consider Ronan police case
A federal judge has recommended that parts of a federal lawsuit filed last year against the Ronan Police Department and other city of Ronan officials be dismissed and hashed out in state court.
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Man accused of fifth DUI
A Kalispell man pleaded not guilty Friday to a fifth charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Shooting suspect jailed again week after plea deal
Less than a week after he agreed to plead guilty to shooting two people at a Marion bar, a Eureka man was back in the Flathead County Detention Center for allegedly distributing drugs.
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Activist touts challenging authority
Conservative activist James O’Keefe told a Bigfork crowd on Thursday that the American media need to hold hypocritical public officials accountable, even if it means employing unorthodox antics or undercover recordings to do so.
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Officials investigate jail death
The death of an inmate Thursday at the Flathead County Detention Center is being investigated.
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Injured worker in stable condition after fall
Discount Tire media officials say a man has been upgraded to stable condition after falling from an overturned scissors lift on Sept. 4 at a construction site in north Kalispell.
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Uncleaned chimney leads to fire
After firefighters tackled their first chimney fire of the season on Monday, Somers Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Havens encouraged people to clean their chimneys before cold weather arrives.
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Second man dies after Libby crash
A second man has died from injuries sustained in a crash Sunday evening on Pipe Creek Road north of Libby.
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Printers used by counterfeiter forfeited
A federal judge has authorized forfeiture of printers used by a Kalispell man to make counterfeit currency.
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Driver dies from injuries in Pipe Creek Road crash
Tyler Ruhter, 31, died Wednesday at Kalispell Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash Sunday near Libby.
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Bus driver dies in rollover crash
A driver at the wheel of an empty school bus died in a rollover crash Tuesday morning near Whitefish.
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Fundraising begins for Smart911 services
Emergency officials say upgrading to a sophisticated 911 system in Flathead County will help both emergency personnel and civilians respond better in the event of both minor personal incidents and major community disasters.
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Man changes plea in bar shooting case
A 27-year-old man has pleaded guilty to two amended counts of criminal endangerment for shooting two people outside a Marion bar in June.
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Polson fire service operation splits up
Polson’s joint fire service operation split into two separate entities Wednesday, and the heads of each organization have differing opinions about how it will impact the community.
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Neighbors sue over parking
A new parking district does little to alleviate problems faced by people who live near Flathead High School and should be declared unconstitutional, a newly formed neighborhood association claimed in a lawsuit filed Thursday against the city of Kalispell.
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Woman denies stealing Jeep, leading chase that ended in crash
An Evergreen woman has denied stealing a vehicle and leading law enforcement on a 100 mph chase from Evergreen to Nyack on Aug. 20.
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Bigfork burglar ordered to pay restitution serve jail time
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.
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Kalispell firefighters put out two car fires
Kalispell Fire Department on Friday morning put out two car fires, including one that is under investigation by the Kalispell Police Department.
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Fire causes minimal damage to local motel
A Monday evening electrical fire left one room of Super 8 Kalispell minimally damaged, but did little to hamper overall operations, fire officials and hotel management said.
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