Monday, December 15, 2025

Baldy Fire swells to 220 acres

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell attorney back from the brink

Less than two years after a devastating boat crash on Flathead Lake claimed both his kidneys, Kalispell attorney Stephen J. Nardi is back in business.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Clinic will augment psychological services for kids

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell hosts first gay pride parade

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Man guilty of federal sex crime

A Kalispell man sentenced in Lincoln County to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl throughout most of her teenage years also has pleaded guilty to federal sex crimes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Abuse suspect pleads innocent to second jail attack

A Marion man awaiting trial for allegedly abusing his girlfriend's 9-month-old son has pleaded innocent to attacking a detention officer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Shooting suspect charged in woman's death

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Opening statements made in Creston rape case

Jurors heard opening statements Monday in the trial of a man charged with the forcible rape of a Creston woman.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

11-year-old denies homicide allegations

An 11-year-old Kalispell boy charged in connection with the shooting death of his father has denied the mitigated deliberate homicide allegations against him.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Suffer the children

Flathead County neglect cases rise sharply
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

CASA needs volunteers for growing caseload

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Soldier sentenced to 110 years for murder

POLSON - A soldier convicted of deliberate homicide in the murder of a Ferndale man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Officers cleared in Taser case

An internal investigation by the Kalispell Police Department has cleared of any wrongdoing two officers who used a Taser to subdue a 15-year-old boy Feb. 27 outside a basketball game at Flathead High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Trial opens in toddler's death

Attorneys in the trial of an Evergreen man accused of murdering his girlfriend's child presented conflicting scenarios Monday of how the gun that killed 19-month-old Korbyn Eva May Williams went off, and in opening statements asked members of a Flathead County jury to decide whether the shooting was accidental or …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell police face civil-rights lawsuit

Claim is second filed against department, two officers during the past five months
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Meeting at site of proposed pre-release center

Officials will hold an informational workshop Thursday to discuss the siting of a pre-release center in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Veteran clerk rolls with changes in court system

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trial begins for Kila man accused of assault

A Kila man shouldn't be held responsible for savagely beating his wife's lover because there was no intent behind his actions, according to his attorney.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Escapee sentenced on gun charge

A Oregon fugitive who briefly escaped last week from the Mineral County jail while awaiting sentencing on federal weapons charges has been ordered to serve more than eight years in prison.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Citizens want to recall Lincoln County sheriff

A group of Eureka-area residents has launched a campaign to recall Lincoln County Sheriff Daryl R. Anderson over a perceived failure to properly investigate a series of recent rape complaints.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Two fugitives arrested near Troy

Two federal prisoners who escaped Sunday morning from the Mineral County jail in Superior were captured Monday afternoon near Troy.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pair get probation for crime spree

Two men involved in a string of May 2007 armed robberies of convenience stores will spend the next seven years on probation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Man pleads guilty to murder

Robert Kowalski is pictured in Flathead District Court in 2009, when he was sentenced to 40 years for mitigated deliberate homicide.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Local crime increases with downturn in economy

Despite differing opinions from experts, economic recession has long been associated with a rise in crime.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Mooch Fund a boon for needy animals

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Costs of paying deputies still uncertain

Sheriff's deputies owed back pay after their wages were miscalculated are willing to settle their lawsuit against Flathead County before a final judgment is issued in the coming months, according to the deputies' attorney.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lofty cheers when Obama wins

That Republicans took early leads in several local races didn't seem to dampen many spirits at the Democratic Party's election night gathering.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Son-of-Haggard impersonator pleads guilty

A Seattle man who chartered a private jet to Mexico and then charged the $60,000 bill to a Whitefish acquaintance's credit card has been convicted of fraud.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Workers sue after retirement pay eliminated

Three hospital employees are suing Kalispell Regional Medical Center and Northwest Healthcare, its parent company, for what they say is the unfair elimination of a retirement benefit that allowed them to cash in unused long-term sick time.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Retired doc a key backer of symphony

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Couple charged in dog-mauling case

Charges were filed Monday against the Kalispell owners of a pit bull that late last month allegedly mauled a 64-year-old woman and then charged police, forcing an officer to shoot it to death.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trooper's funeral is planned for Tuesday

Funeral services for a Montana Highway Patrol trooper killed in the line of duty are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Christian Center Assembly of God Church in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Suspect arrested in Moose City break-ins

A man wanted in connection to a string of burglaries to cabins in Moose City was arrested Friday after apparently spending almost a week in the wilderness along the U.S.-Canadian border.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fire destroys four-plex

For the second time in four months, Candis Holt and her family have been made homeless by fire.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Man charged with assault on 9-month-old

A 9-month-old Marion boy who detectives believe was sexually and physically assaulted remained in critical condition Monday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Men plead innocent to hate-crime charges

Three Marion men - charged in connection with what investigators believe was a racially motivated attack on migrant mushroom pickers - pleaded innocent Thursday to hate crimes.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

From cop to probation officer

"So, what's your crime?"
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Longtime Bigfork fire chief remembered

During his 39-year tenure as chief of the Bigfork Volunteer Fire Department, Joe T. Nelson was known for his dedication to the job.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Officer continues cancer battle

On a good day, John Ortiz can go for a walk, drive around town and work on projects around the house - such as the faucet he fixed this week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Treed cat comes to ground

After spending six days near the top of a towering evergreen tree, Ron and Lori Johnson's cat, Sophie, on Saturday made it to the ground under her own power.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Woman survives bad break in woods with serious injuries

For more than 12 hours, 57-year-old Susan Stronberg waited for help to arrive.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Danger of flooding is remote

Area rivers are running swiftly after rising temperatures this weekend melted snowpack in the Flathead River basin's higher elevations, but the flood danger largely has passed.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Senate panel OKs funds for Kalispell shooting range

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday set aside $750,000 to build a law-enforcement training facility in Northwestern Montana.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Dog killingcase under investigation

Despite publicity stirred by public outrage, breaks have yet to materialize in the case of a dog found brutally tortured and killed near Eureka in April.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Trial begins in death of motorcyclist

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Cop confronts cancer

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legendary Army division gets holiday tribute

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

They're back - with style

Amore Salon 'moving on' after arson
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Armed man leads chase through south Kalispell

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Forum planned on pre-release center proposal

City and county officials will hold a forum for public comment on a prison pre-release center the Montana Department of Corrections is proposing for the Kalispell area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

County leads state in roadway fatalities

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cleanup continues at fuel spill site

Gasoline that spilled when a tanker truck overturned last week on Montana 35 near Finley Point has so far been kept out of Flathead Lake, according to Carey Cooley of the Lake County Office of Emergency Services.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Defendant testifies in fatal crash

The night before she rear-ended a pickup truck on U.S. 93 south of Whitefish, leaving one man dead and two other people injured, 27-year-old Steffanie Ann Schauf watched TV with her boyfriend and hung out with her new dog - a white German shepherd.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Resler receives 10-year sentence

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Sex-abuse case:

Trial set to start Monday
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell resident accused of mail fraud

The former office manager of KOFI Radio in Kalispell has been indicted for fraudulently purchasing office supplies at the station's expense to obtain incentives from vendors.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Ex-clerk charged with embezzling

Criminal charges were filed Wednesday against a woman who had previously admitted to stealing $17,500 in activity funds from Flathead and Glacier High Schools.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Burglary suspects plead innocent

Two men suspected of breaking into several homes in the Two Mile Drive and Foy's Lake areas pleaded innocent Thursday in Flathead County District Court to multiple counts of burglary.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Whitefish man faces charges for explosives

A man arrested last August outside the Whitefish Police Department with a homemade explosive device now faces federal weapons charges.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Search suspended

Authorities have suspended the search for two skiers reportedly caught in a Sunday afternoon avalanche in the Canyon Creek drainage.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Suspicious deaths under investigation

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating the Monday morning death of a Ferndale man.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Report: Woman killed husband, turned gun on self

Libby couple was found shot to death last week
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fires, shootings, one missing boy:

Sheriff Mike Meehan reflects on his first year in office
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Stroke knocks chief off his wheels

But Chuck Harris is determined to get back on the bike
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Domestic abuse still a problem

Domestic abuse continues to remain an almost constant issue for Flathead County law enforcement.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hungry Horse woman shot to death

Murder charge expected today against husband
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Committee to be formed to consider pre-release center

City and county officials agreed Monday to form a working committee to consider the construction of a prison pre-release center near Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Support, peer to peer Glacier Center approaches drug testing in a different way

The Glacier Center for Families looks more like the typical American living room than a drug-testing facility.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

8-year sentence for felon

Illegal alien hits 'grand slam of criminal activity'
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

New traffic light goes up

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Roof trusses go up on fire hall

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Man leaves jail, but case will continue

A Columbia Falls man implicated in a 14-year-old girl's fall from a third-story motel window last December was released from jail Friday on formal house arrest.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Ambrozuk to go home

A Canadian man responsible for the 1982 drowning death of his girlfriend after crashing a plane into Bitterroot Lake is expected to be deported immediately, according to his lawyer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fires grow steadily in wilderness

As area project fires are contained or approach containment, several smaller, more isolated fires in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex continue to steadily grow.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fire nears containment Chippy Creek Fire may be under control by Monday

Officials on the Chippy Creek Fire are estimating that the blaze will be fully contained by Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Crews clean up gasoline

Crews pumped more than 9,000 gallons of gasoline-contaminated groundwater from underneath the Exxon station on Meridian Road and West Idaho Street on Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Gas leak contained

The flow of gasoline from a leaky underground transfer line at the Exxon station on the corner of Meridian and West Idaho Streets has been halted, officials said Thursday. But gas is still running into the city's storm sewer system, they said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Montana 40 accident kills 1

Two accidents on Montana 40 left one dead and three injured Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Spill closes Meridian Road

An unidentified type of petroleum product in the city's storm sewer system prompted officials to close Meridian Road between West Idaho and Center Streets Wednesday afternoon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Woman killed in crash

A Columbia Falls woman died after two cars collided and one of them burst into flames on U.S. 2 near Glacier Park International Airport on Thursday evening.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Motorcyclist collides with tractor-trailer

A Pablo man was in critical condition at Kalispell Regional Medical Center late Thursday after the motorcycle he was riding crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer going the opposite direction.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Intersection under review

State looking at need for traffic light at site where teen bicyclist died
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell fire contained

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Jury finds Farr not guilty

After more than six hours of deliberation Thursday, jurors in the David Farr trial made him a free man.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Jurors in Farr case see school

Jurors in the David Farr trial took a trip to Children's House Montessori School in Whitefish Tuesday afternoon to see the actual places where the alleged incidents of sexual abuse occurred.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Another robbery attempt

Police say Monday, Wednesday holdups could be related
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO