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Junior instructors show how to roll with the waves
When the Montana Kayak Academy began in the fall of 2016, it was a volunteer organization that offered free instru…
7 legislative candidates disqualified from Montana ballot
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Six state House candidates and a Senate candidate have been disqualified from this year's elections because they failed to submit business disclosure statements.
Restraining order against Missoula student dismissed
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Missoula judge dismissed a temporary order of protection barring a Big Sky High student from being near campus or another student, saying the reported threat and assault would be best handl…
Montana VA to expand medical facilities statewide
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Veterans Affairs Health Care System is planning several expansion projects at its medical facilities around the state.
Flathead breweries battle in bracket challenge
The website Montana Mint is running a bracket this month where readers can vote on the best brewery in the state, and three of the breweries that made the Sweet 16 are in the Flathead Valley.
Viewing area in works for sandhill crane stopover
Each October, sandhill cranes migrating from the Arctic to the southern U.S. and northern Mexico pause at a few hundred acres off West Valley Drive near Kalispell.
Montana State Fund lowers workers' comp insurance rates
The state’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Montana State Fund, is lowering rates by an average of 8 percent, according to a media release.
Assistant superintendent to retire at end of year
Kalispell Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Andrea Johnson will retire at the end of the school year, pending school board approval Tuesday.
Riverside parkland for sale in Col. Falls
A small strip of land along the Flathead River in Columbia Falls is up for sale.
Mike Foote sets record for vertical feet skied in 24 hours
Professional endurance athlete Mike Foote made history in Whitefish on Sunday when he climbed up and skied down a staggering 61,200 vertical feet in 24 hours, setting a new world record.
Where will Whitefish grow? Extension of services plan looks at growth potential
A plan that anticipates the areas where the city of Whitefish likely will grow and require city services will be considered during a Whitefish City Council public hearing on Monday, March 19.
Trail group seeks input
A county trails advisory committee wants to hear from local citizens about a multi-use trail system at a community meeting on Wednesday, March 21.
Gone fishing
Every summer, Heather Oberholtzer and her family migrate from Coram further north for a season spent running a remote fishing lodge in Alaska, a lifestyle she said she never envisioned but would never change.
Last legislative candidates file for re-election
March 12 marked the filing deadline for Montana’s legislative races. The Daily Inter Lake is profiling the many last-minute candidates who entered Flathead Valley races.
Local veteran's critique of VA goes viral
When a frustrated Jonathan Devine walked out of the Kalispell Veterans Affairs clinic on Tuesday, Feb. 13, he didn’t blast music or visit a bar to blow off steam. Instead, he pulled out his phone, turned the camera…
Montana sisters tap into Bristol Bay fishing frenzy
As Amanda Wlaysewski arranges trays of brined sockeye salmon fillets destined for the smokehouse, she marvels at the rich, red color of the wild-caught Alaskan fish.