4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (206+ words) The Polson Police Foundation (PPF) recently received more than $8, 500 in grant funding through Glacier Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund, supporting critical community safety and development initiatives in Lake County. As part of…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago  (198+ words) Representing teen voices across the Flathead Valley, students raise concerns about impaired driving, mental health resources, emergency response times in rural communities, and trust between young people and law enforcement. This unique conversation highlights the issues that matter most to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (173+ words) Hagadone News Network Kalispell motorist sentenced for fatal 2025 wreck near Bigfork ELSA ERICKSEN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 hours, 34 minutes AGO Kala Renee Knaus is shown at her sentencing hearing in Flathead County District Court on Tuesday, April 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (749+ words) In what he hopes will be his third and likely last term, Lincoln County Sheriff Darren Short said he wants to see through some efforts he's started since taking over the office nearly eight years ago. Short has opposition in…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (314+ words) RITZVILLE " An Othello man has pleaded not guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a collision that killed three 15-year-old girls last week. Presiliano Perez-Pineda, 19, entered a not guilty plea at an Adams County Superior Court Monday…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1379+ words) The reports below were provided by the Grant County Sheriff's Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Location is not provided for all incidents. 26 GS04601: 7: 27 a. m. An administrative case was documented by the Grant County…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1138+ words) Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino speaks at a public safety roundtable discussion at the Kalispell Senior Center on Thursday, Sept. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Seeking a third term, Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino, 47, faces Republican challenger, Evie Cahalen, 65, in…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1175+ words) Republican and retired law enforcement officer Evie Cahalen is launching her bid to unseat incumbent Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino and will appear in the June 2 primary election. (Courtesy of Evie Cahalen) Marion resident and retired law enforcement officer Evie…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (316+ words) EPHRATA " A Hermiston, Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison following his guilty plea in the March 2022 murder of a Moses Lake woman." Juan Gastelum Jr. , 32, was sentenced April 28 in the killing of Yania Cedillos, according…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (727+ words) Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy students take a mock oath in court during a Law Day event. KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press Huckleberry, a support dog for Kootenai County's Mental Health Court program, visits with students in a courtroom. First District Judge Tristan…...