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Northwest Montana is experiencing an unusual winter, with warmer than average temperatures and low snow pack. NWS Missoula Meteorologist Dave Noble explains how El Nino affects winter weather and what could be in store for us as the season continues.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please c...

This week's top stories, plus a conversation and song from Cabin Fever Days organizer 'Philly Steve' Paugh. He tells us all about the rowdy event that takes place every February in Martin City, where participants attach skis to a barstool and take a ride down Sugar Hill. Paugh said they are in need of racers and volunteers for the event, find out more at cabinfeverdays.com Visit Dai...

Taylor reads some of this week's top stories, including information about a storm that brought -30 degree temperatures and whiteout conditions to the Flathead Valley. She speaks with Flathead Warming Center Co-Founder and Executive Director Tonya Horn about what they do to prepare for the extreme cold.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathea...

Hear some of this week's biggest headlines followed by an interview with ImagineIF Libraries Communications and Outreach Librarian Lune Axelson, who tells us about what programs they loved in 2023 and what is new on the horizon for 2024, including more front porch concerts and expanded adult programming. Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathe...

Hear this week’s biggest headlines, plus what’s been going on at the Flathead Food Bank. New Executive Director Chris Sidmore has been on the job for a few months now, taking it on just before the organization’s busiest season, supplying holiday meals and preparing people for the cold winter ahead. Sidmore said since starting the position, he is blown away by the generosity of the community.  Visi...

Hear some of this week’s biggest headlines, followed by a discussion with Flathead Youth Home's Development Coordinator, Hannah Plumb. The Flathead Youth Home provides a safe space for kids and teens who are facing abuse, neglect, emotional trauma and substance abuse problems.  She talks about their mission and how the community can help give back to the kids they serve this holiday season. V...

Hear some of this week’s biggest headlines, followed by a discussion about the upcoming John White Speaker Series at the Northwest Montana History Museum. Regularly selling out, this year’s speakers delve into grizzlies, motorcycle adventuring, indigenous foods, and Meriwether Lewis’s mom. Taylor Inman chats with the first speaker Ron Brevik and museum Executive Director Margaret Davis about what...

Taylor is joined by Valley Voices community choir President Rosella Thompson and member Dave Vale this week. Their upcoming concert titled “In Harmony with Christmas” is taking place Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the John Paul Catholic Church in Bigfork, followed by a Dec. 10 performance at the Risen Christ Catholic Church starting at 3 p.m. To learn more about the longstanding choir group, check out their...

This week’s biggest headlines, plus a conversation with Bigfork Elves Head Elf Michele Shapero, who tells Taylor about how the group of some 200 volunteers come together and decorate downtown Bigfork for the holiday season each year.  #flatheadlake #flatheadnationalforest #ufo #dailyinterlake #montana #northwestmontana #holidays #Bigfork #elves #Christmas  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-da...

Hear some of this week’s top headlines and join for a chat with host Taylor Inman and Inter Lake reporter Kate Heston, who talks about her experience joining in on a hunting trip for the first time. Her journey is recounted in a recent Montana Life article: https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2023/nov/05/mt-life-a-day-of-hunting-the-beating-heart-of-montana/ #montana #hunting #GlacierNationalPark #202...

This week’s biggest headlines, featuring a chat with Jenna Justice, Program Manager with Immanuel at Home, who tells us about their upcoming collaboration with ImagineIF Libraries, Flathead Valley Community College and the Kalispell Senior Center. Their ‘Tell me a story– Legacy Conversations’ project connects younger community members with older adults to ask them questions about their lives and e...

Logan Health’s Winkley Mobile Mammography unit reaches people who are unable to come to the on-site imaging center. Its goal is to eliminate barriers by making it faster and more convenient for women in rural Montana to have a screening mammogram, the key to lifesaving early detection of breast cancer. Mammographer Elise Cormier gives a tour of the mobile unit and tells us about what other breast...

We go over last week's biggest headlines and host an interview with Kate Lufkin, Chief Communications Officer at Montana Pediatrics. A non-profit that allows families to utilize their services if availability, weather, time of day or other circumstances interfere with their ability to see a pediatrician when they need to. Create an account with Montana Pediatrics by visiting their website: mo...

Selenium in Lake Koocanusa, non native fish in the lakes and rivers of Glacier National Park and why we are seeing more “slimy shores”.... The Montana Lakes Conference puts a spotlight on the biggest threats against the numerous lakes in the region. Taylor chats with Whitefish Lake Institute Founder and Executive Director Mike Koopal and Institute Grant and Finance Manager Carol Treadwell about wh...

Hear some of this week's headlines and learn about what to expect at this year's Great Northwest Oktoberfest in Whitefish.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube Channel . And follow us on Facebook , Instagram...

Hear some of this week's biggest headlines, followed by a chat with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 1 Communication and Education Program Manager Dillon Tabish. He gives us a bear spray demonstration and talks about how to best avoid a bear encounter in the fall--- the season bears are more likely to be in lower elevations looking for food sources.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up...

Taylor chats with Jennifer Cronk with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce and Job Service Kalispell and Cathy Allard from the Flathead Valley Community College about the upcoming fall Northwest Montana Job and Opportunity Fair. In collaboration with the Daily Inter Lake and other partners, the fair will take place at the Flathead Valley Fairgrounds Trade Center from 2pm to 7pm on Sept. 26.  Find out...

Brendan Hickman, a thru hiker who just beat the fastest known time record on the Continental Divide Trail, stops by the Inter Lake office for a chat. He tells us about his journey from  Mexico to Canada, including his extreme hiking schedule that helped him beat the previous 2016 record by three and a half days.   Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the F...

Billings Clinic and Logan Health are officially a new health care organization, visitors to Glacier Park spent nearly $400 million in nearby communities last year and a Croatian backpacking company is offering group hikes in Kalispell towards the end of this month.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journali...

Tune in for this week's top headlines and for a discussion with Inter Lake Reporter Kate Heston, who tells us about why local U.S. Forest Service officials are looking to the Coram Experimental Forest to research the effects of wildfire.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider...

Two days of healthy rainfall and cool temperatures across Northwest Montana brought an abrupt end to fire restrictions, while some public closures and evacuation notices were lifted. Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube...

An ongoing effort to construct sidewalks in Evergreen has earned nearly $1 million in federal funds, the Flathead City-County Health Department has seen a slight uptick in Covid-19 cases, and the Northwest Montana Fair’s livestock auction breaks record profits.  Daily Inter Lake’s News Now is moving to a new schedule! We will upload the full show on Fridays instead of Monday mornings. Tune in for...

Sanders County Sheriff Shawn Fielders said at a community meeting on Thursday that early estimates include 55 structures lost in the River Road East Fire burning near Paradise, with 15 of those being primary residences.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watc...

Crews working wildfires across Flathead County welcomed rain this week, which diminished fire activity across the region.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube Channel . And follow us on Facebook , Instagram and X . Got...

We go over last week's biggest headlines and take a trip to the Northwest Montana Fair, where I spent some time with young steer handlers during the beef cattle judging. Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube Channel...