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Two wildfires along Hungry Horse Reservoir continued to stir up smoky conditions today, contributing to poor air quality for most of the Flathead Valley. 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 F...

Air quality in the Flathead Valley deteriorated Wednesday as area wildfires kicked up new smoke plumes amid a record-setting heat wave. 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 , Instagra...

Many fires across the region received a wetting rain last week as precipitation and a cold front moved through.  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 a news ti...

This week we’re taking a Deep Dive into Glacier National Park’s Headwaters podcast with producers and hosts Michael Faist and Peri Sasnett. Trending in the top 10 of Apple Podcasts Nature Charts, Michael and Peri tell us about how they approach each new season and find exciting ways to tell the stories of everything from fire lookouts to the fur trade in Glacier.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay...

Residents on the east side of U.S. 2 between Hungry Horse and West Glacier were placed under a pre-evacuation notice Wednesday morning due to the nearby Ridge Fire. 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 fol...

All roads, trails and recreation sites along Hungry Horse Reservoir were closed to public access Tuesday due to wildfires actively burning in the area.  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 Fa...

Cooler temperatures and some rain did much to slow the spread of the region’s biggest fires over the weekend.  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 a news tip,...

In this week's episode, we have an extra large news roundup in place of our Deep Dive segment. We go over stories about Glacier officials responding to criticisms of their vehicle reservation system, Logan Health's integration with Billings Clinic, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke's latest trip to Whitefish and more.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news fro...

The Ridge Fire near Hungry Horse more than doubles in size,  evacuations and preevacuations are still in place for communities close to the Nirada Fire near Elmo and more updates from fires around northwest Montana.  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 th...

It's officially fire season in northwest Montana and the Daily Inter Lake is providing daily updates. The US Air Quality Index listed Kalispell’s air quality as moderate Thursday as numerous fires continue to pour smoke into the region. Jeremy Weber and Taylor Inman give Thursday’s updates for the wildfires burning in the Flathead and Mission Valleys as well as the surrounding areas. Visit Da...

In this episode of News Now, Taylor chats with folks from the Two Rivers Pickleball Club in Bigfork about their upcoming Crown of the Continent Pickleball Tournament Aug. 11-13. We learn about the sport that's gaining rapid popularity in the Flathead Valley and how the Jewel Basin Center is attracting players from all across the country. Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the la...

In this episode of News Now, we go over last week's biggest headlines and hear from Daily Inter Lake News Editor Derrick Perkins, who covered the Fuel Fitness Center shooting trial earlier this month. He goes over aspects of the trial and talks about how he covers crime and courts for the paper.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valle...

In this episode of News Now, Taylor chats with Inter Lake reporter Adrian Knowler who covers the city of Kalispell. He recaps what we know about the alleged murder of 60-year-old Scott Bryan, a man living in Kalispell who was experiencing homelessness. Tune in for this conversation and a roundup of last week's biggest headlines.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest bre...

In our news roundup, we report on updates from two recent deadly car crashes, a spirited Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee meeting and a project slated in 2024 for Glacier National Park, which would close the Swiftcurrent developed area for all of 2025.   We'll hear from members of the bluegrass band the Steep Canyon Rangers,  who played at the Wachholz College Center last Friday. They are...

This week's News Now episode features only the Deep Dive interview,  where Taylor catches up with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 1 Communication and Education Program Manager Dillon Tabish, who fills us in on what’s going on with Somers Beach State Park, the potential grizzly bear delisting and what is in store for this fall’s hunting season. Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-da...

Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Workforce and Special Initiatives Director Jennifer Cronk and last year’s Lemonade Day Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Wyatt Seals  tell us how to step-up our lemonade game for this year’s event, which encourages kids to learn business skills by starting their own lemonade stand on June 24.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from...

Every year, kids and teens flock to ImagineIF Libraries to participate in their Summer Experience. Much like a summer reading program, ImagineIF Youth Services Librarian Becca Johnson and Teen Services Librarian Starr White explain how they try to get young people engaged and outside.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Su...

A new book about the heroic actions of Montana veterans will soon be released by Kalispell native and Vietnam War veteran Doug Sterner, a military historian who has spent his entire career advocating for his fellow service members. Daily Inter Lake Features Editor Heidi Desch spoke with Sterner about his new book and tells us about his process and the sometimes sensitive task of interviewing our n...

Dave Meyers, an organizer with the Bigfork Whitewater Festival, stops by to chat about the long-running whitewater kayaking event that's coming up this weekend. He's been kayaking all over the world, but his hometown festival remains one of his favorites.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journali...

Daily Inter Lake Regional Managing Editor Matt Baldwin joins Taylor in the podcast studio to chat about how we cover local news and what we've been discussing in the newsroom lately. During our News Roundup, we'll hear from a hiker who was missing several days in Glacier National Park and we'll see a clip from a trans legislator out of Missoula who visited the Flathead last weekend...

Taylor chats with a meteorologist from the National Weather Service forecast office in Missoula who gives us a sneak peak at their upcoming Summer Outlook Report and tells us about what trends they've seen for northwest Montana spring and summer over the past few decades.  Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support lo...

Taylor chats with Flathead County Substance Use and Mental Health Collaboration Specialist Jerramy Dear-Ruel, who explains what he believes is necessary to meet the needs of people in our region. There are multiple events planned in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, including a Mental Health Symposium on May 18 at the Gateway Community Center which will featuring panelists and ke...

In this episode of Daily Inter Lake News Now,  we chat with Glacier National Park Conservancy Director Doug Mitchell about some of the projects they are funding this year, as well as their upcoming online event on April 26 where Glacier's Road Supervisor Brian Paul will discuss the process of plowing the Going-to-the-Sun road. Subscribe to Inter Lake News Now on your favorite Podcast app. Wat...

In this episode of Daily Inter Lake News Now,  we go over some of last week's headlines and speak with Inter Lake reporter Kate Heston, who catches us up on what local lawmakers have been up to in Helena.  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 pod...

Welcome to Daily Inter Lake News Now! Our weekly news podcast where we take a closer look at our latest stories and chat about what is coming up this week in the Flathead Valley.  Hosted/Produced by: Taylor Inman tinman@dailyinterlake.com  Special thanks to Hagadone Media Group Montana for their support.  https://www.hagadonemediagroup.com/mo... Subscribe to Inter Lake News Now on your favorite Po...