Taylor Inman hosts this week's News Now with four of the week's biggest headlines from Northwest Montana. A Lincoln County judge found probable cause to hold a Troy High School student following alleged threats that closed the school. Flathead County Commissioners approved the final plat for the first phase of Territory 1889 near Lakeside in a 2-1 vote. Columbia Falls received an $8.5 million grant for 29 affordable apartments for seniors, and Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves and Nathaniel Rateliff were announced as 2027 Under the Big Sky headliners.

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Taylor Inman goes over the week’s biggest headlines for Northwest Montana. A bat found dead in the St. Mary area has tested positive for white nose syndrome, the first confirmed case inside Glacier National Park, while conservation groups say Glacier maintenance projects appear on a leaked Park Service cut list. General big game season opens Saturday, Oct. 24, with Chronic Wasting Disease sampling and game check station details for hunters. Plus, Jason Robinson’s hitchhiking snowboard film Mosey premiered in Whitefish, and the Bigfork Food Bank brings a monthly mobile pantry to families in Creston.

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - White Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Glacier National Park
03:41 - Glacier Maintenance Projects on the Park Service Cut List
05:42 - Big Game Season Opens in Northwest Montana
07:12 - Mosey, a Hitchhiking Snowboard Film, Premieres in Whitefish
09:07 - Bigfork Food Bank Brings a Mobile Pantry to Creston

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This week, host Taylor Inman covers the biggest headlines from Northwest Montana, including a deadly shooting in Kalispell, a standoff and arrest in Whitefish, another delay for the Territory 1889 resort near Lakeside, and a rare bacterial disease detected in wildlife in Glacier National Park.

One person was arrested following a shooting in Kalispell that left a 19-year-old man dead and three others injured. In Whitefish, a suspect surrendered after a standoff involving multiple law enforcement agencies and a K-9 unit.

Also this week, Flathead County officials delayed approval of the first phase of Territory 1889 over compliance issues, while Glacier National Park officials confirmed tularemia in snowshoe hares and a beaver. Park officials are advising visitors to take precautions around wildlife.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:07 Whitefish standoff ends in arrest
00:55 One dead, three injured in Kalispell shooting
02:03 Territory 1889 resort approval delayed again
04:09 Tularemia detected in Glacier National Park wildlife
06:40 Outro

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