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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Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman was at the Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell for President Donald Trump’s Wednesday, Oct. 14 rally, speaking with attendees as they waited in line for the doors to open.

The rally was one of several late campaign stops ahead of the 2026 midterm election, held in a county where about 65% of voters backed Trump in 2024. Republican Aaron Flint, who is facing Democrat Sam Forstag in a western Montana congressional race considered a toss-up, was the guest of honor. Gov. Greg Gianforte, Reps. Troy Downing and Ryan Zinke and Senate candidate Kurt Alme all spoke ahead of the president.

Trump took the stage around 7:30 p.m., about an hour and a half behind schedule, and spoke for roughly an hour. He touched on Montana’s timber industry, the Colstrip power plant, a planned military testing range in the state, tariffs, inflation and the war with Iran. He closed by urging the crowd to vote in November.

In this episode, hear from the people who came out to see it.

Read Hailey Smalley's report from the event.

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Host Taylor Inman covers four stories from Northwest Montana this week. A Flathead Valley man faces a felony charge after allegedly biting a deputy near Kalispell, and the Forest Service begins screening a proposed Columbia Mountain tramway. Mineral County is still waiting on three patrol vehicles from a supplier facing fraud allegations in multiple states, and Flathead County receives a roughly $2.5 million federal grant to expand its Crisis Assistance Team.

Chapters:

00:00 - Felony Charge After Deputy Bitten Near Kalispell
01:38 - Forest Service Screening for Columbia Mountain Tramway
03:07 - Mineral County Patrol Vehicle Fraud Allegations
07:00 - $2.5 Million Grant for Flathead County Crisis Assistance Team

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Host Taylor Inman covers this week's biggest Northwest Montana headlines - a Trego man's self-defense grizzly bear shooting, County Attorney Travis Ahner's bid for a district court vacancy, a dismissed federal lawsuit over EPA Superfund disclosure, approval for the first phase of the Territory 1889 development in Lakeside, and Whitefish musician Ethan Thompson's breakout moment on The Voice.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Trego man shoots grizzly bear in self-defense
01:25 - County Attorney Travis Ahner seeks district judge vacancy
03:38 - Federal judge dismisses Columbia Heights EPA lawsuit
05:15 - Territory 1889 luxury development approved in Lakeside
07:59 - Whitefish musician Ethan Thompson advances on The Voice

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October in the Flathead Valley comes with lederhosen, ghost stories, haunted hayrides and a dog costume contest. Host Melissa Wells has the full rundown of this month's events, from Oktoberfest in Whitefish to Peter and the Wolf with the Glacier Symphony.

Listen now and find every event at DailyInterLake.com/events.

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Host Taylor Inman covers this week's biggest Northwest Montana headlines - a new emergency bear ordinance in Columbia Falls, a Governor and EPA-led tour of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Superfund site, PacifiCorp's process to sell the Bigfork Hydroelectric Dam, and a proposal for inflatable dams on St. Mary and Lower St. Mary lakes.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Columbia Falls passes emergency bear ordinance
03:09 - Governor, EPA tour Columbia Falls Aluminum Superfund site
08:08 - Bigfork Hydroelectric Dam up for sale
10:39 - Inflatable dams proposed for St. Mary and Milk River systems

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