Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she goes over the week’s biggest headlines for Northwest Montana. A Columbia Falls teenager is fighting to recover after a high-speed crash involving an allegedly stolen vehicle on Highway 2, leaving the community rallying around one of its standout student-athletes.

Also in this episode, a former district court judge faces sentencing in a dramatic fall from grace tied to felony drug charges, and Flathead County officials approve a major upgrade for search-and-rescue operations with a new underwater drone.

We’ll hear what Flathead County officials are saying about the recent approval for the Sheriff’s Office to purchase a new underwater drone. Plus, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks moves forward with an aggressive plan to eradicate invasive goldfish from a Thompson Falls pond, part of a growing effort to protect native waterways across the region.

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This summer, we followed the Brist family from their fifth-generation Montana farm to the bright lights of the Northwest Montana Fair. From early morning chores to the intensity of the show ring, their journey shows the hard work, tradition, and bittersweet goodbyes that come with raising livestock. Discover Season 4 of our Deep Dive podcast, From Farm to Fair — coming Sunday, September 21st!

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