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Stay informed with the Daily Inter Lake's News Now podcast—your source for the latest headlines and breaking news from Flathead Valley and Northwest Montana. From boots on the ground interviews to local events, we keep you connected to the heart of your community. Brought to you by Northwest Montana’s longest-running daily newspaper: dailyinterlake.com. Explore more from the Daily Inter Lake’s podcast network! Deep Dive brings you in-depth stories from across our area. Keeping Score delivers a front row seat to Northwest Montana sports. And Side Tracks shares the stories behind Northwest Montana's local music, food, and arts culture.

  1. 5d ago

    Trego Man Shoots Grizzly Bear in Self-Defense, Whitefish Musician Lands Spot on The Voice

    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  Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    Trego Man Shoots Grizzly Bear in Self-Defense, Whitefish Musician Lands Spot on The Voice

  2. Oct 1

    Things to Do in the Flathead Valley in October: Barktoberfest, Haunted Hayrides, Live Music

    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. Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    Things to Do in the Flathead Valley in October: Barktoberfest, Haunted Hayrides, Live Music

  3. Sep 26

    Bears Trigger Emergency Ordinance in Columbia Falls as Governor & EPA Tour Toxic Superfund Site

    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 Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    Bears Trigger Emergency Ordinance in Columbia Falls as Governor & EPA Tour Toxic Superfund Site

  4. Sep 19

    Sheriff Refuses Records Amid FBI Probe, Kalispell Murder Conviction Upheld, Crash Landing in Polson

    Host Taylor Inman covers this week's biggest Northwest Montana headlines - a contentious Mineral County sheriff standoff over missing patrol vehicles, the Montana Supreme Court's decision to uphold a Kalispell murder conviction, a small plane crash landing at Polson Airport, and a GoFundMe for a Columbia Falls woman recovering from a grizzly bear mauling. Link to Aubrey Scott's GoFundMe: gofundme.com  Chapters:  00:00 - Intro  00:07 - Mineral County sheriff standoff over missing patrol vehicles  03:20 - Montana Supreme Court upholds Kalispell murder conviction  08:04 - Cessna crash-lands at Polson Airport  09:11 - GoFundMe launched for grizzly bear mauling victim  Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    Sheriff Refuses Records Amid FBI Probe, Kalispell Murder Conviction Upheld, Crash Landing in Polson

  5. Sep 12

    Kalispell Police Open Fire, Glacier's Parking Pilot Ends & CFHS Bond Vote

    Host Taylor Inman covers a Kalispell police shooting during a weekend arrest, the wrap-up of Glacier National Park's timed parking pilot at Logan Pass, a $75.9 million Columbia Falls high school bond vote with ballots due Sept. 29, a record-breaking year for Flathead Electric's Ribeye Raffle benefiting local food banks, and a new paddle map for floating the Whitefish River.  Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Kalispell Police Open Fire During Arrest 01:30 - Glacier National Park's Timed Parking Pilot Wraps Up 03:48 - Columbia Falls High School Bond Vote 06:33 - Flathead Electric's Ribeye Raffle Breaks Records 08:25 - Whitefish River Paddle Guide Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    Kalispell Police Open Fire, Glacier's Parking Pilot Ends & CFHS Bond Vote

  6. Sep 9

    Real Estate to Police Chief: Kalispell's Jordan Venezio Interviewed by Devin Stevens

    This spring, the Daily Inter Lake partnered with Kalispell Public Schools on Civic Voices, a news literacy course teaching Kalispell Middle School eighth graders the fundamentals of journalism. This August, six of those students returned as rising freshmen for a Storytelling Bootcamp, where they built on that foundation with hands-on interviewing and profile writing, telling the stories of six people shaping the Kalispell community.  In this episode, student Devin Stevens interviews Jordan Venezio, the police chief for the city of Kalispell. Venezio explains how a downturn in the real estate market led him into law enforcement at 21 after he had planned a career in business, why he considers character more important than training when hiring officers, and how he guards against the jadedness that can come from years of seeing people on their worst days. Devin's full written profile of Chief Venezio appears in the Daily Inter Lake on September 9. Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    Real Estate to Police Chief: Kalispell's Jordan Venezio Interviewed by Devin Stevens

  7. Sep 8

    History Teacher to Baker: Ceres Bakery's Hannah Bjornson Interviewed by Laurynn Lundgren

    This spring, the Daily Inter Lake partnered with Kalispell Public Schools on Civic Voices, a news literacy course teaching Kalispell Middle School eighth graders the fundamentals of journalism. This August, six of those students returned as rising freshmen for a Storytelling Bootcamp, where they built on that foundation with hands-on interviewing and profile writing, telling the stories of six people shaping the Kalispell community.  In this episode, student Laurynn Lundgren interviews Hannah Bjornson, owner of Ceres Bakery. Bjornson talks about trading a planned career as a history teacher for baking after a friend's offhand suggestion sent her and her husband looking for a Flathead Valley town without a proper bread bakery. She explains what it took to learn to hold employees accountable without losing them, what it's like running a family business where her daughter grew up working the counter, and why she sees the bakery as much a gathering place for the community as a business. Laurynn's full written profile of Bjornson appears in the Daily Inter Lake on September 9. Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    History Teacher to Baker: Ceres Bakery's Hannah Bjornson Interviewed by Laurynn Lundgren

  8. Sep 7

    43 Years in Bike Shops: Wheaton's Cycle's Hans Axelsen Interviewed Serena Carlson

    This spring, the Daily Inter Lake partnered with Kalispell Public Schools on Civic Voices, a news literacy course teaching Kalispell Middle School eighth graders the fundamentals of journalism. This August, six of those students returned as rising freshmen for a Storytelling Bootcamp, where they built on that foundation with hands-on interviewing and profile writing, telling the stories of six people shaping the Kalispell community.  In this episode, student Serena Carlson interviews Hans Axelsen, owner of Wheaton's Cycle, a Kalispell bike shop with a 108-year history. Axelsen talks about starting as a shop mechanic at 15 and working his way to ownership, why he left Colorado's Front Range for Montana as Denver's growth ate into his time to snowboard, and the eleven-mile bike commute he rode into work for years, winter included. He also breaks down the least glamorous part of running a bike shop: keeping inventory accurate across a quarter million parts. Serena's full written profile of Axelsen appears in the Daily Inter Lake on September 9. Northwest Montana deserves strong news reporting. Your donation helps continue work like this possible. Learn more at dailyinterlake.com/support 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, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.

    43 Years in Bike Shops: Wheaton's Cycle's Hans Axelsen Interviewed Serena Carlson
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Stay informed with the Daily Inter Lake's News Now podcast—your source for the latest headlines and breaking news from Flathead Valley and Northwest Montana. From boots on the ground interviews to local events, we keep you connected to the heart of your community. Brought to you by Northwest Montana’s longest-running daily newspaper: dailyinterlake.com. Explore more from the Daily Inter Lake’s podcast network! Deep Dive brings you in-depth stories from across our area. Keeping Score delivers a front row seat to Northwest Montana sports. And Side Tracks shares the stories behind Northwest Montana's local music, food, and arts culture.

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  • Channel
    Daily Inter Lake
  • Creator
    Daily Inter Lake
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    297
  • Rating
    Clean
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