Libby Fire Displaces Elderly Man, Smith Lake Dam Threatened, and Fatal Crashes Near Bigfork

Daily Inter Lake reporter and podcast host Taylor Inman goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines for northwest Montana.  A devastating house fire leaves a Libby man homeless, beaver activity threatens the Smith Lake dam in Whitefish, and two separate fatal crashes near Bigfork raise concerns about road safety.
 
Read more from this week’s show:
Libby man hospitalized following Thanksgiving weekend house fire
Beaver activity threatens Whitefish's Smith Lake dam
Kalispell woman killed in head-on collision near Bigfork
Intoxication, speed suspected in fatal crash near Bigfork

Read more local and state coverage: 
State hosts open house in Bigfork ahead of the planned Bridge Street Bridge replacement project
Mineral Community Hospital acquires St. Regis clinic
After nearly dying, Chad Stock rededicates himself for a second lease on life
Kalispell City Council to vote on using tax increment funds for downtown facade improvements

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