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Headlines: Details on man who shot Idaho firefighters, car plunges off Jewel Basin Road, and officials establish CWD management zone

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Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines for Northwest Montana. 

Following the aftermath of a shooting that killed two firefighters and injured one other in Couer d'Alene, Kootenai County Sheriff has released some details about the shooter, who was later found deceased on the scene. 

Bigfork Fire Department officials recount a rescue they completed last week after a car plunged 400 feet off the Jewel Basin Road, with only minor injuries reported. 

And wildlife officials establish a chronic wasting disease management zone in the Flathead Valley ahead of hunting season this year.  


This week's stories were written by Associated Press reporters Manuel Valdes and Lindsey Wasson, as well Daily Inter Lake reporters Jack Underhill and Taylor Inman.    

Credit for photos used in this week’s show: The Associated Press, The Couer d’Alene Press, The Daily Inter Lake and U.S. National Forest Service and the Bigfork Fire Department.  


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Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says

Only minor injuries reported after car plunges 400 feet off Jewel Basin Road

Officials establish chronic wasting disease management zone in Flathead Valley


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