Headlines: Kalispell standoff, huckleberry shortage, bear warnings and Big Mountain Fire funding
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Suspect in custody after SWAT response in Kalispell, library launches study for new capital campaign, inaugural Big Mountain resort tax funds distributed, Hungry Horse News turns 80 and bear specialists emphasize importance of securing attractant.
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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.
We’ll hear what happened Monday after a man who allegedly made violent threats was met with a SWAT team response in Kalispell, more about a new study launched by Flathead County Library to prepare for their upcoming capital campaign to build a new branch, how the first funds from the new Big Mountain resort tax will be divvied out, a look at the beginnings of the Hungry Horse News as their 80th birthday approaches and what Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear specialists are saying to prepare for during a low huckleberry harvest year.
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Suspect in custody after threats prompt SWAT response in Kalispell
Flathead County Library launches study to assess $13M goal for new Kalispell branch
Inaugural Big Mountain resort tax funds distributed
Hungry Horse News at 80: Mel Ruder, the man who started it all
Bear specialists emphasize importance of securing attractants
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