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Headlines: Bats get vaccine, train sparks fire, and court sides with state in wastewater project dispute

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Watch and Listen to the News Now Podcast by the Daily Inter Lake. We cover Headlines weekly and keep you up to date on the best happenings in Northwest Montana with our Local Events episodes. Find all our podcasts and videos on the Daily Inter Lake You Tube channel. | August 24, 2026 10:55 AM

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

Starting off with an update on a lawsuit filed by local environmental watchdog groups over Lakeside’s wastewater expansion project.

Then we’ll hear details about a criminal case centering a Nevada man with Flathead Valley connections, who is facing a felony charge after allegedly beating a man near Glacier Park International Airport last year.

We’ll hear what National Forest officials believe caused a small fire near Trout Creek on Aug. 11.

And learn what efforts state wildlife officials are making to combat white nose syndrome at the Libby Dam, a deadly fungus for bats that is making its way into Northwest Montana.


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Court sides with state in Lakeside wastewater project dispute

Libby Dam bats get vaccine for deadly fungal disease

Forest officials say train sparked small fire near Trout Creek

Suspect charged in brutal assault near Glacier Park International Airport last year


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Headlines: Bats get vaccine, train sparks fire, and court sides with state in wastewater project dispute
August 24, 2026 10:55 a.m.

Headlines: Bats get vaccine, train sparks fire, and court sides with state in wastewater project dispute

Court sides with state in Lakeside wastewater project dispute, Libby Dam bats get vaccine for deadly fungal disease, Forest Service officials say train sparker small fire, and suspect charged in brutal assault near Glacier Park International Airport.

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