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Headlines: Stolen car crash injures teen, ex-judge sentenced, and a fight against invasive goldfish

NEWS NOW PODCAST | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 months AGO
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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. | January 17, 2026 7:45 AM

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

This week we get details about a crash in Columbia Falls, where a high school track standout is now in the hospital after the driver of an allegedly stolen vehicle collided with her car. 

We’ll learn about the sentencing of a Polson attorney, who stepped down from his position as the newly elected district judge for Lake and Sanders counties in 2024 after facing drug related charges. 

We’ll hear what Flathead County officials are saying about the recent approval for the Sheriff’s Office to purchase a new underwater drone. 

And we’ll get all of the details about a plan to treat a pond in Thompson Falls, which has been infested with goldfish.  


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Girl in hospital after driver of alleged stolen vehicle collides with her car in Columbia Heights

Polson attorney to serve three years on probation for drug use

Flathead County Sheriff’s Office gets new underwater drone

Officials to chemically treat Thompson Falls pond infested with goldfish

Wings supports family during son’s battle with liver cancer


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