Headlines: Stolen car crash injures teen, ex-judge sentenced, and a fight against invasive goldfish
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Girl in hospital after alleged stolen car crashed into her, Polson attorney to serve three years probation for drug use, Flathead Sheriff’s Office gets new underwater drone and FWP officials treat Thompson Falls pond for goldfish infestation
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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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