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Headlines: Alleged slingshot attack, 100-year landmark lost, kratom regulation and search for poachers

NEWS NOW PODCAST | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 months, 3 weeks AGO
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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 about how a 34-year-old is facing a felony charge in Flathead County District Court after allegedly shooting out a window of a vehicle earlier this month. 

We’ll get the full story on how Babb’s famous Cattle Baron Supper Club burned down last week, as well as how wildlife officials in Idaho are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the illegal killing of a female grizzly bear. 

And we’ll hear what lawmakers are saying about their goals to regulate kratom ahead of the 2027 legislative session.  


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Man earns felony charge for allegedly shooting at passing vehicle with slingshot

Family mourns loss of Cattle Baron Supper Club

$15k reward offered for info on illegal Cabinet-Yaak grizzly killing

Montana lawmakers look to regulate kratom ahead of 2027 session


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