Headlines: ‘Cocaine fairy’ reaches plea deal, avalanche risk, films from Flathead reservation up for award, early candidate filings
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‘Cocaine fairy’ reaches plea deal, avalanche risk increases for region, films from Flathead reservation up for award, early candidate filings and more Northwest Montana local news
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. | March 2, 2026 1:25 PM
Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines for Northwest Montana.
We’ll get the details of a plea deal for a man who was once called the “Cocaine Fairy” by Flathead County law enforcement, following charges stemming from multiple robberies.
We’ll learn more about the current avalanche risk in the Whitefish, Swan and Flathead mountain ranges,
We'll also learn what the Polson Bay Golf course is planning on doing to curb stormwater runoff into Flathead Lake and who has filed to run so far in some of the region’s key races ahead of the June primary.
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‘Cocaine Fairy’ reaches deal in burglary cases
Avalanche warning issued for Northwest Montana mountain ranges
Two reservation-made documentaries candidates for Big Sky Award
Polson commissioners hear plan for reducing E. coli in Flathead
Man agrees to leave Montana forever as part of deferred prosecution agreement
Early candidate filings prep multiple primaries in Northwest Montana
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