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Headlines: Court upholds murder conviction, tensions flare at Mineral County Commissioners meeting, and plane crash lands at Polson airport

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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. | September 19, 2026 6:30 AM

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

We'll hear what Montana Supreme Court Justices determined in a 2023 ruling that was ultimately upheld regarding a deadly home invasion that happened in Kalispell. 

We'll go over details of a Mineral County Board of Commissioner's meeting, where county officials pressed Sheriff Ryan Funke on missing records from a $350,000 vehicle purchase last year. 

We'll learn more about a GoFundMe set up for the victim of a recent grizzly bear attack in Columbia Falls, which led to a local woman being treated for life-altering injuries in Seattle. 

And we'll hear what Lake County officials know about a plane that had to crash land at the Polson Airport last week.  


Fundraiser for Aubrey Scott by Brittney Erickson: Support Aubrey’s Recovery Following Grizzly Bear Attack 



 READ MORE OF THIS WEEK'S STORIES: 

High court upholds murder conviction in deadly 2022 home invasion in Kalispell 

Tensions flare in Mineral County over missing $350K purchase records from sheriff 

GoFundMe set up for grizzly attack victim 

Plane makes dive into Polson Airport field near Highway 93



READ MORE LOCAL AND STATE COVERAGE:

Great Fish Challenge sets new mark with $8.6M in donations 

Grassroots group makes opening pitch for open space bond in Flathead County 

Chamber candidate forum examines balance between tax reforms, local infrastructure needs 

Kalispell Council tables Mayor Hunter's affordable housing proposal, rejects short-term rental restrictions 

Firefighters reflect on 9/11 search at ground zero

Bank stabilization required for new townhome along Whitefish River 



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