News Now
Tune in to the Daily Inter Lake's News Now podcast where host Taylor Inman shares weekly headlines, bringing you all the important and breaking news from Flathead Valley and Northwest Montana. Discover live music and community events with our weekly local events episodes. Stay connected during our interviews and conversations with community members and organizations. Presented by Northwest Montana’s longest continually published daily newspaper dailyinterlake.com
Check out other Daily Inter Lake podcasts! Deep Dive features conversations with local people, businesses, nonprofits, and agencies related to our community. Listen to Keeping Score for a weekly local Northwest Montana prep and college sports breakdown. And Press Play sheds light on a different Montana musician each month. They perform a live show on our newspaper press floor in front of our subscribers for a lunch break. Before each show, we interview the musicians and learn more about their perspective and artistry.
News Now
Montana Voting Rights Debate, Kalispell’s $6.8M Wastewater Plan & School Lunch Funding Cut
This week on News Now, reporter Taylor Inman breaks down Montana’s heated voting rights debate as lawmakers push new restrictions on voters deemed to have an “unsound mind.” Kalispell city officials look to fast-track a $6.8 million wastewater treatment upgrade, and a legislative subcommittee votes to cut $20 million in federal funds from a summer lunch program serving over 76,000 children. Get the latest updates on these major issues affecting communities across Montana.
Read more from this week’s stories:
House GOP passes bill restricting Montana voters of “unsound mind”
Kalispell City Council poised to fast track sewage plant upgrades
Summer program to help Montana children with food cut from state budget
Read more local and state coverage:
Next phase of large conservation easement up for review
Gateway Community Center expands children’s library offerings
Somers-Lakeside School District hires new superintendent
Annual Free the Seeds focuses on gardening and food
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In Season 3 of Daily Inter Lake's Deep Dive podcast, we explore the devastating fire that struck the small town of Noxon, Montana. By the end of the day on February 27, 2024, three-quarters of the town’s business community were wiped out. Listen to the two-part story on any audio platform you prefer, or watch the series on our YouTube channel.
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