Montana Fishing Shakeups, Kalispell Cruising Controversy, Lake County Jail Debate & Libby Drug Case

About this episode

This episode covers major changes in Northwest Montana regarding fishing regulations, cruising controversies, jail oversight, and a drug court case.

Major changes could be coming to Northwest Montana — from fishing regulations and downtown Kalispell cruising to jail oversight battles and a troubling Libby drug court case. In this episode of News Now from the Daily Inter Lake, reporter Taylor Inman breaks down four of the week’s biggest headlines impacting the Flathead Valley and beyond. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing sweeping fishing regulation changes aimed at protecting endangered bull trout and native trout populations....

People in this episode

Host: Taylor Inman

Topics covered

• fishing regulations
• Kalispell cruising
• jail oversight
• drug court case
• Montana news

Keywords

• Montana
• fishing regulations
• Kalispell
• drug court
• jail oversight
• Flathead Valley
• bull trout
• native trout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Places: Montana, Kalispell, Flathead Valley, Libby

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