Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she reviews some of the week’s biggest news.  This week she covers a fugitive wanted in North Carolina, Steven Jeffrey O'Shields, who drowned in the Flathead River while evading capture. A federal judge blocked Flathead National Forest's forest plan over road concerns impacting endangered species. Tragically, Jessica Prado's body was found after a kayaking accident on the Kootenai River near Libby.

Links to these stories:
Fugitive from North Carolina dies while fleeing Sheriff’s deputies
Federal judge stops Forest Services' plan for Flathead Forest over endangered species
Searchers find missing kayaker's body in Kootenai River

Read more local and state news:
Beach Boys surfin’ into headline Northwest Montana Fair concert
Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy resigns from Bridger Aerospace
Fire Grants and Safety Act passes Senate
Montana GOP, Busse file campaign finance complaints

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