Brendan Hickman, a thru hiker who just beat the fastest known time record on the Continental Divide Trail, stops by the Inter Lake office for a chat. He tells us about his journey from Mexico to Canada, including his extreme hiking schedule that helped him beat the previous 2016 record by three and a half days.
Montana State rolled in week one to a big win 63-20 win over Utah Tech while the University of Montana knocked off Butler 35-20 after jumping out to a 21-6 lead early. Next up for the Bobcats is a marquee matchup with the number one team in the country South Dakota State while the Griz will face-off with Utah Tech and try to make a statement after the Bobcats obliterated them in week one.
Plus, Carroll College beat Montana Tech in the annual copper game and we roll through our fall sports update to recap the local prep football, soccer, and track and field action that took place recently.
Billings Clinic and Logan Health are officially a new health care organization, visitors to Glacier Park spent nearly $400 million in nearby communities last year and a Croatian backpacking company is offering group hikes in Kalispell towards the end of this month.
Tune in for this week's top headlines and for a discussion with Inter Lake Reporter Kate Heston, who tells us about why local U.S. Forest Service officials are looking to the Coram Experimental Forest to research the effects of wildfire.
