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Aggressive Thunderstorms Meet Aggressive Response
ZELEZNY FIRE (1 mi. E of Rollins) Reported approximately 4am Thursday (July 25)1 mile east of Rollins between Hwy 93 and Flathead Lake . Resources responded from multiple agencies including DNRC, Chief Cliff VFD, Rollins VFD and Polson Rural Fire. Fire fighters have a line around the 2.5-acre fire, and are continuing to work controlling areas of heat.
Temperatures remain high across Montana, cooler conditions on their way
Throughout much of the day Thursday, we are going to be under a weather alert, especially from central and eastern Montana areas. We're still talking triple digit heat for many areas. Cooler conditions are expected out of northwestern Montana as we drop down into 79 degrees out of Kalispell as...
Puget Sound Energy building two massive wind energy projects in Montana
RAPELJE — As Montana citizens and groups pressure the state’s largest public utility, NorthWestern Energy, to add more renewable energy to its portfolio while the company continues pushing a series of natural-gas power plants, a Washington-based utility is building an expansive wind farm that will send power to the Seattle area. Puget Sound Energy is also […]
Local Actors Needed for Short Film Being Shot in Montana
Shooting TV shows for Hollywood has been happening in Montana for a while now. If you haven't been aware of the success of Yellowstone, I am not sure where you have been hiding. The last season of Yellowstone is currently being filmed in Western Montana. They have been shooting this month in and around downtown Missoula. They have also been casting for extras in Western Montana for the show.
Montana to receive $50M in federal grants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Montana is set to receive $50 million in grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will go toward a forestry and agricultural project that would reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 15 million metric tons through 2050. The EPA and state announced Monday the Montana Forest, Community and Working Landscapes […]
ART IN THE BEARTOOTHS QUICK FINISH AND LIVE AUCTION THIS WEEKEND
Don’t miss the annual Art in the Beartooths Quick Finish and Live Auction on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Red Lodge Ales Event Center. Art in the Beartooths is a major fundraising event for the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery. There are two components to the fundraiser. A silent auction exhibition and sale of that takes place until 7 p.m. on Aug. 5. The second component of Art in the Beartooths is the Quick Finish and Live Auction on Saturday, Aug. 5. At this event they showcase the works and talents of 20 local and regional artists.
Body of missing Minnesota college student recovered from river in Montana
CARBON COUNTY, Mont. (FOX 9) - The body of the missing Minnesota college student and hiker was recovered from a river in Montana on Wednesday. According to officials, the body of Dylan Honnoll was recovered from a river in the Beartooth Mountains, northwest of Red Lodge, Montana. Honnoll's body was found under fast-moving water.
PaddleHeads postpone Thursday's game, announce schedule changes for the rest of this week
MISSOULA, Mont. - Thursday night's Missoula PaddleHeads game against the Billings Mustangs has been postponed due to a lack of electricity in the ballpark. This is a result of Wednesday night's severe storm in Missoula which has left much of the community without power. The game scheduled for Friday night,...
Brett French reports: Grizzly close encounter
Chester Evitt was sitting in his recliner watching a Jennifer Lopez action movie on July 16 when a 500-pound grizzly bear knocked open his front door. Evitt owns a gun shop in Gardiner and didn’t hesitate to grab a nearby Colt 1911 pistol he keeps handy and begin firing shots over the big bruin’s head. The bear was well-known to local wardens and law enforcement after a series of break-ins in the region near the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. It had become habituated to human foods after raiding coolers, unsecured garbage cans and eventually breaking into homes and businesses. Two days after Evitt shot at the bear, which luckily scared it off, Fish, Wildlife & Parks responded to another nearby call of a bear break-in. They shot the grizzly as it waded into the Yellowstone River. The bear floated downstream before becoming lodged on a bank. FWP boated down to the bear and removed its head and claws to ensure they weren’t sold on the black market. So, if you’re floating the Yellowstone River near Gardiner and see a large headless, paw-less bear, now you know the rest of the story. To learn more about Evitt’s wild encounter, check out my story at https://billingsgazette.com/outdoors/gardiner-grizzly-bear/article_14ea759c-46cb-11ef-84e4-1789396dcaca.html.
Belfry Fire Rises and is Contained
It turned out to be a busy weekend for the Belfry community and its volunteer fire fighters when a fire started in Belfry on BLM Land Saturday, July 20. It has been 100 percent contained. Termed the Cub Creek Fire, Belfry Fire and many other districts responded with fast, critical action.
Colstrip power plant offline during heat wave
A large source of energy generation for Montana’s biggest utility has gone offline while much of the state experiences extreme heat. The coal-fired power plant in Colstrip went offline Tuesday afternoon. NorthWestern Energy spokesperson Jo Dee Black confirmed the shutdown but did not give details on the cause. Black told MTPR NorthWestern hopes to have the facility up and running in the next few days. This loss of Montana-based energy means the utility company will have to purchase energy from the open market to meet demands.
9th Circuit sends BIA case back, reverses judgment, orders new federal judge to be assigned
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday removed and reversed Montana District Court Judge Susan P. Watters from a case involving a former Bureau of Indian Affairs Officer who raped and impregnated a Northern Cheyenne woman while on duty. The federal case, which is seven years old, has bounced through federal and state […]
Missoula, western Montanans, clean up after windstorm, 109 mph gusts on Mount Sentinel
Missoulians were cleaning up debris and negotiating power outages Thursday after a storm and high winds the night before split trees to the ground and uprooted them, dropped power lines and damaged homes and gardens. Jan Oliver, who owns a home in the middle of Missoula, was clearing branches Thursday afternoon with one tenant, Bryan […]
Crews attack 2 new fires in Polson area
POLSON, Mont. — CSKT Division of Fire crews are battling two new fire starts in the Polson area. The Haymaker Fire, 6 miles southeast of Polson, is burning 15 acres at 0% containment. The fire was caused by lightning and is burning in steep terrain with dense timber. There...
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