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Body of missing Minnesota hiker who fell into rushing Montana creek recovered
RED LODGE, Mont. — The body of a Minnesota hiker was recovered on Wednesday in southern Montana, nearly two weeks after he fell while trying to cross a creek.Dylan Honnoll was hiking the Beaten Path trail from East Rosebud Lake to Cooke City. He fell into the rushing waters on July 12, the Red Lodge Fire Rescue team said.Ground crews found his body on Tuesday fully submerged under fast-moving water. The helicopter maneuvered over the rapids in the canyon and lowered a rescuer to recover Honnoll's body."Locating Dylan in the fast moving river was very challenging," said Assistant Chief Jon Trapp. "With the dedicated work of our Search and Rescue Team and the help from many of our partners, we are honored to be able to help return him to his family." A coroner met with the rescue helicopter team on Wednesday morning to begin arrangements to return Honnoll to his family in Minnesota.Honnoll had just finished his second year at Montana State University. The fire rescue team said he was active in sports, and had spent a lifetime in the outdoors with his family and friends.
National Chain Bails in Helena, Great Falls Safe for Now
National Chain Bails in Helena, Great Falls Safe for Now. In a kind of good news, bad news kind of way, Big Lots has started to close stores across the United States. That would be part of the bad news. The other part is that one of those stores is located in Helena, Montana.
Thousands of Customers Still Need Power After Montana Storm
If you're still in the dark today, you're not alone. Northwestern Energy and other local utilities are waging a massive battle to repair millions of dollars in damage following Wednesday's big storm. Judging from the damage we've seen, some of those repairs may still take days. Northwestern Energy estimates as...
Montanans Voice Anger Over Possible Planned Outages.
Montana is currently in the middle of a heatwave. Folks from all over the state are doing their best to stay cool, especially those without air conditioning. While many folks are rushing out to buy portable ACs, fans, and other devices that might help them take on the heat, recent news from NorthWestern Energy raised more than one eyebrow when the company said they're preparing for the possibility of planned outages.
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.
Another Windy Night In The Forecast For Missoula, Western Montana
After last night's insane severe thunderstorm that brought winds as high as 109 mph at the top of Mount Sentinel, we hoped it would be a relatively calm Thursday night. And although the forecast isn't calling for 109 mph, we are in line for another blustery evening. According to the...
Man Found ‘Passed Out’ in Car While Driving in Missoula
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 19, 2024, a Missoula Police Department Officer was dispatched to the area of 1215 Phillips Street regarding a man who appeared to be passed out in his vehicle while driving. When the officer arrived, the complainant pointed him toward a vehicle that was parked at the intersection of Sherwood Street and Shakespeare Street.
Thousands of Customers Still Need Power After Montana Storm
If you're still in the dark today, you're not alone. Northwestern Energy and other local utilities are waging a massive battle to repair millions of dollars in damage following Wednesday's big storm. Judging from the damage we've seen, some of those repairs may still take days. Northwestern Energy estimates as...
Red Cross Operates Shelters During Busy Fire Season
Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Western Montana rivers closed due to severe thunderstorms Wednesday night
UPDATE: July 26 at 5:55 p.m. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has closed the Blackfoot River from River Junction to Russell Gates due to power lines in the water. This alert from FWP leaves the Blackfoot, Clark Fork, and Bitterroot Rivers at least partially closed to all activities for safety.
Sharks send nine swimmers to state meet
Nine swimmers decided to attempt to make it to state by taking on the 2024 west side divisional meet. Divisional’s this season was located in Columbia Falls and nine of the ten swimmers who attended last weekend will be continuing on to the state meet in Sidney this weekend. Each swimmer managed to improve, even in the blazing sun! Benjamin Waller took 20 seconds off of his 200 meter freestyle and Bebe Croff placed in all three of her events, which is hard to do with how many other kids she was up against last weekend! We are excited to prepare this week for the final push and the state meet in Sidney this upcoming weekend. Here are the results of the swimmers for the weekend: Dafani Bohmer- 5th 50 free, 3rd 100 Breaststroke and 4th 100 free Nateli Bohmer- 4th 50 free, 5th 100 breast and 5th 200 free Bebe Croff- 12th 25 free, 11th 25 back and 2nd 25 meter fly Gavin Gardiner- 9th 50 free, 9th 100 free and 7th 50 meter back Vickie Old Chief- 12th 25 back Marrinity Szilagye- 26th 25 free, 21st 50 free and 20th 25 meter back Benji Waller- 6th 100 meter free, 4th 100 meter back and 4th 200 meter free Mykayla Waller- 7th 200 IM, 11th 50 meter breast and 5th 50 meter fly Rusty Waller- 8th 25 free, 4th 25 breast and 8th 50 free Zeke Waller- 11th 25 back, 21st 25 free and 16th 50 free.
Missoula, western Montanans, clean up after windstorm, 109 mph gusts on Mount Sentinel
Jan Oliver cleans up after a storm ripped out trees in Missoula and cracked a fir over a utility room in her home. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) 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.
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