Monday morning began with a bang for many Bonner residents who called 911 reporting an explosion at around 4:45 a.m. Missoula Rural Fire District Captain Blaine Cowan says the explosion most likely came from a house fire.
NBC Montana confirmed Friday that the superintendent of the Bonner School District, east of Missoula, has been placed on leave after he was charged with partner family member assault.
A windstorm in Cutbank has forced a major change for the megaload of oil equipment headed into Montana, necessitating a stay of nearly two weeks in Bonner.
At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Monday, September 23, the male driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling west on Interstate 90 lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the guardrail, sending the truck's rear axle and a drum of diesel fuel into the Clark Fork River.
According to Southwestern Montana DNRC Public information Officer Cindy Super, the Stimson fire near Bonner was fully contained yesterday.
"They called it "contained" as of 12:00 noon," said Super. "What contained means is that they do have fire line or black line completely around the fire...
The U.S. attorney's office says a 39-year-old Missoula man has pleaded guilty to taking more than $14,000 from the Bonner Post Office to support his drug habit.