With temperatures in Arizona and parts of California over 120 degrees, an environmental group in Montana is urging government officials to embrace renewable energy.
Congressman Ryan Zinke toured the Flathead Valley and the Hungry Horse Ranger Station earlier this week and said that fire season has certainly descended upon Northern Montana.
Sanders County Sheriff Tom Rummell told KGVO News that there was an accidental shooting on Wednesday evening, and one person was killed. No names have been released, and the incident is under investigation.
Western Montana will be experiencing record heat for an extended period this weekend through the Fourth of July, and Northwestern Energy officials say they're ready for the demands on the power grid.
With temperatures expected to top 100 degrees by the weekend, and to last through the Fourth of July, Missoula City County Health Department nurse Cindy Hotchkiss has two important pieces of advice, stay cool and hydrated.
With record high temperatures expected through the Fourth of July weekend, air conditioners and fans are the hottest items flying off the shelves at Missoula department and hardware stores.
A very warm high pressure system will begin to develop over the Northern Rockies this Friday and will bring record high temperatures this weekend through at least the end of June—temps that the month of June in Missoula and western Montana has never felt!