Ravalli County

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Bureau are in Hamilton today, June 6, to try to figure out what led to a plane crash on Sunday morning around 10:00 a.m.

Ravalli County officials have been searching for more than a year for former County Treasurer Valerie Stamey, who disappeared back in 2014, while deputies were attempting to bring her a court summons.

On Monday night, May 9, the Ravalli County Jail housed 81 people in a facility built to hold just 75.

Over Mother's Day weekend, the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office, working in cooperation with authorities in Missoula and Washington State, executed arrest warrants for eleven suspects wanted for various drug-related offenses.

If Ravalli County commissioners were caught off guard by the huge crowd that showed up for a hearing on Syrian refugees, so was the Hamilton School District.

Ravalli County Commissioners were surprised that between 500 and 600 people turned out Thursday for a meeting to oppose resettlement of Syrian refugees to western Montana.

Dr. Chris Christensen of Florence, charged with two counts of negligent homicide and hundreds of counts of over-prescribing medication , has been denied the services of a public defender.

Ravalli County authorities used an undercover sting operation early Saturday morning to arrest three individuals in what is believed to be one of the biggest drug busts in county history.

One of the things that will be on the Ravalli County ballot will be non-partisan elections for many positions such as Sheriff, County Attorney, and County Treasurer...but let's not forget about another hot-button issue will be up for a vote.

Last Friday, July 31, Ravalli District Court Judge James Haynes ruled against county commissioners on their approval of a 600 unit subdivision called Legacy Ranch that would have been built near the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge. Ravalli County Commissioner Jeff Burrows said the decision will impact many subdivisions in Ravalli County and will force county planners to go back to the drawing board. R