Armed Confrontation in Missoula – State Headlines
A 34 year-old Missoula man is behind bars after an armed confrontation with Missoula law enforcement. Winston Ritter is in the Missoula County Jail on $150,000 bond.
Missoula 9-1-1 center received 450 calls for service on Independence Day, many of which were fireworks complaints.
Lost hiker starts signal fires in Seeley Swan wilderness. He was rescued, and DNRC crews put out the fires.
Partly cloudy and cooler in western Montana today, highs in the 70's.
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