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![Lolo Man Pleads Guilty To Setting Salon On Fire](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/gavel2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lolo Man Pleads Guilty To Setting Salon On Fire
A 33-year-old Lolo man accused of using his divorce papers to start a fire that burned down his estranged wife's beauty salon in Frenchtown has pleaded guilty to arson.
Shawn Gawronski appeared in District Court on Tuesday and acknowledged setting the fire that destroyed Gifted Hands on March 21...
![Lightning Starts Dozens Of Fires In The Northern Rockies](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/LightningAndFire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lightning Starts Dozens Of Fires In The Northern Rockies
Officials say relief is in the forecast Wednesday for crews battling wildfires in Montana and Idaho.
More than 42,000 lightning strikes were recorded in a 36-hour period between Sunday and Tuesday across the Northern Rockies, sparking new wildfires in a region already inundated with blazes.
![Dead Body Found In Coal Shipment To Chicago](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/buffettt-coal-train.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dead Body Found In Coal Shipment To Chicago
A body was found in a load of coal at a plant on Chicago's South Side.
Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office say the body was found Sunday when a load of coal was emptied at KCBX terminal.
![Update on West Riverside Fire, August 30th [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/West-Riverside-Fire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Update on West Riverside Fire, August 30th [AUDIO]
As of Tuesday morning, the West Riverside Fire has burned 3600 acres. Fire Information Officer Dixie Dees provides the percentage of containment, the cost so far to fight the blaze and the number of personnel assigned to the fire.
![Texting Kills Montana [Video]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/texting-and-driving1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Texting Kills Montana [Video]
An epidemic is sweeping America causing drivers everywhere to black out for five seconds at a time...it's called texting and driving. The KGVO News Team is pledging to:
![Montana National Guard Soldiers Headed Home](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/national-guard-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana National Guard Soldiers Headed Home
Hundreds of troops assigned to an Idaho-based National Guard unit are slated to return home after spending a year in Iraq.
Military officials say about 2,700 members of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team are expected to return later this month. The unit is made up of soldiers from Idaho, Oregon and Montana.
![Whitefish Police Arrest Brothers In Vehicle-Theft Spree](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/Broken-car-window.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Whitefish Police Arrest Brothers In Vehicle-Theft Spree
Two Whitefish brothers are accused of smashing into vehicles with bats or hammers and stealing the items inside in a Flathead County spree that had gone on for months.
Whitefish police officers arrested 20-year-old Colton Donsbach and 19-year-old Dustin Donsbach on Tuesday.
![2 Dead In Eastern Montana Plane Crash](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/plane1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
2 Dead In Eastern Montana Plane Crash
Authorities say two men from Miles City died when their single-engine plane crashed and burst into flames in eastern Montana.
Rosebud County Sheriff Randy Allies confirmed the two deaths, saying it was two males from Miles City. He said he did not know their ages and declined to release additional details because he had not yet reached the family of one of the deceased.
![Missoula County Probes Election Fraud Allegations](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/voting-booth.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County Probes Election Fraud Allegations
Authorities are investigating an accountant's claim of fraud in the May 3 Missoula County elections.
The elections covered numerous school levy requests and trustee races, with voters supporting four public school levies totaling nearly $7 million.
![Report: Well-Being Of Montana Children Declining](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/mangled_croc.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Report: Well-Being Of Montana Children Declining
A new report shows the well-being of Montana's children has declined compared to other states.
Montana ranked 33rd in the annual Kids Count report released Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.