Gianforte Compares Montana Wildfires To Hurricane Disasters – State Headlines
Congressman Greg Gianforte told the House of Representatives yesterday that he believes Montana's wildfires are just as devastating as a hurricane in Texas or Florida.
The University of Montana Presidential Search Committee has narrowed the field of finalists down to four, and all will be making campus visits later this month.
Smoke from western Montana wildfires will continue for at least another month.
Sun ans smoke in western Montana today, high 81.
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