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Montana Morning State News Headlines for Friday, July 26
Lolo National Forest crews are working to contain the Beeskove Fire burning in the Rattlesnake Recreation Area. The fire was listed at 35 acres as of Thursday afternoon.
53 year-old Joseph McNamara appeared in Ravalli County District Court on Thursday and entered pleas of not guilty to the hit and run death of a nine year-old boy in Hamilton.
Two people were found dead of gunshot wounds after a traffic stop on Highway 93 near Kalispell late Wednesday night. Their names have not yet been released.
Sunny and hot in western Montana today, with highs in the low 90's.
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