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Montana Morning State News Headlines for Thursday, October 22
National Weather Service calls for a winter storm watch from Friday evening through Saturday morning, says meteorologist Brian Conlin.
The Missoula County Health Department reported the second COVID death in two days on Wednesday, doubling the number from four to nine in less than a week.
Another inmate at the Missoula County Detention Center has tested positive for COVID 19, bringing the overall total to three. The inmate is in quarantine at the jail.
A winter storm watch begins Friday evening and goes through Saturday morning, however today will be sunny with highs in the mid 30's.
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