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Montana Morning State News Headlines for Tuesday, July 31
Authorities are investigating the Dry Gulch Fire that was spotted on Monday in the Stevensville area, according to DNRC spokesman Jordan Koppen.
The smoky haze in the Missoula valley is primarily from fires burning in Canada, says Missoula County Health Department Air Quality Specialist Sarah Coefield.
Missoula Police arrest a woman for felony criminal endangerment after she blocked and then rammed a vehicle containing her ex boyfriend and his child.
Very hot in western Montana with a 20 percent chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, high today 96.
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