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Montana Morning State News Headlines for Wednesday, August 26
It's the first day of school for MCPS students. Kindergarten,sixth and ninth-graders will be the only classes today. The hybrid model will combine in-classroom and remote learning.
An inmate at the Missoula County Detention Center has tested positive for COVID 19, and specific actions have been taken to protect the inmates and staff.
The Cinnabar Fire grew from just 90 to over 2,000 acres in one day in the Lolo National Forest not far from Stevensville.
Mostly sunny, with some wildfire smoke in western Montana today, with highs in the mid 80's.
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