Montana Morning State News Headlines for Wednesday, September 12

Lee Enterprises pulls the plug on the Missoula Independent with no warning, and no comment to KGVO News.

Missoula man in jail on $75,000 bond after allegedly beating and then strangling his victim with a dog's choke chain.

Officials are rushing to complete a rare salvage logging project on the Rice Ridge fire near Seeley Lake/

30 percent chance of rain showers in western Montana today, cooler, with highs in the mid 60's.