What a difference a little rain can make in an area thirsty for any moisture. Meteorologist Dan Zumpf with the National Weather Service said western Montana received a welcome rain shower on Sunday..
DEQ Air Quality Specialist Kristen Martin says the smoke problem in Missoula County, specifically in Seeley Lake, is likely the worst in Montana... ever.
When Missoula schools begin their early fall sports practices, air quality will be an important consideration as to whether practices will be held outdoors or indoors.
Missoula County Sheriff's deputies were blanketing the county on Tuesday issuing evacuation warnings to residents near the Lolo Creek Fire, The Rice Ridge Fire and the Sapphire Complex near Rock Creek.