Alberton Fire

A nearly 100 year-old home in Alberton burned to the ground Saturday night into Sunday morning and even though the family escaped the flames, several pets did not.

That familiar smoky haze has returned to the Missoula valley and meteorologist Luke Robinson with the National Weather Service Office in Missoula said early this morning that the smoke is still coming from a combination of wildfires and controlled burns in Idaho and extreme Western Montana.

After beating the MSU Bobcats on Saturday, the 16th ranked Montana Grizzlies earned a first round home game this Saturday against the 10th ranked South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

The Northern Rockies Healthcare Alliance looks to lower hospital costs by changing from a fee-for-service paradigm to an outcome based system.

An early morning house fire in Alberton was caught by strong winds and spread up a mountainside near the Alberton School, causing the superintendent to shut down the school for the day.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday that the Missoula Police Department has completed the requirements with its agreement regarding investigations into sexual assaults.