According to Montana Highway Patrol Captain Jim Kitchen, the chase to apprehend Lloyd Barrus and his son Marshall Barrus put many officers and deputies in the line of fire.
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is continuing a backcountry avalanche warning for the mountains around Cooke City, north of Yellowstone National Park.
The fire danger in Missoula County and most of Western Montana dropped yesterday, September 7, after a cold and rainy Labor Day weekend. Missoula County Emergency Services Director Adriane Beck explains.