An eight year-old girl from Lolo was killed and four five other people were injured in a two vehicle collision and rollover just before noon on Sunday on U.S. Highway 12 near Lolo.
Warm weather this past week led to flooding in many areas of western Montana, but it shot an ice jam on Lolo Creek toward the highway and is now being carefully monitored.
36 year-old Steven Conner is scheduled to appear in Missoula Justice Court on Tuesday afternoon on charges that he assaulted and injured two sheriff's deputies and broke in a home in Lolo before being arrested.
Hundreds of vehicles a day backed up on U.S. Highway 93 between Missoula and Lolo are being delayed by a microsurfacing project being done by the State of Montana Department of Transportation and Riverside Construction.
18 year-old Justin Wieder was charged in Missoula Justice Court on Wednesday with felony sexual intercourse without consent. His bail was set at $2,000.
Monday morning's commute on Highway 93 South between Missoula and Lolo was delayed for several hours when a logging truck overturned, spilling its load near Bird Lane.