In Billings, U.S. Senate candidates Steve Daines and Amanda Curtis squared off last night, each pounding home familiar themes. Republican Daines on his job-building skills, and Democrat Curtis on being an outsider,or as she said 'one of us'.
The Old Farmers Almanac has predicted a harsh winter for much of the United States, dubbing it the 'Refriger-Nation' for 2014-2015, but western Montana will be spared.
Here's a close up view of Friday's thunderstorm out the back door of the Peter Christian home.
In the Helena valley where I grew up, we called this a 'gully washer'..
The National Weather Service is predicting a line of thunderstorms starting Tuesday, and increasing in intensity on Wednesday, followed by periods of heavy rain and cooler temperatures.