Wildfire Update – State Headlines [YouTube]
Rain and cooler weather finally allowed aerial mapping of the West Fork Fish Creek fire in Mineral County. Evacuations lifted for the town of Essex.
Air quality finally Good in Missoula.
Big Mountain Jesus statue can stay, after a decision by a federal court.
Partly cloudy and patchy smoke in western Montana.
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