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United States · United StatesA husband and wife were rescued from Flathead Lake on Thursday after their kayaks overturned. Lake County Search and Rescue was called out shortly before 5:15 p.m. to the area of Wild Horse Island.According to a social media post, the mans kayak has capsized and he was holding onto his wifes kayak. By the time a search and rescue boat reached the scene, the wifes boat had also capsized and they were both in the water.The man was exhausted, hypot…See the Story
Couple rescued after kayaks capsize on Flathead Lake
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United States · United StatesThe Columbia Falls Fire Department is holding its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, July 27, from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.The breakfast costs $8 a plate with all proceeds going to the Robert Trinastitch Memorial scholarship fund.The fire department is located at 624 1st Avenue West in Columbia Falls.See the Story
Salute to Service: Columbia Falls Fire Department hosts pancake breakfast
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United States · United StatesThe man accused of shooting and killing 28-year-old Whisper Sellars outside of the Southfork Saloon in Martin City in August of 2022 has been found guilty of deliberate homicide.Kila resident Del Crawford was charged with one count of deliberate homicide, one count of attempted deliberate homicide, one count of assault with a weapon and one count of tampering with physical evidence.Crawfords sentencing is now set for September 19, 2024.Charging …See the Story
Man found guilty in fatal Martin City shooting
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Power Outages · United StatesTens of thousands of people were left without power after Wednesday evening's storms and some are still waiting for their power to come back.Besides power outages in Missoula, surrounding communities were also impacted. Frenchtown lost power Wednesday night during the storm but largely returned Friday morning. RELATED: Gov. Gianforte declares disaster in Missoula, Mineral countiesWhile the center of the town of Alberton has power, it's still unc…See the Story
Power largely restored in Mineral County following Wednesday's storms
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United States · United StatesIn smaller communities around Montana, law enforcement is sometimes dont have the capacity for larger forces. In St. Ignatius, Chief of Police Jason Acheson is starting a reserve officer program to bring more manpower in the community.The Reserve program essentially...it's similar to that of the volunteer fire department. Members of the community who are interested or have an active, active interest in law enforcement would join the Reserve prog…See the Story
St. Ignatius Police Department starting reserve officer program
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United States · United StatesMissoula Parks and Recreation announced Friday that Splash Montana and Currents remain closed due to ongoing power outages.Additionally, Bonner, Franklin, Greenough, Northside, Westside and Sacajawea parks remain closed due to hazardous trees.A social media post notes that Parks and Rec crews are helping to clear streets and sidewalks and will address trees in parks when transportation routes are fully restored.Updates will be posted at www.miss…See the Story
Splash Montana, Currents, some Missoula parks remain closed
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Power Outages · United StatesThe impacts from Wednesday evenings storms in Missoula are continuing.Large power outages are continuing across the city as of Friday morning and that is continuing to impact the water supply in parts Missoula. PHOTOS: Western Montana storm damageResidents and businesses especially in the South Hills, Linda Vista and Lewis and Clark areas are being asked to continue conserving water.Missoula Water is still running on generators, and only 50% o…See the Story
Missoula storm aftermath: Residents asked to continue conserving water
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