On today's morning newscast: firefighters have gained 80 percent containment on a wildfire burning on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in southeast Montana. Federal crews are being demobilized and will be sent to other fires.
The drought in western Montana is threatening the hay supplies needed by a livestock rescue in the Flathead Valley.
State environmental regulators are accepting public comments on draft wastewater discharge permits for three Montana mining companies.
A 13-year-old boy from Montana has drowned after recreating on the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River near Crandall. The Cody Enterprise reports Jonah Anspach of Jefferson City was floating on the river with family and friends when he overturned and disappeared Saturday.
The FBI is joining the Lemhi County Sheriff's Office in its search for a missing 2-year-old who disappeared during a family camping trip on July 10.
Four barrels with labels saying they contained volatile chemicals have been found along a road on the Crow Indian Reservation in southern Montana.
A man has died after a weekend canoeing accident on the Clark Fork River in western Montana. A group of boaters in canoes overturned in turbulent water yesterday afternoon near Alberton Gorge.
Yellowstone National Park will hold a public meeting on Aug. 10 to discuss the park's draft Winter Use Adaptive Management Plan. The meeting is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Visitor Information Center in West Yellowstone, Montana.
The Montana National Guard is increasing security at its recruiting offices and armory facilities in response to the July 16 killing of four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in Glacier National Park. The fire has burned about 5 square miles and is 65 percent contained.
A small fire just east of Missoula was contained within hours of being spotted yesterday afternoon. Crews yesterday also tackled another fire reported just southwest of Arlee.