On today's morning newscast: fire officials, evacuees and members of the community gathered in the gym of West Glacier Elementary School last night hours after the town of Essex evacuated.
In far northwest Montana, the Clark Fork Complex of six fires continues to threaten homes near the town of Noxon. Fire managers now have a better picture of the challenges they face.
It looks like there may be progress in the dispute between Montana and the U.S. Forest Service over firefighting helicopters.
An ancient cedar grove appears to have survived a wildfire that burned through northern Idaho, leaving officials optimistic about the chances a similar stand in Montana will survive.
When the Sheep Fire’s growth toward the town of Essex required evacuation of the town and surrounding area yesterday afternoon, residents were ready to go, and the nearby town of West Glacier was ready to help. An evacuation center was established just hours after they fled.
A constitutional challenge to Montana's execution methods in going to trial.
Fire officials say residents of the Essex area could be out of their homes for up to a week, depending on the behavior of a fire that has closed within a half mile of the town on the southern edge of Glacier National Park.
Fifteen residents of the Montana Developmental Center will be moved to group homes over the next month, in part because of a staff shortage at the center.