Stories

• Ravalli Officials Respond To Small-Plane Crash South Of Darby

  Witnesses at the scene report no one was injured in a small-plane crash Thursday afternoon. Witnesses had reported hearing a plane have some kind of mechanical problem.

• Grizzly Hit, Killed By Vehicle Near St. Ignatius

  Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal wildlife officials say an adult male grizzly bear was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Flathead Indian Reservation earlier this month.

• Search Called Off For Man Missing In Clark Fork River

  The Missoula County Sheriff’s Department called off the search for the University of Montana student who went missing on the Clark Fork River Wednesday night. Witnesses watched as the 19-year-old was sucked under after he reportedly jumped off the Madison Street bridge near the university around 6:20 p.m.

• Tester Announces Butte, Helena And Wolf Point Mail Facilities To Stay Open

  The Postal Service today announced that Kalispell’s mail processing facility will be consolidated with the facility in Missoula beginning in 2013. But, according to an announcement from Senator Jon Tester, mail processing facilities in Butte, Helena and Wolf point will stay open.

• Man Faces Felonies For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old

  A Missoula man is accused of two felonies for a crime that allegedly took place about ten years ago. Prosecutors say Jason Travis Meeks sexually assaulted a girl when she was 6-years-old.