21 year-old Augustus Storm Standingrock was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly beating his mother's boyfriend with a crowbar while at his mother's residence, then beating and attempting to stab him at another residence later that morning.
Update:Sunday, March 17 4:30 p.m.
At a packed house in the Press Box Restaurant, players, coaches and maroon-clad fans eagerly awaited Greg Gumbel on the CBS-TV NCAA Selection Sunday show just who the Grizzlies would play in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. The word came as Gumbel announced the second round in the East Regional to be held in San Jose, California. Number four seed Syracuse came up on the screen, and moments later the crowd erupted in cheers as the Grizzlies were introduced as the 13th seed.
Crowd at the Press Box
Now that spring is officially less than a week away, the National Weather Service has revealed some interesting statistics about the winter of 2012.
Update: Saturday, March 16, 12:00 p.m.
This message comes from Assistant Missoula Rural Fire Chief Brent Christofferson...
The fire appears to have been caused by a recreational fire in the back yard that spread to the home then up the siding of the house and into the attic. MRFD fire investigators, however, are continuing their investigation. The majority of the house was saved, but there is significant damage to the 2nd floor and outside of the home. Preliminary damage to the home is said to be around $80,000. The Missoula Rural Fire District would like to remind people to continue to monitor your recreational fire or open burning as weather conditions can change rapidly, fire can spread and cause significant damage in a short period of time.
Missoula Rural Fire, with assistance from Missoula City Fire and the Frenchtown Fire Departments battled a structure fire Friday afternoon on Grant Creek Road.
Father Richard Perry of Missoula's St. Francis Xavier church was a very busy man Wednesday, as the Roman Catholic Church elected and confirmed the new pontiff, who named himself Pope Francis, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.
Wood products industry leaders and business owners are lining up this week to meet with a delegation of buyers from China and Korea who are visiting the area through the auspices of the Montana World Trade Center.
Three Montana state senators on the Education and Cultural Resources Committee in Helena have commented on the upcoming hearing to confirm or reject Pat Williams as a member of the Montana Board of Regents on March 20.
Starting next week, work to repair the popular kayak recreation feature Brennan's Wave will begin.
Emergency vehicles were called out to the Missoula International Airport on Wednesday morning, March 13, to respond to an aircraft that was having technical difficulties.
After the trial of Jordan Johnson ended on March 1 with a not guilty verdict, the 20 year-old student athlete was whisked away with his parents and had no contact with the media — until Tuesday.
Police were called to a home in Hamilton Tuesday afternoon in response to a domestic disturbance.
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen praised the passage earlier this week of Senate Bill 84, that promotes lower health care costs through the "Patient-Centered Medical Homes" model.
