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No Felony Charges Against Driver Who Struck and Killed Teenager on Mullan Road [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:50:34 +0000

Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg, in a Thursday afternoon news conference, announced there would be no felony offense his office can prosecute in the matter where Chance Geery, 18, was struck and killed while walking with his girlfriend on the sidewalk on Mullan Road on April 1. Van Valkenburg identified the driver as Yoon [...]

UPDATE – Victims Names Released in Two-Vehicle Crash Sunday Night Near St. Ignatius [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:08:44 +0000

UPDATE, 5 p.m. Monday, April 22.

The Lake County Sheriff's Department has released the names of the two women who were killed in Sunday night's two-vehicle crash near St. Ignatius. They were Debby Ramsey, 68, and her mother, Mary Virginia Smith, 91.

Debby Ramsey was the wife of pastor and family counselor Jim Ramsey. She was also a piano teacher who instructed hundreds of children over many years out of her home in Missoula.

The funeral for Debby Ramsey has been planned for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Missoula Alliance Church, with Garden City Funeral Home handling the arrangements.Her mother, Mary Smith, will be interred in California.

UPDATE, 7 a.m.. Monday, April 22.

The Montana Highway Patrol has confirmed that two people were killed in the two-vehicle crash near St. Ignatius on Sunday evening. No names have yet been released.

One Car Rollover Near Florence Leaves Teen Girls With Minor Injuries [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:11:40 +0000

A one-car rollover near on the Eastside Highway near Florence on Friday at about 12:30 p.m. left two teenage girls with minor injuries. Montana Highway Patrol trooper Patrick Heaney said “two young girls, a 15 year-old and a 16 year-old were driving and took a corner way too fast.” “She lost control of the vehicle,” [...]

Bonner-Milltown Fire Heavily Damages Two Homes [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:51:53 +0000

Missoula Rural Fire responded late Wednesday afternoon to a structure fire in Bonner-Milltown that heavily damaged two adjacent homes. “The engine responding, as they were getting closer to the scene, reported heavy fire and smoke visible from where they were,” said Assistant Fire Chief Brent Christofferson, “and when they got on scene, they said the [...]

Update – Saturday Afternoon Motorcycle Crash Victim Identified [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:58:05 +0000

UPDATE - Monday, April 1, 7:45 a.m.

Missoula County Sheriff's department spokesman Jason Johnson has released the name of the victim of Saturday afternoon's motorcycle crash near Lolo. Johnson says 31 year-old Frank Schwindt died of blunt force trauma to the head and back. Johnson said Schwindt was not wearing a helmet when his motorcycle went off the road and tumbled into a ditch.

The Montana Highway Patrol reports that a 31 year-old man from Florence was killed Saturday afternoon not far from Lolo.

Seeley Lake Area Crash Takes the Life of a Condon Woman [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:13:47 +0000

43 year-old Amber Nicole Ohman Snider of Condon was killed in a one-vehicle crash near Seeley Lake late Wednesday afternoon. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Drew Novak said he accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. when Snider, the driver, apparently lost control of her Chevy Astro van while trying to negotiate several curves on Highway 83. [...]

UPDATE: Missoula Police Officer Hospitalized After Being Run Over by Suspect And Other Officer Identified [DOCUMENT]

Jordan Dawson — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:37:46 +0000

A female Missoula Police Officer has been injured by the vehicle of a fleeing suspect. The suspect was shot and wounded, but fled the scene and found a few hours later in a southside residence in Missoula.

Update – Evaro Hill Accident Victim Identified [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:22:58 +0000

A three-car accident Sunday afternoon on U.S. 93 North’s Evaro Hill took the life of a 21 year-old Plains woman. Missoula County Sheriff’s spokesman Jason Johnson has identified the victim as Joscelyn Lea Cook. A Montana Highway Patrol dispatcher says the accident happened at about 3:30 on Sunday afternoon. Two trucks collided, sending one into [...]

New Year's Eve Warning – No Tolerance For DUI [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:35:29 +0000

Missoula police will be out in force on New Year’s Eve in a concerted effort to keep drunk drivers off the road. Corporal Paul Kelly says extra patrols of police, sheriff’s deputies and troopers from the Montana Highway Patrol will be on the roads around Western Montana looking for drunk, drugged, and distracted drivers. Kelley [...]

Montana Highway Patrol Will Increase Presence During Holidays [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:08:45 +0000

Winter weather, holiday parties, and too much holiday cheer can lead to a tragedy on Western Montana’s highways. Mike Burman with the Montana Highway Patrol wants drivers to know, extra patrols will be out over the holidays, and that those displaying distracted driving will be pulled over. Burman advises party-goers to choose a designated driver [...]

Slow That Thing Down

Alan K — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:46:59 +0000

Slow down if you come up on a scene like this.

Monday Accident Puts Mail SUV Upside Down in Lolo Creek [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:28:18 +0000

An SUV driven by an unidentified postal carrier was involved in an accident that put the vehicle upside down in Lolo Creek on Monday afternoon. Montana Highway Patrol trooper Adam Gane said the accident occurred when the Honda CR-V hit a rock in the road which flattened the right front tire, causing the vehicle to [...]

Highway Patrol Saturation

Denny Bedard — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:06:13 +0000

This won't come as news that makes you feel like you could be knocked over with a featther, but important all the same.

Exchange Club Banquet to Honor Missoula Law Enforcement [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:43:59 +0000

On Wednesday night the Missoula Exchange Club will present their 40th annual Law Enforcement Banquet at the Double Tree Hotel. Missoula County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jason Johnson says the event is especially to honor representatives from the Missoula Pollice Department, The Missoula County Sheriff’s Department, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the Montana Highway [...]

19 Year-old Man Killed in Bitterroot Rollover Crash [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:37:27 +0000

19 year-old Bitterroot Valley resident Christopher Lee Barrett was killed in a one vehicle accident early Tuesday morning on West Fork Road south of Darby. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Tamra Winchell said she responded to the call at about 3:20 A. M. of a one-vehicle crash on the West Fork Road. An investigation found that [...]

Pablo Man Killed in Saturday Evening Crash [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:49:18 +0000

A 25 year-old Pablo man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday evening. Montana Highway Patrol trooper Terrence Rosenbaum was the investigating officer on the scene, and said the man, later identified as 25 year-old Nathan Fisher, was driving alone on Valley View Road just outside Polson at about 5:30 Saturday evening. Rosenbaum says the [...]

Infant Boy Killed in Mineral County Rollover [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:33:03 +0000

An unidentified infant boy was killed Wednesday morning as the result of a one-vehicle rollover crash that occurred on Interstate 90 not far from Superior. Montana Highway Patrol trooper Sean Smalley says the little boy was one of nine passengers in a Dodge Durango SUV when the driver lost control of the vehicle at about [...]

Fatal Crash on Evaro Hill Wednesday Morning [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:37:57 +0000

One man is dead and three others were injured in an apparent two-vehicle DUI crash that occurred at about 1:30 Wednesday morning near about a mile south of Arlee on U. S. Highway 93 north. Highway patrol trooper Paul Pfau says a man and woman traveling in a car near the Missoula-Lake county line were [...]

Man Dies After Being Run Over Near University Center [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:37:04 +0000

At about noon Friday on the University of Montana campus, an unidentified 60 year-old man apparently threw himself under a delivery semi-truck and was killed. Missoula County Sheriff’s spokesman Jason Johnson says the man was dealing with mental problems and had attempted suicide before. Johnson says the investigation iks now in the hands of the [...]

Search for Accident Victim's Missing Dog Continues [PHOTO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:18:57 +0000

Early Sunday morning, the Gamble family from Seattle was driving through western Montana on their way to meet other family members for a trip to Yellowstone Park. That trip ended in tragedy as eight year-old Jacob Gamble was killed when an alleged drunk driver headed the wrong way down Interstate 90 crashed head-on into the Gamble’s red Honda.