Articles with the Tag: Montana Highway Patrol
News from the Montana Department of Transportation Soon Montana’s lakes, parks and city streets will be full of people celebrating Independence Day. To prevent those celebrations from ending in disaster and death on Montana roadways, the Montana Department of Transportation is working with law enfor...
POLSON — A one-vehicle pickup wreck across from Richwine’s Burgerville on U.S. Highway 93 at about 2 p.m. Friday, June 5 sent the driver to Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital. The driver was then life-flighted to St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, according to Montana Highway Patrol Se...
RONAN — A Calgary, Alberta man remained behind bars in Lake County on Monday after a routine drug stop last week ended in one of the largest drug seizures in the county in recent memory. Miguel Douglas Miranda, 22, was being held on $1 million bond, after being pulled over by a Montana Highway...
BLUE BAY — Three Draggin’ Wagon wreckers, including the big mama of all wreckers, were some of the heroes of a Blue Bay truck wreck that closed Montana Highway 35 for an hour on Thursday, April 23. With chains connecting to the flipped vehicle, the big engines whined and one wrecker’s fr...
Truck wreck BLUE BAY — Three Draggin' Wagon wreckers, including the big mama of all wreckers, were the heroes of a Blue Bay truck accident that closed Montana Highway 35 for an hour on Thursday, April 23. With chains connecting to the flipped vehicle, the big engines w...
RONAN — A violent offender is behind bars again after a short pursuit that involved multiple county agencies. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, Glen Parker, 45, of Ronan, was arrested on Haystack Mountain Lane around 9 p.m. April 14 after a brief pursuit. According to Bell, P...
ST. IGNATIUS – It’s a question that might take a lifetime to answer, but Mission High School students were asked to get started trying to decide what they want to be when they grow up. Dozens of professionals were brought into the school on Wednesday to share their experiences in the workforce to...
ST. IGNATIUS – Extra eyes are watching out for crime since the Neighborhood Watch began a few months ago. “Keep doing what you are doing,” Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Rich Salois said at the group’s last meeting. “Keep these meetings going. The word will spread: don’...
ST. IGNATIUS – Tribal officer T.J. Haynes rolled to the ground to avoid bullets from a .22 caliber handgun on Arrow Road at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20. “Haynes dove out of the way when he heard a round go off,” said Lake County Sheriff Don Bell. “It started north of the doct...
An ATV operator walked away from a potentially life-threatening situation Saturday, when the vehicle they were using to clear a pond of snow, fell through the ice. Officials said the operator was trying to clear a patch of ice adjacent to the scenic turnout south of Ronan for skating purposes when it broke t...
