27 year-old Michael Richardson appeared in Missoula Justice Court charged with felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor aggravated DUI after allegedly driving drunk and crashing head-on into a vehicle injuring three passengers.
As of 3:08 p.m. a manhunt was underway in Hamilton by the Montana Highway Patrol, Ravalli County Sheriff's Office and other agencies to apprehend a man suspected of a hit and run incident in which a male juvenile was struck.
The Montana Highway Patrol and all other law enforcement agencies across the state are being extra vigilant over the long 4th of July weekend, looking for those who may be driving drunk, impaired or otherwise distracted.
A 92 year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 93 South between Missoula and Lolo that occurred just after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer returned home to a hero's welcome on Wednesday after being critically wounded in the line of duty on March 15.
Just before releasing critically wounded Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer for his return trip to Missoula on Wednesday, there was a brief press conference that was live streamed on Facebook.