One man is confirmed dead and 14 homes have been destroyed by a fast-moving fire south of Hamilton. The Roaring Lion Fire is now at 3,500 acres.

64 year-old Bruce Robinson died of a heart attack as he was evacuating from the fire.

a21 year-old Missoula man is in jail on $250,000 bond on a charge of attempted deliberate homicide after shooting his girlfriend in the leg with an AK-47 rifle,

Sunny and hot with a red flag warning in western Montana, highs near 90.

 

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