Monday morning began with a bang for many Bonner residents who called 911 reporting an explosion at around 4:45 a.m. Missoula Rural Fire District Captain Blaine Cowan says the explosion most likely came from a house fire.
NBC Montana confirmed Friday that the superintendent of the Bonner School District, east of Missoula, has been placed on leave after he was charged with partner family member assault.
A windstorm in Cutbank has forced a major change for the megaload of oil equipment headed into Montana, necessitating a stay of nearly two weeks in Bonner.
At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Monday, September 23, the male driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling west on Interstate 90 lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the guardrail, sending the truck's rear axle and a drum of diesel fuel into the Clark Fork River.
A structure fire began this morning in the West Riverside area near Bonner at the corner of Highway 200 and Fontaine Lane. Crews from East Missoula, Clinton, and Missoula Rural Fire are on the scene battling the blaze. The fire was first called into emergency services at 6:15 this morning.