MISSOULA, Mont. — Crews are working to slow the Lightning Creek Fire, which has burned 2,432 acres about nine miles north of Clark Fork, Idaho, near the Montana-Idaho state line. The fire, which ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Fire crews continue working to contain the Lightning Creek Fire, which has burned 2,427 acres about nine miles north of Clark Fork, Idaho, near the Montana-Idaho state line.

If you’ve driven down Rodeo Road near the Genoveva Chavez Community Center lately and been puzzled to see a huge, white, fluffy dome appear on the north side of the road, you’re likely not alone. The ...

Firefighters reached 21% containment of the now-2,515-acre fire, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Fire activity is minimal today and today's wet weather is likely to further reduce fire activity.

Two weeks after a team of investigators issued a brief announcement that a lightning strike ignited the deadly South Fork Fire, calls for a fuller explanation are growing from local officials and ...

A lightning strike in the Basalt area ignited a tree on Wednesday afternoon, July 16. The strike ignited the fire between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. above the Lake Christine shooting range during a lightning ...