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CRIME & SAFETY
He Was a Sk8r Boi
9:36 a.m. A German shepherd took off running north of town. 10:32 a.m. A man was spotted chasing another man with a bat. 1 p.m. A man ended an argument with his significant other by skateboarding away in the middle of it. 1:03 p.m. Officers checked on a man lying...
Ronan man sentenced after arson conviction for starting Boulder 2700 Fire in 2021
The Boulder 2700 fire burned residences near Flathead Lake. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan.) The man convicted earlier this year of arson for starting a wildfire in Lake County in July 2021, which destroyed 14 homes and forced evacuations near Finley Point, was sentenced Friday to several decades in prison, the Attorney General’s Office announced.
It Made a Thunk
7:35 a.m. A driver took out two deer in one crash. 10:44 a.m. Someone was concerned when an unknown man parked in front their driveway, walked around their property, and then drove away. 1:04 p.m. Four teenagers were smoking in a hotel parking lot. 4:18 p.m. Two horses were running...
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