Asphalt spill in Yellowstone River tied to six rail cars
A Yellowstone River spill near Reed Point involves six rail cars carrying asphalt. Estimates range 300,000 to 500,000 pounds spilled, with about 1.06 million pounds total in play. Recovery efforts exceed 35,000 pounds, crews expanded to 150, and officials assess moving to smaller craft as runoff declines.
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Columbus
Paul Peronard
Yellowstone River
Reed Point
EPA
Peronard
Federal Railroad Administration
National
Transportation Safety Board
Montana
Billings
Chad Anderson
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Laurel
Glendive
Mississippi River
Man pleads guilty in mom's death
Stevensville man Ronan Elias Sterling-Shanahan pleaded guilty in Ravalli County District Court to negligent homicide and tampering with evidence related to his mother Eda Lyn Karr's death. He waived future appeal under an open plea, with sentencing set for September 5. Maximum penalties total 30 years and $100,000 fines. In 2020 to 2021 he neglected care, leading to her death, and concealed her body in the Stevensville home where he lived.
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Stevensville
Ravalli County
Ronan Elias Sterling-Shanahan
Justin Joe Whitfield
Hamilton
Bill Fulbright
Sterling-Shanahan
Eda Lyn Karr
Sterling- Shanahan
Karr
California Teachers Union
Montama
First school marshal protects students at Ophir Elementary
Matt Daugherty serves as Montana’s first full time school marshal at Big Sky’s Ophir Elementary, a role created after 2021 legislation. The position blends patrol, safety oversight, and incident response as the district adapts to new duties while students enjoy a late spring recess.
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Big Sky
Ophir
Matt Daugherty
Daugherty
Lone Peak High School
Montana
Derek Skees
Kalispell
Dustin Shipman
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