Daily News Roundup
June 24 and 25, 2024
Unsettled weather is expected to bring a chance of thunderstorms beginning Wednesday, with the possibility of severe weather Thursday. Snow showers are possible Thursday night generally above 9,000-10,000 feet. Cooler conditions will follow Friday and Saturday.
Carbon County Man Dies in Single Vehicle Accident in Stillwater County
By Denise Rivette On Sunday, June 23, at 12:12 p.m. near Absarokee on Highway 78, a 53 year old Red Lodge man was having problems keeping his vehicle in his lane while driving a Ford Excursion pulling a camper-trailer on Highway 78. Near mile marker 34 the vehicle went off the right side of the road then re-entered the roadway crossing the center line and crashed into the guardrail on the left side of the road before coming to a rest. A 71 year old Carbon County man died at the scene. The driver and two other occupants of the car, a 52 year old man from Laurel and 75 year old man from Absarokee were uninjured. Alcohol is a suspected contributing factor in this accident. None of the occupants of the vehicle were wearing seat belts.
Traffic Accident on Highway 308 Kills One County Resident and Leaves Another Injured
By Denise Rivette On Friday, June 21, at 3:16 p.m., a Honda Pilot driven by an 81 year old man from Bearcreek was entering State Highway 308 to head northwest toward Red Lodge. His vehicle was crossing the southbound lane when it was struck by a southbound Ford Escape driven by a 72 year old Belfry man. The Honda Pilot driver sustained life threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the Beartooth Billings Clinic in Red Lodge. The driver of the Ford Escape, who was not wearing a seat belt, sustained major injuries and was transported to Billings Clinic in Billings. His condition is unreported at this time. There are no contributing factors (drugs, alcohol, speed) suspected. Montana Highway Patrol is the investigating agency.
US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence ‘a Public Health Crisis’
By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Clasen-Kelly for KFF Health News U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America. On nearly every day of 2024 so far, a burst of gunfire has hit at least four people somewhere in the country. Some days, communities have endured four or five such shootings.
Therapists Learn How To Help Farmers Cope With Stress Before It’s Too Late
By Tony Leys for KFF Health News If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741. GRINNELL, Iowa — The farmers’ co-op here is a center of hope every spring. It’s where farmers buy seed and fertilizer for the summer’s crops, and where they seek tips to maximize their harvest of corn and soybeans.
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights Turns in ‘Record’ 117K Signatures for Abortion Petition
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan The group behind a proposed constitutional amendment to protect abortion access in Montana said Friday it had submitted 117,000 signatures from every county in the state – nearly double the number needed for the measure to make the ballot in November.