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• Lolo guest ranch owner takes zoning concerns to Helena Play Video

  February 21, 2013 3:45 PM

  MISSOULA - The owner of a Lolo guest ranch has testified before the Montana State Senate Local Government Committee on Senate Bill 324 , which would revise subdivision laws related to property for lease or rent. Sterling and SuZanne Miller have been locked into a regulatory battle with Missoula... more »

• Lolo luminaries show support for cancer victim Play Video

  July 20, 2012 9:00 AM

  LOLO- The small town of Lolo showed its big heart on Thursday night to support, and surprise, a friend who is battling cancer. Randy Leibenguth came back to town Thursday night to find the bus loop at Lolo School lined with dozens and dozens of luminaries. There were... more »

• Lolo osprey not hatching Play Video

  June 18, 2012 3:02 PM

  LOLO- University of Montana researchers say the prognosis doesn't look good for those osprey chicks at a Lolo ranch who've become an Internet sensation over the past few weeks. The nesting Osprey, dubbed "Ozzie and Harriet", became stars of their own webcam placed on their nest at Dunrovin Ranch... more »

• Road work between Florence and Lolo starting up

  June 10, 2012 5:39 PM

  LOLO- Drivers who plan to travel on U.S. Highway 93 South between Florence and Lolo should plan on seeing some road construction overnight. Crews will be milling the roadway from 7 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday from south of Lolo to north of Florence. The work is... more »

• Bazaar, horse rides provide fun, community spirit in Lolo Play Video

  April 15, 2012 10:52 AM

  LOLO- Lolo residents got to know their community a little bit better on Saturday with some heading over to the community center for a local bazaar and others taking the opportunity to enjoy the nice weather with free horse rides offered by Dunrovin Ranch. The ranch is located in Lolo... more »

• Lolo mentoring program brings horses and kids together

  April 12, 2012 1:25 PM

  MISSOULA- A Lolo ranch is offering a unique opportunity for area teens to work with horses and develop social skills and work ethics they'll use their entire life. Dunrovin Ranch Manager Jamie Breidenback stopped by Montana this Morning on Thursday, along with ponies Bonnie and Clyde, to talk about the... more »

• Lack of riders stalls Bitterroot to Bakken bus service Play Video

  April 2, 2012 8:25 AM

  STEVENSVILLE- The first trip to the Bakken area on North Dakota by a Bitterroot business was cancelled on Sunday because of lack of reservations. But, president and former truck driver Bill Lawrence says as soon as he cancelled the bus, the reservations started flooding in. He's hopeful the... more »

• Public access at Lolo's Travelers Rest ensured

  March 28, 2012 11:52 PM

  LOLO- The same spot where Lewis and Clark stopped to rest and hunt during their explorations of the west will now be accessible for generations as open space. Missoula County commissioners finalized an agreement Wednesday to purchase a little more than 23 acres of land adjacent to Travelers' Rest... more »

• Vote set on plan to save open space near Travelers Rest

  March 28, 2012 11:21 AM

  LOLO- Missoula County commissioners are considering a plan today that would give the memory of the Lewis and Clark Expedition a little more elbow room. The proposal is to use $300,000 from the Open Space Bond funds, a $10 million account that was approved by voters five years ago. ... more »

• Suspected Lolo Town Pump robber makes court appearance Play Video

  March 12, 2012 5:00 PM

  MISSOULA- A 16-year-old boy appeared in court Monday afternoon for allegedly robbing the Lolo north end Town Pump gas station. The Missoula County Sheriff's Department tells us the boy's mother turned him into authorities after seeing a news report. Authorities say the mom was looking through some boxes... more »

• Ravalli Co. attorneys involved in Hwy 93 crash Play Video

  November 24, 2011 10:38 PM

  LOLO- Three of the four people injured in a two-car crash last Friday on U.S. Highway 93 near Lolo were attorneys from the Ravalli County Public Defenders Office. The crash apparently happened when an on-coming pickup lost control, crossed lanes, and got hit broadside by the car carrying the... more »

• Lolo victim's guest cleans bathroom, steals $2,000

  November 21, 2011 7:59 PM

  LOLO- A Lolo man is out more than $2,000 after he met a woman and invited her to his home last week. The Missoula County Sheriff's Office says the victim met the woman at the Lolo Town Pump on the south side of town while she was selling jewelry. The... more »

• Lolo crash still under investigation Play Video

  November 18, 2011 6:21 PM

  LOLO- Four people were seriously hurt Friday morning when a pickup truck slid out of control and smashed head-on into a car at around 7:30 a.m. on U.S. Highway 93, a couple of miles north of Lolo. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Rich Salois says it appears the woman driving... more »

• Authorities compile info on ex-militia leader

  September 21, 2011 6:09 PM

  MISSOULA- There's still no sign of former militia leader David Burgert who shot at Missoula County deputies nearly four months ago. Investigators are now working to compile information from all agencies involved in the case, to help them in the search. Missoula County deputies stopped Burgert on June 12th... more »

• Lolo Boy Scout brings welcoming feel to town

  August 30, 2011 2:13 PM

  LOLO- The first line of the Boy Scout Oath reads "On my honor, I will do my best" and for one teenager from Lolo, it took his absolute best to wade through a long and sometimes frustrating process to finally reach the pinnacle of scouting, becoming an Eagle Scout. ... more »

• Wildland firefighter hurt battling Bob Marshall blaze

  August 15, 2011 10:07 PM

  KALISPELL- A member of the Lolo Hot Shot fire crew suffered a shoulder injury after falling while working a fire in the Bob Marshall Monday. The firefighter was taken by the Bigfork Ambulance to Kalispell Regional Medical Center around 3:00 p.m. He fell on steep terrain, but he is... more »

• Over $6,000 raised for father of drowning victim

  July 26, 2011 6:47 PM

  LOLO- The Lolo community has raised over $6,000 for the father of Connor Flowers. Flowers, 14, drowned in a Lolo area pond earlier this month. The auction hosted on the Moxie Full Service Salon facebook page raised over $2,000 and the bake sale and spaghetti feed raised $2,700. All... more »

• Lolo woman charged for leaving young sons home alone

  July 25, 2011 6:06 PM

  LOLO - Alicia Jones of Lolo is facing a misdemeanor charge of endangering welfare of children for leaving her two young children alone in the middle of the night. Prosecutors say early Monday morning the Missoula County Sheriff's Office responded to a Lolo home after a 6-year-old boy went... more »

• Bake sale, auction raise thousands after death of Lolo teen

  July 20, 2011 8:58 PM

  LOLO- The Lolo community hosted a bake sale and pasta feed Wednesday evening to help pay for the funeral and other expenses of Connor Flowers. Flowers,14, drowned Friday night at Riverside Park. The death of Flowers resulted in a community effort to lift the financial burden from his father.... more »

• Community steps up to help Lolo drowning victim's dad

  July 20, 2011 2:03 PM

  LOLO- The communities of Lolo and Florence are still coming together to help the father of a 14-year-old Lolo School boy who drown in an area pond on Friday. Several fundraising events have been taking place around Lolo, and on Tuesday, residents came together to remember Connor Flowers in... more »

• Crews find body of teen who drowned in Lolo

  July 16, 2011 2:29 PM

  LOLO- The Missoula County Sheriff's Office and Search and Rescue have found the body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned while swimming on Friday evening. Crews found the body at the base of the pond just after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Missoula County Sheriff's Department Detective Jason Johnson says... more »

• Celebrate July 4th Lewis & Clark style in Lolo

  June 30, 2011 12:30 PM

  LOLO- Travelers' Rest is planning a big event to mark a couple of anniversaries over the July 4th weekend. A new museum exhibit, historical re-enactments, family activities and a community barbeque are in the works from July 1st until July 3rd to commemorate the 205th anniversary of Lewis and... more »

• Militia man David Burgert may be in disguise

  June 24, 2011 6:24 PM

  MISSOULA- Nearly two weeks after the chase began at Fort Fizzle for militia man David Burgert, authorities now believe he could be in disguise. The Missoula County Sheriff's Office has information that a couple days before the shootout with deputies, Burgert was looking at wigs and now he could... more »

• Hunt for militia man who shot at Missoula deputies continues

  June 24, 2011 12:01 PM

  MISSOULA- Law enforcement is still on the look out for ex-militia member David Burgert, who led authorities on a chase of Highway 12 and then shot at deputies on Sunday June 5th, before disappearing into the woods east of Lolo Pass. Over 40 officers patrolled between Highway 12 and... more »

• Militia man who shot at Missoula deputies still sought

  June 19, 2011 10:13 AM

  MISSOULA- Missoula County and the Federal Probation and Parole Office have issued tqo warrants, totaling $1.5 million, for the arrest of fugitive David Burgert. Missoula County deputies followed Burgert into the woods east of Lolo Pass last Sunday where they say he shot at them. Deputies Will Newsom and... more »

• Manhunt for Montana militia shooter continues

  June 17, 2011 4:49 PM

  MISSOULA- There are no new leads to report in the hunt for David Burgert, a former Montana militia leader, who's accused of leading authorities on a chase Sunday and then opening fire on deputies outside of Lolo. The Missoula County Sheriff's Department is still patrolling in the Petty, Graves... more »

• Militia shooter describes himself as "highly reliable"

  June 16, 2011 9:34 PM

  MISSOULA- The man accused of leading police deputies on a chase up Highway 12 and shooting at deputies on Sunday described himself in an resume posted online described himself like anyone else, eager to land a job. David Burgert says he's "very reliable, dependable and highly educated" and stated... more »

• Search continues for man who shot at Missoula deputies

  June 16, 2011 12:32 PM

  MISSOULA- The Missoula County Sheriff's Department, along with several other state and federal agencies, are still on the lookout for David Burgert, who led deputies on a chase up U.S. Highway 12 on Sunday before opening fire on them in the Graves Creek Road area. While the roadblocks and... more »

• Still no sign of Montana militia shooter, reward offered

  June 16, 2011 9:18 AM

  MISSOULA- An ex-con from the Flathead accused of opening fire on Missoula County Sheriff deputies this weekend up Highway 12 is still on the loose and Missoula County Undersheriff Mike Dominick knows people are frustrated by the search for 47 year old David Burgert. The FBI, ATF and US... more »

• Another possible Montana fugitive lead falls short

  June 15, 2011 6:46 PM

  MISSOULA- A Flathead ex-con who is accused of opening fire on Missoula County Sheriff's Department deputies this weekend in the Graves Creek Road area off of U.S. Highway 12 has still not been found. Deputies thought they may have spotted David Burgert's campsite on Wednesday morning. But as it... more »

• Manhunt continues for Montana militia shooter

  June 15, 2011 9:07 AM

  MISSOULA- The ex-convict who's accused of opening fire on Missoula County Sheriff along U.S. Highway 12 outside of Lolo over the weekend is still on the loose. Missoula County Sheriff Carl Ibsen says they removed the road blocks and command center in Lolo and around Petty Creek but are... more »

• Search for militia shooter continues, lead fizzles out

  June 14, 2011 2:37 PM

  MISSOULA- Missoula County Sheriff Carl Ibsen says they're still looking for David Burgert, who shot at deputies on Sunday, in the area east of Lolo Pass. Ibsen told us that they've removed the road blocks and command center, but still have roving patrols searching the area around the clock... more »

• Tuesday morning Montana news headlines

  June 14, 2011 10:26 AM

  MISSOULA- Tuesday marks the third day of a massive search for a man who Missoula County deputies say shot at them Sunday east of Lolo Pass before disappearing into the woods. Multiple agencies, including the FBI, expanded the manhunt for David Burgert to other parts of Western Montana Monday while... more »

• Still no sign of man who shot at Missoula deputies

  June 14, 2011 9:39 AM

  MISSOULA- Tuesday marks the third day of a massive search for a man who Missoula County deputies say shot at them Sunday east of Lolo Pass before disappearing into the woods. Multiple agencies, including the FBI, expanded the manhunt for David Burgert to other parts of Western Montana Monday... more »

• FBI helping in hunt for militia man near Petty Creek

  June 13, 2011 12:12 PM

  MISSOULA- The FBI is assisting the Missoula County Sheriff's Office in the hunt for the former Project 7 militia member David Burgert. FBI's Public Affairs Specialist Debbie Dujanovic Bertram says agents from the Salt Lake City Division, which oversees Montana, are helping out with the case. Right now, the FBI... more »

• Sheriff: Gunman tried to ambush deputies near Lolo

  June 13, 2011 9:44 AM

  MISSOULA- Missoula County Sheriff Carl Ibsen says deputies felt like they were being led "into an ambush" on Sunday morning as they pursued David Burgert, who is a known member of the Project 7 Militia group. Numerous agencies and deputies spent the bulk of Sunday in an area near... more »