West
Equestrian found dead in Montana river after missing for days, horse and cellphone left behind
A Montana horseback rider who disappeared from a recreational trail on Friday, leaving her horse and phone behind, was found dead on Tuesday afternoon.
Search and rescue divers pulled the body of 27-year-old Meghan Rita Rouns from the Missouri River about 100 feet from shore in 11-foot water at approximately 3:40 p.m., the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.
The equestrian’s cause and manner of death have yet to be determined, the department wrote in its release.
Rouns had not been heard from since Friday, Oct. 4 around 2 p.m., when she took her horse out to a recreational area about 90 minutes from Bozeman, police said.
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Meghan Rouns, 27, was last seen on Friday, Oct. 4 around 2 p.m. (Lewis & Clark County Sheriff’s Office)
The woman’s parents reported her missing around 8 that night, after she failed to return home; her horse and a saddlebag containing her phone were found the next day.
Although she was last seen around 2 p.m., Rouns posted a photo via Snapchat around 4:20 p.m., Sheriff Leo Dutton told KXLH.
Frantic foot and drone searches were carried out by multiple agencies and members of the community, the department wrote in a Monday Facebook post.
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Meghan Rouns’ horse was found alone near Hauser Lake on Saturday with the missing woman’s phone. (Lewis & Clark County Sheriff)
Because Rouns’ horse was found on a hill near Hauser Lake, the sheriff’s office focused their search in and around the body of water, Lt. Willy Wegner told KTVH.
Foul play was ruled out in the woman’s disappearance, Dutton told the US Sun. The sheriff said that the woman may have fallen into the lake due to gusty winds in the area that day, the outlet reported.
“We believe something happened that spooked the horse to get it into the waters,” he said. “We just don’t know what yet.”
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Searches on foot, on horseback and via drone for Meghan Rouns have come up empty. (Lewis & Clark County Sheriff )
On Monday, Dutton wrote on the department’s Facebook page that he was with Rouns’ family and husband, and that they had been searching a portion of the Missouri River.
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San Francisco, CA
Giants scratch Rafael Devers from lineup with tight hamstring
Friday, February 27, 2026 9:48PM
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants scratched slugger Rafael Devers from the starting lineup because of a tight hamstring, keeping him out of a spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
The three-time All-Star and 2018 World Series champion is starting his first full season with the Giants after they acquired him in a trade with the Boston Red Sox last year.
Devers hit 35 home runs and had 109 RBIs last season, playing 90 games with San Francisco and 73 in Boston. He signed a $313.5 million, 10-year contract in 2023 with the Red Sox.
He was 20 when he made his major league debut in Boston nine years ago, and he helped them win the World Series the following year.
Devers, who has 235 career homers and 747 RBIs, led Boston in RBIs for five straight seasons and has finished in the top 20 in voting for AL MVP five times.
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Denver, CO
University of Denver to close Ricks Center for Gifted Children next year
The University of Denver will close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children next year as enrollment has fallen in recent years, the college announced this week.
The Ricks Center, which serves gifted children as young as 3 years old, will operate for the 2026-27 academic year before closing, according to a letter DU sent parents on Wednesday.
“The University of Denver has made the difficult decision to close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the conclusion of the 2026–2027 academic year,” spokesman Jon Stone said in a statement. “This decision reflects long-term operational and financial considerations and is not a reflection of the school’s quality, leadership, or community.”
The center, which is located on DU’s campus, was started in 1984 as the University Center for Gifted Young Children. The program offers classes to students in preschool through eighth grade, according to the website.
The program, along with other public K-12 schools in the state, has experienced declining enrollment in recent years. The center enrolled 142 students for the 2025-26 academic year, which is down from 200 pupils four years ago.
The center will hold a meeting about the pending closure on March 6 for parents.
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Seattle, WA
Three trapped after car goes into ditch near Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum
SEATTLE — Firefighters are responding to a car that drove into a ditch near Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road on Friday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Crews arriving at the scene reported that three people are trapped inside the car.
Firefighters were working to stabilize the car and get everyone out safely. Crews worked to remove the roof of the car to get everyone out, according to fire officials.
Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area while emergency crews respond.
The crash occurred in the area between the Montlake and Broadmoor neighborhoods, and traffic can be expected as emergency crews respond.
No additional information was immediately available.
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