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Stay safe during Western Montana’s bitter cold weather
MISSOULA — While the cold weather continues to stick around here in Western Montana, it’s important to avoid getting frostbite or hypothetic when outside.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends keeping your nose, ears, toes, cheeks, chin and fingers covered.
Additionally, when going outside, remember to bring a scarf or knit mask to cover your face and mouth. You should use a hat to keep their heads warm and a water-resistant coat is also recommended to keep the rest of the body warm.
Mittens of gloves are also important to keep your fingers warm, and lastly, water-resistant boots to keep your feet warm. It’s also recommended to have several layers of loose-fitting clothing.
Those at the highest risk for frostbite or hypothermia are:
- Older adults without proper food or clothing or heating.
- People who stay outdoors for long periods of time.
- People who are unhoused, hikers, or hunters.
- People who drink alcohol in excess or use illicit drugs.
- Babies who are sleeping in cold rooms.
Hypothermia, which often occurs when temperatures get colder than 40 ° freezing, is more common when someone is outside in cold temperatures and gets cold, the person can then get chilled.
In adults, hypothermia can present as shivering, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss, slurred speech, and drowsiness. In infants, it can present as bright red cold skin and low-energy.
It’s also important to note that if a person’s body temperature gets below 95°, they should get medical attention immediately.
Some signs to watch out for when it comes to frostbite:
- Skin may be red or painful is the first sign.
- Skin could look white or grayish-yellow if frostbite continues.
- Skin can also start to feel unusually firm or waxy.
- Experiencing numbness.
If you or someone you know is experiencing either frostbite or hypothermia, it’s important to get them treated right away.
- Seek medical attention as soon as possible.
- Get the person into a warm room or shelter.
- Remove any weather clothing.
- Warm the person under dry layers of blankets and clothing.
The CDC recommends that people who are experiencing frostbite not walk on their feet or toes with frostbite, and don’t use a fireplace, heat late radiator, stove, heated blanket, or pad for warming. Finally, don’t massage any areas with frostbite.
HELENA, Mont. — Montana counties have accepted enough signatures for Seth Bodnar, running for U.S. Senate and Michael Eisenhauer, running in Montana’s 2nd Congressional District, to be on the November ballot, although counts are still unofficial.
County election officials are continuing to verify signatures submitted by Tuesday’s deadline as part of the candidate petition process.
The Montana Secretary of State’s Office has not yet verified, certified or accepted the petitions, according to the Secretary of State’s office.
Counties must submit candidate petitions to the Secretary of State’s office by June 1.
The Secretary of State’s office will then conduct its “statutory review to ensure the petitions meet the necessary legal requirements under law.”
The deadline for the November general election ballot to be certified is Thursday, Aug. 20. By then, all qualifying candidates and any potential ballot issues that qualify for the general election will be officially certified.
The following was out by the Montana Secretary of State’s Office:
The attached report is unofficial. It includes totals that the county election officials have processed and entered in the system. These totals do not represent what the Secretary of State’s Office has received, reviewed, tabulated, or certified. The certified totals may differ from what is reflected.
Seth Bodnar, U.S. Senate
- 13,327 required
- 18,772 accepted
- 7,812 rejected
Kimberly Persico, MT-01
- 6,742 required
- 563 accepted
- 156 rejected
Michael Eisenhauer, MT-02
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- 7,274 required
- 7,754 accepted
- 4,720 rejected
Severe storms moved through parts of Montana on Thursday, prompting a total of 5 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. Reports included strong wind gusts and hail in several communities, including Augusta, Choteau, Sunburst, Bigfork, Kalispell and Evergreen.
The strongest reported wind gust was 60 mph near Augusta, while hail up to 1 inch was reported near Evergreen and Kalispell.
STORM REPORTS:
12 SE Grant — 56 mph thunderstorm wind gust
7 NNE Augusta — 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust
5 ENE Choteau — 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust
Sunburst — 54 mph thunderstorm wind gust
Ennis — 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust
3 SSW Ennis — 52 mph thunderstorm wind gust
2 E Helena — 54 mph thunderstorm wind gust
19 E Swan Lake — 56 mph thunderstorm wind gust
2 NNW Yaak — thunderstorm wind damage – Multiple downed trees reported along Highway 2 between MM 3 and 8
3 WSW Blacktail — 53 mph thunderstorm wind gust
1 NNW Troy — 49 mph thunderstorm wind gust
5 ENE Choteau — 56 mph thunderstorm wind gust
Turah — 0.88″ hail
1 NNW Bigfork — 0.75″ hail
3 SW La Salle — 0.50″ hail
2 N Evergreen — 1.00″ hail
1 W Kalispell — 1.00″ hail
3 WNW Kalispell — 0.75″ hail
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A man from Las Vegas has been sentenced after stealing coins and precious metals from a Helena shop in Montana.
This comes after Bishop Lott, 47, pleaded guilty in January to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property.
A judge sentenced Lott on Thursday to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $276,153.08 in restitution to the Helena business as well as five other theft victims.
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The government alleged in court documents that Lott, along with Ricky Rynell Rose, broke into Wayne Miller Coins in Helena and stole nearly $59,000 in coins and precious metals from a Helena business.
Rose pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced to 39 months in prison.
The Helena Police Department received a call on March 3, 2024, reporting that Wayne Miller Coins had been burglarized earlier that day.
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As part of their investigation, Helena police officers reviewed surveillance footage from multiple businesses. They analyzed email account data, which led them to Lott and Rose, who had taken the stolen material to Nevada.
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