The roughly 171,000-acre Richard Spring Fire south of Colstrip reached 65 percent contained over the weekend, up from 0 percent containment Friday. Some evacuation and pre-evacuation notices remain in effect in the area.
At the 7:40pm update, the Richard Springs fire was 3.5 miles from Lame Deer with winds shifting and coming out of the north, according to the NCDES Facebook.
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