Montana Morning State News Headlines for Wednesday, May 5
The situation in which an armed Corvallis man has barricaded himself in his home has continued into a fourth day, according to Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton. No shots have been fired, and a negotiator from Missoula County is also on the scene.
Media reports of possible empty gas pumps are overblown, according to a spokesman for Gas Buddy, Patrick DeHaan. He said there may be some delays due to a shortage of gas truck drivers.
The Missoula County Community Justice System has received a grant to study racial inequities in the Missoula County Detention Center.
Suspect in fatal Christmas shooting in Stevensville arrested
Courtesy Ravalli County Sheriff s Office
Trevor Looney, 33, was arrested on a deliberate homicide charge Christmas morning in Stevensville.
By: MTN News
and last updated 2020-12-26 15:01:53-05
A suspect has been arrested in a fatal shooting in Stevensville that happened early Christmas morning, according to Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton.
Holton said in a news release that 33-year-old Trevor Matthew Looney of Stevensville was arrested for deliberate homicide in connection with the death of John Komotios, 39, of Lake County.
Sheriff s deputies responded to an address on 5th Street in Stevensville about 10 minutes after midnight on December 25. Looney allegedly shot Komotios several times with a handgun; Komotios died at the scene.
Donations bringing autism sensory kits to Bitterroot first responders
and last updated 2020-12-17 00:33:56-05
Thanks to a new program at the Ravalli Electric Co-op (REC), 125 autism sensory kits will be given to first responders throughout the Bitterroot Valley.
The initiative called Power of Change is a community outreach program funded by REC members who contribute by rounding up their electric bill payments each month to the nearest dollar.
Those funds amounted to $2,800 in November, allowing REC to award Heartism Community Center in Corvallis enough money to create autism sensory kits. The kits include noise-canceling headphones, sunglasses to dim overwhelming lights, tactile toys, and a handful of other calming items.