High winds, months of drought and record temperatures fueled wildfires in central Montana this week that burned thousands of acres. Dozens of homes, grain elevators and bridges have been lost. MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar talked to some of those impacted by the fires.
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The past couple of days of unusually warm (dare we say hot?) temperatures not only are a forecast for the summer to come, but a reminder that this year could be a bad one when it comes to fire danger. Thursday’s high temperature of 89 in Lewistown tied the record for the date, first set in 1988. “It’s definitely warmer than what it should be for this time of year,” said Ray