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Evening Newscast 07-27-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

Montana's secretary of state says that Russian hackers unsuccessfully probed the state's election systems for weaknesses in 2016.

Two people died in a fiery, head-on collision on U.S. Highway 2 near Columbia Falls yesterday. Both vehicles caught fire.

Hill County Attorney Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson is resigning in the face of ongoing criticism that she is unprepared to prosecute cases.

A red flag warning is in effect until 9:00 tonight for the Lolo National Forest area from Drummond, through Missoula and up to Thompson Falls, including Seeley Lake.

Two people were hit by a car while fighting in the street in Butte, leaving one with critical injuries.

There was minimal growth today on the Bacon Rind Fire, burning 20 miles south of Big Sky in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness.

Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Matt Rosendale sent a fundraising email yesterday saying that his Billings office was vandalized earlier this week when Vice President Mike Pence was in the city campaigning for him.

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