Environmental

As of Thursday morning at 10am, the AQI for Bozeman was 161, which is considered unhealthy and particle pollution that can harm the heart and lungs.

The skies are still quite hazy on Tuesday around Bozeman but the Air Quality Alert has been lifted for now. As of Tuesday morning, the AQI improved to 87.

Good weather and more time at home made for a very successful garden this year. Flowers seemed healthier with bigger blooms, fruit trees were bountiful and my veggies were packed with flavor.

It's been an epic year for many of us tomato growers in the Gallatin Valley. Mine have been the best tasting I've ever grown. Harvest is upon us...here's how to make them last longer.

Montana's drastic weather changes found several people stranded and unprepared for sudden, snowy conditions in the Mystic Lake Cabin area on Monday, requiring a Search and Rescue team.

We've never prayed this hard for snow. Snow is expected Monday evening above 6,000 feet and would be a most welcome sight. The Bridger Foothills Fire has ravage Bridger Canyon all weekend.

Western foothills in several counties could get 45 MPH wind gusts. Continued high temperatures and very low humidity continue to create extreme fire conditions.

Extreme caution should be used this weekend as temps rise back up to the 90s on Saturday with more gusty winds and continued low humidity. Fire danger is very high for nearly a dozen counties this weekend.

Gallatin County is enjoying cool daytime temps on Monday but much warmer temps, dry conditions and very gusty winds will call for Red Flag Warnings over most of Montana.

35 MPH winds are creating dangerous conditions for watercraft on Fort Peck Lake. A Lake Wind Advisory is currently in effect until early Friday morning.

Some counties in Montana are still experiencing fire weather conditions with high temps, low humidity and gusty winds prompting Fire Weather Watches to continue. Northeast Montana counties are still under a Watch.

Air quality has been extremely poor for days in Gallatin County and surrounding areas. (Saturday night reached dangerous levels for several hours, by the way.)