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Weather Alert

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...DETERIORATING AIR QUALITY DUE TO LIGHT WINDS AND
REDUCED VERTICAL MIXING.

* WHERE...BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS, MISSOULA/BITTERROOT
VALLEYS, WEST GLACIER REGION, KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION,
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION AND LOWER CLARK FORK REGION.

* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF AIR STAGNATION CAN LEAD TO THE BUILDUP OF
POLLUTANTS NEAR THE SURFACE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR PHYSICIAN'S
ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH HIGH LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION DURING
PERIODS OF STAGNANT AIR.

ACCORDING TO STATE AIR QUALITY AGENCIES, PROLONGED PERIODS OF
STAGNANT AIR CAN HOLD POLLUTANTS CLOSE TO THE GROUND WHERE PEOPLE
LIVE AND BREATHE. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BURN AGENCY FOR ANY
CURRENT RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA.

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Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha

Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha

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WAUKEGAN, Ill, (AP) — An Illinois judge said he will decide late Friday afternoon whether a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, should be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges.

Local Weather

Weather Alert

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.

* WHERE...EASTERN TETON, JUDITH BASIN, EASTERN PONDERA, TOOLE,
LIBERTY, CASCADE AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK.

* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN LIMBS, TREES, AND POWER
LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING OUTSIDE IN FORESTED AREAS AND AROUND
TREES AND BRANCHES. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF
YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND AVOID WINDOWS. USE CAUTION IF
YOU MUST DRIVE.

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