Thursday Morning Headlines: Man dies after chairlift fall, Montana teams advance, Piglets rescued on highway
Mar 13, 2025
Q2 Top Stories and Weather for Thursday, March 13Man who fell from Red Lodge Mountain lift dies in hospital Fatal fall on Red Lodge chair lift sparks call to strengthen safety lawsBILLINGS We now know the man who fell off a cha
irlift at Red Lodge Mountain has died in a Billings hospital.Jeff Zinne, 37, was a business owner, husband and father.He died Wednesday morning at St. Vincent Regional Hospital from blunt force trauma.Read the full story hereMontana basketball teams advance to the Big Dance Montana men shoot past Northern Colorado for Big Sky title, bid to NCAA tourneyBOISE, ID The Montana Grizzly men's team won the conference title with a 91-83 win over UNC late Wednesday night.It is Montana's first Big Sky crown since winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019.The Grizzlies will take a 25-9 record into next week's NCAA tournament.The Montana State women will be dancing in the NCAA tournament after a thrilling, buzzer-beating win over Montana yesterday.Read the full story herePiglets rescued after truck crash Piglets rescued from truck crashASHLAND A truck carrying piglets crashed on Highway 212 Wednesday morning, next to Ashland.The Montana Highway Patrol, Rosebud County Sheriff's Office, and the Montana Department of Livestock all jumped into action to help transfer the pigs from one trailer to another.The crash delayed traffic for a few hours, and it is unclear if any pigs were injured.Read the full story hereWatch the latest weather forecast FORECAST WEDNESDAY EVENING MAR 12, 2025Watch Montana This Morning Q2 Montana This Morning with Augusta McDonnell 3-13-25 ...read more read less