Q2 Top Stories and Weather for Friday, Feb. 21
Dash cam video shows near-death collision during whiteout
RED LODGE -- A near-death situation was caught on dash cam this week.
Treacherous whiteout conditions led to this scene on Wednesday as a series of crashes led to a narrow escape for the Carbon County undersheriff.
Undersheriff Kelly Carrington was on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 212 on the route to Red Lodge helping a driver when a truck crashed into one of the disabled vehicles, and then into his patrol car.
No one involved in the incident was hurt.
St. John talks heart attack, surgery for the first time
BILLINGS -- For the first time and during National Heart Month, the Billings police chief sat down with MTN news after he suffered a heart attack last year.
Longtime Police Chief Rich St. John and his wife were traveling to Red Lodge when he says he suddenly experienced severe cramping in his chest.
St. John underwent double bypass heart surgery and returned to work after about two months of recovery.
Billings water main break floods downtown
BILLINGS -- Frigid cold temperatures left behind damage in downtown Billings, with crews closing off a portion of Fourth Avenue North to fix a major water main break.
The break partially flooded Sixth Avenue North and slowed traffic through town.
Traffic was down to one day almost all day due to partial flooding.
The public works department says they anticipate more incidents like this to happen this winter.
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