Bridger News

It happened at about 5:00 p.m. between the towns of Edgar and Fromberg. The Montana Highway Patrol trooper on scene said a 21-year-old Bridger man was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 310 when he drifted into the northbound lane and collided with a semi truck.

BILLINGS - State regulators say a Billings coal company has paid a $15,000 penalty for starting coal prospecting work on a proposed mine near Bridger more than a year before obtaining the necessary permits.