Woman dies in Kalispell wreck, 12th fatality this weekend

(KALISPELL)- Authorities have now identified the woman who was killed when he car was t-boned by an SUV over the weekend as a 58-year old Whitefish woman.

The Daily Interlake reports 58-year old Debbie Caferro was critically injured when a Nissan Pathfinder slammed into the side of her older Toyota on Highway 93 on the north side of the city Saturday.

MHP troopers are still investigating, but say Caferro was apparently moving to turn off the highway onto Grandview Drive when the wreck happened. She died later at the hospital. The 17-year old driving the Nissan had only minor injuries. Investigators don't believe alcohol was a factor in the accident, and say Caferro was wearing her seat belt. 

Attorneys ask for trial of accused teacher killer to be moved

Michael Spell during an earlier court appearance- Sidney Herald photo(SIDNEY)- A Richland County judge is being asked to move the trial of one of the men accused of killing Sidney School teacher Sherry Arnold.

Michael Spell is set to go on trial for the murder of the popular teacher this coming January, 2-years after Arnold was kidnapped and killed while she was out for a morning run. 

KTVQ reports Spell's attorney wants the trial moved to Gallatin County, arguing a recent poll of potential jurors showed it isn't possible for his client to get a fair trial in Sidney. There's been no ruling on the motion. 

Man dies after being struck by train near Missoula

(MISSOULA)- Missoula County authorities say an unidentified man is dead after being struck by a train in East Missoula.

KPAX TV reports the accident happened around 8 p.m. near Deer Creek Road. That's in the vicinity of the shooting range at that location. Missoula County Sheriff's deputies are still investigating, but say the victim was apparently on the tracks, and didn't move to get clear when a train was approaching. 

It was expected that Montana Rail Link freight traffic will be delayed for some time while the accident is cleared. 

Rainbow Family starting to gather in Southwest Montana

Skinner Meadows, south of Jackson will be used again for the Rainbow Family's 2013 encampment(JACKSON)- Authorities in Beaverhead County are bracing for the arrival of the so-called Rainbow Family, a group which is infamous for annual campouts on National Forest land. 

Members of the loosely organized group have already started to filter into the region, with the camp settling in the Skinner Meadows area outside Jackson, at the southern end of the Big Hole Valley. That's where the group gathered in 2000, leaving behind a mess that cost taxpayers more than $100,000 to cleanup. 

The Rainbow Family of Light started back in 1970, with the goal of establishing peace and love on earth. It's "national" gatherings usually attract around 20,000 people to camp, sing, dance and share food and events. 

Deadliest weekend on MT roads in 15-years

An Ovando man was killed in this crash off Highway 200 Sunday morningMontana Highway Patrol says this past weekend was the worst for traffic fatalities in 15-years, and the second worst on record. 

8-people were killed on state highways Saturday and Sunday, including five in a rollover outside Browning and two in Northwest Montana near Troy. Additionally, a Plains grandmother and her two grandchildren drowned when their car went into the Clark Fork River bringing the total to 11. But that accident isn't included in the state numbers because it happened on private property. 

KRTV reports quotes MHP troopers as saying of the 8-fatalities on state roads, only one of those people was wearing a seat belt. 

Overall, 93-people have been killed in traffic accidents in Montana this year, nearly twice the pace as two years ago. 

Update on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 9:44PM by MontanaNewsNow

The death of a 58-year old Whitefish woman Saturday actually raises the weekend death toll to 12 on state roads, not including the three victims in the Plains drowning.