A Missoula man convicted of a jailhouse rape six years ago is going back to prison for violating the terms of his probation, despite an addiction counselor's testimony advocating long-term drug treatment.

Heavy smoke from wildfires in Idaho, Oregon and as far away as California choked Montana valleys Tuesday, pushing air quality below the healthy mark.

A Montana Highway Patrol officer has recommended drug charges be filed against a 32-year-old Butte man whose left arm was severed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 east of Missoula.