Q2 Top Stories and Weather for Wednesday, April 22
From evacuation warning zone, Red Lodge residents nervously watch East Side Fire
RED LODGE - Flames remain dangerously close for some living near Red Lodge as the East Side Fire continues to burn.
Crews from across the area are gaining a new understanding of the fire's size.
The fire has burned 1,600 acres and is 0% contained.
Evacuation orders remain in place for 185 homes. No homes have been lost, but the spring fire is putting a spotlight on a lack of air resource availability in the state.
Iran attacks 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz, seizes 2 after Trump extends ceasefire
President Trump extended the U.S.-Iran ceasefire while keeping a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in place until he gets a deal.
Iran said the blockade is "an act of war."
Trump is waiting for a "unified proposal" from Iran's fractured government.
Lame Deer school bus crash
LAME DEER - Seventeen students are safe after a car slammed into their school bus Tuesday morning in Lame Deer.
No one was hurt, but it is the second crash in two weeks on a dangerous stretch of Highway 212.
School officials said drivers routinely ignore stop signs and flashing lights on the school buses.
The transportation director said the situation is a growing safety nightmare.
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