Fires destroy Montana homes, students start school in resort

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Wind-driven wildfires destroyed more homes in northwestern and central Montana, while students whose high school is threatened by flames began the school year Tuesday in a luxury resort.
A cold front over the weekend brought wind gusts that fanned fires across the drought-stricken state. Some 17 of the 28 large fires burning in Montana saw significant growth, burning at least 155 square miles (401 square kilometers) of new land over