Lincoln dodges brunt of early winter storm

Lincoln got off light during the winter storm that blanketed most of western and north central Montana in deep snow.

According to the National Weather service, the Lincoln area only received about five-and-a-half inches of snow, on the lower end of a list that saw areas east of the mountains covered in several feet of snow.

The towns of Babb and Browning topped the list, with snow depths of 48 and...