Kalispell woman killed in Ronan crash

Authorities have identified Kalispell resident Cheryl Ann Brown as the woman killed in a collision with a school bus north of Ronan on U.S. 93 Monday morning.

Brown, 56, died in the vehicle that she was driving northbound when it hit a southbound Ronan school bus at around 8 a.m., according to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell.

Bell said the male passenger in the vehicle was treated and released at a local hospital.

The students on the bus, according to Bell, had minor bumps and bruises after the crash. After being checked out by medical personnel, the students were loaded onto another bus and transported to school.