On April 16, 2019, at approximately 2:09 pm, the Montesano Police Department was called to the 100 block of Academy Street in Montesano for a reported suicidal subject. When officers arrived on scene they made contact with a family member and two mental health professionals already present.

After a long day with a standoff situation in Montesano, the Montesano Police Department has released some details of the incident.  

On Monday afternoon April 15th, 2019 there were many who witnessed a horrific traffic accident where a local resident having what was witnessed as a possible medical problem went into the opposite lane of traffic and collided with a semi-truck hauling cars and was killed.   

The Washington State Patrol is assisting in the investigation of a shooting of a Cowlitz County Deputy that happened Saturday night April 14th.