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Officials identify man, body found near Butte

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:34:32 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - Butte-Silver Bow County officials have identified the man whose body was found in the mountains east of Butte last week.

Butte man injured in explosion

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:44:38 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - A Butte man suffered burns in an explosion that blew the windows out of his house.

Butte man pleads guilty in fatal crash

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:17:21 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - A 67-year-old Butte man has pleaded guilty to felony negligent homicide for a crash in the city that caused the other driver to suffer fatal injuries.

Montana Tech names new athletic director

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:22:22 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - Montana Tech Chancellor Don Blackketter has announced that former University of Wyoming and Boston Celtics basketball player Charles Bradley has been named the school's new athletic director.

Butte police investigating spray-painted llama

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:41 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - It's enough to make you spittin' mad.

Homeless man gets 40 years in Butte beating death

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:00:07 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - A transient who pleaded guilty to beating an Anaconda man to death for sleeping in his spot at a homeless camp in Butte has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Montana's rural schoolhouses face unclear future

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:50:17 -0400

DIVIDE, Montana - The school day in Divide begins with the four students, ages 5 to 14, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance around the flagpole outside their little red schoolhouse on the outskirts of the southwestern Montana ranching town, population 161.

Publisher resigns from Helena, Butte newspapers

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:28:23 -0400

HELENA, Montana - The regional publisher of the Independent Record and the Montana Standard announced his resignation on Friday.

Woman who died in Butte trash bin suffocated

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:06:11 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - Investigators say a woman suffocated to death after falling into a large Butte trash bin.

Woman's body found in Butte trash bin

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:10:04 -0400

BUTTE, Montana - Police in Butte say the body of a woman was found Sunday in a large trash bin.