Butte News

Thanks to a new program at the Butte Free Public Library students at East Middle School and Butte High School will get a lesson most students won't get until college their years.

BUTTE, Mont. The Butte school board is getting tough on the parents or guardians of students who fall more than 0 0 00 behind in paying for school lunches.

The Butte Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management has released evaluation reports for 18 livestock grazing areas for the 2009 season.

Several local schools were awarded grants Monday from the Butte Education Foundation.

A Billings man is behind bars in Butte for allegedly assaulting a 60-year-old woman over the course of several hours and holding her captive.

Law enforcement agencies in Bozeman, Butte-Silver Bow and Jefferson County are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect involved in a recent string of robberies.

A Butte woman has admitted to embezzling from a labor union. Laura Ann Brown, 42, pleaded guilty on Thursday during a federal court session in Helena.

A Butte-Silver Bow police officer and his wife who is employed by the Butte-Silver Bow Health Department have been charged after a police report regarding another health department employees arrest was circulated throughout the department."); var headline = escape ; OpenWin ; var headline = escape ; OpenWin( ...

The Montana Attorney General's office will act as special prosecutor in a Butte investigation involving county employees.

Two businesses in Butte and Whitehall were robbed Monday night. Authorities believe the two armed robberies, which occurred within 30 minutes of each other, may be related and are looking for a male suspect.

Preparations are underway to welcome an extraordinary production to the Mining City, Cirque Dreams Illumination.

The Governor's Chief Business Development Officer, Evan Barrett, says energy holds tremendous economic potential for Montana's future.

Butte's Chamber of Commerce and other local development agencies recently welcomed some new business to town.

The Mining City is in for a rare holiday treat this year. Butte's own Mark Staples will be in concert Dec.

The Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff's Department recently asked for stimulus funding to add eight more officers in Butte, according to Sheriff John Walsh.

More than $10,000 in tools, electronic equipment and other items were taken from a Butte home that was burglarized late last week.

Last week in part one of a series, Montana's News Station brought viewers a closer look at the test results for adequate yearly progress of Butte Public Schools required by the No Child Left Behind Act.

As Halloween approaches, so are a variety of spooky thrills fit for a frightening night out in the Mining City.

The Butte Chamber of Commerce is making final preparations at the Butte Civic Center for its annual dinner and fundraiser.

The deadline has been set for Southwest Montana communities to put in their bids for a new state veterans home.