Butte News

Wind power talks OK'd in Anaconda-Deer Lodge Cnty. Eds: APNewsNow. BUTTE, Mont. The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commission has authorized the county's planning department to begin negotiating a lease agreement with a power company that wants to develop wind energy in the area.

A new housing development may begin to take shape very soon in Butte's south valley just off Continental Drive.

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Butte woman charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Butte home.

Butte residents gathered Wednesday to give back to those in need. But it was not money or food that they were giving.

A Belgrade man was arrested by Butte police after items stolen from a Bozeman business were found in his vehicle.

It's a long-standing tradition in Montana - the 4th of July in Butte always means one crazy party and one fantastic parade.

Several Butte schools are poised to receive energy efficiency upgrades thanks to more than $400,000 in grants from the Montana Department of Commerce Quick Start program.

BUTTE - Recent Butte High graduate Jake Richards won the Skills USA national championship for carpentry.

Authorities are looking for a 46-year-old man who did not appear at a scheduled physical check-in at CCCS Tuesday.

Butte-Silver Bow police are looking for a man who robbed Lisac's Tri-Stop on Harrison Avenue in Butte at 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

A man suspected of being a second party in an attempted robbery at the Burger King on Dewey Boulevard in Butte earlier this year is in police custody.

A defense attorney for Butte man accused of molesting three eight-year-old boys says he isn't competent to stand trial.

Butte native and country western signer Tim Montana is back in his hometown today preparing for his concert on July 3rd in front of the Belmont.

Three Montana state inmates were apprehended at a Missoula Bus Depot Monday after walking away from the Butte Pre-Release Center over the weekend.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has named Art Noonan as its new deputy director.

A Butte father who launched a campaign to keep teens from drinking after his daughter, Mariah, was killed by an underage drunk driver was honored Sunday afternoon during a Seattle Mariners' game.

A man is behind bars in Butte after reportedly crashing into parked cars then reporting to police that his truck had been hit.

With several issues regarding crime posing a threat to the future enrichment of Butte, a community gathering is being planned.

Fireworks stands are starting to crop up in the Mining City. Venders are permitted to sell fireworks beginning Wednesday through midnight July 5, according to Fire Marshal John Lasky.

Representatives of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation will be in Butte Friday where they will be recognized by National Folk Festival organizers for sponsoring the festival and to encourage others to help meet fundraising goals for this year's event.