Ed Lester said the incident began at about 3 a.m. when police received a report of an intoxicated man who was allegedly armed with a firearm and threatening suicide.

In a press conference on Monday afternoon, Butte-Silver Bow officials announced that the Do Not Consume order for tap water a ...

NorthWestern Energy replaced the mighty Montana Power Co. in 1997, which was headquartered in Butte for decades.

The Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department closed down open burning until further notice due to ongoing fire weather and red flag ...

The Mission Butte Fire was reported at 6,149 acres on Monday morning with no containment. There are currently 36 wildfires ...

Butte, MT residents anxious over possible water contamination as scientists at Montana Tech quickly test tap water samples.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality said testing of Butte's municipal water in a target neighborhood has not ...

The $34 million Readiness Center opened last September in the Montana Connections business park just west of Butte.

Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, lived out his final months in peace in Montana where he felt most “at home.” ...

By 1900, half of Butte’s 30,000 population were Irish. But mining was a hard life, and with triumph there was tragedy. I traced my Irish ancestors to Butte, Montana and what I discovered there ...