Joseph Beaudet

Just more than nine months after the Montana Supreme Court overturned a Butte man's 2022 rape conviction and ordered a new trial, he pleaded no contest to amended charges Thursday.

After a commissioner raised concern about provisions in Butte-Silver Bow's contract for parking enforcement devices, the county attorney is recommending the agreement be reworked to better comply with Montana law.

JOSEPH BEAUDET A judge in Butte-Silver Bow County ruled Montana law prevents a data center question from being placed on the county's 2026

A judge in Butte-Silver Bow County ruled Montana law prevents a data center question from being placed on the county's 2026 general election ballots after petitioners and county officials missed

The local group spearheading an initiative to pose a data center question on Butte general election ballots is challenging a judge's ruling that the question will not appear on ballots

Butte-Silver Bow County Commissioners approved a slightly increased budget, increased metro sewer rates and established a reserve account to lessen the blow if a large property taxpayer leaves town.

As a ballot initiative on data centers awaits a Supreme Court hearing, Butte could implement a data center moratorium, preventing construction of

Two men recently pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated kidnapping and two counts of felony sexual intercourse stemming from a July incident.

A Butte man was sentenced to prison time for driving under the influence, his fourth offense, while having children in the car.

JOSEPH BEAUDET Three of five new housing units at the Montana State Prison are under construction, with varying levels of interior completion, but officials continue to eye a 2029 move-in date.