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Butte School District cancels Thursday classes due to ominous storm forecast

Forecasts of an formidable winter storm bearing powerful winds and heavy snow led the Butte School District to cancel classes for Thursday. “Due to hazardous weather conditions, including high wind warnings projected for March 12th, Butte School District is cancelling school Thursday, March 12, 2026. School will resume as usual,

Butte schools seek levies for high school technology, elementary schools

As the region and the nation tangle with the reality of data centers and artificial intelligence, it seems technology grows ever more dominant and necessary. The Butte School District wants to ensure students at Butte High School have the resources they need to learn safely and competitively. On election day,

He's 85 and on a mission to document Montana wolverines. Meet Butte's Don Heffington.

One palatable plan for exiting the land of the living would involve a steep snowfield stumble and a life-snuffing descent — all yielding a buffet for scavenging wolverines. Don Heffington, 85, proposed that scenario with a wry smile. Not a bad way to go. The Butte resident admires the stalwart,

Butte-Silver Bow Fire, volunteer departments respond to barn fire west of Butte

The Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department and three volunteer departments responded around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to a barn fire near a residence off Haggin View Road, an address roughly between the exits for Ramsay and Fairmont off Interstate 90. There were no injuries. The pole barn was fully

Copper caper: Anaconda duo arrested for alleged theft of 400-pound anode, meth possession

Copper caper: Anaconda duo arrested for alleged theft of 400-pound anode, meth possession

ANACONDA — The December theft of the historic copper anode left many Anaconda residents sad and fuming. There was mystery too. The anode, a product of the copper smelting process, was said to weigh between 400 and 500 pounds. It had been displayed for years outside the Anaconda Chamber of Commerce

Basin Creek Reservoir fire contained at 6.7 acres in concern area for fire, water managers

A cataclysmic wildfire in the vicinity of Basin Creek could affect reservoir, drinking water

Interior Secretary Burgum emphasizes urgency of critical minerals during Montana Tech stop

The U.S. Secretary of the Interior visited the Richest Hill on Earth Friday to talk about mining and critical minerals. He came to a city notable both for a mining history deeper than the Mountain Con and the forever impacts of the unregulated extraction of minerals. Doug Burgum, a