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Butte officers shoot, kill man who allegedly pointed shotgun at them during domestic call

A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by police following a disturbance on Thursday night at a home in the 4800 block of Hope Road in Butte. Just after 10:30 p.m., Butte Emergency Dispatch received a call from a woman who told a dispatcher her

'Bringing family home': Butte welcomes home Pvt. Harry Bordner, POW who died in WWII

While the cold winds blew near the Bert Mooney Airport early Wednesday evening, dozens of people stood watch on Airport Road. Despite the drop in temperature and sudden wind gusts, they were not going anywhere. The remains of Army Pvt. Henry “Harry” Bordner, a World War II prisoner of war,

Anaconda's Dee Motor Company celebrates 80 years of family business

It wasn’t long after World War II that Army veteran Leonard Dee returned home, married, settled down and started his own business. Dee Motor Company opened its doors on April 24, 1946, with the desire to “serve the public in every way.” Eighty years later, the Anaconda dealership, through

Remains of WWII Army private from Butte coming home on Wednesday

The remains of World War II Army Pvt. Henry "Harry" David Bordner, who died Oct. 20, 1942, will finally be coming home to Butte on Wednesday. Bordner’s remains will be flown into the Bert Mooney Airport by military personnel from McChord Air Force Base in Pierce County,

Suspects charged after 50+ windows across Butte broken out with slingshots

Slingshots were allegedly the weapon of choice this past weekend when damaging the windows of nine Butte businesses late Friday night into early Saturday morning, along with the windows of at least 47 residences and vehicles. Following an investigation, two men, Christopher Alan Hern, 27, and Laine Joseph Lowder, 18,

Bonjour Butte: Friends, families and first-timers looking forward to Paris trip

Right now, there are some Butte residents making a concerted effort to correctly pronounce bonjour, bonsoir, merci, au revoir and a host of other French words as they ready for their trip to Paris. On Tuesday, 114 Butte residents, the majority being members of Butte Catholic Community North, are bound

Butte-Silver Bow police tap veteran cop as new undersheriff

There’s a new undersheriff in town. Jeff Williams, a 30-year veteran with Butte-Silver Law Enforcement, took the helm on April 1, replacing Mark St. Pierre, who retired on Dec. 4, 2025. Williams, 52, joined the police force on Jan. 8, 1996, and rose through the ranks. Starting