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Man charged with negligent homicide after police find decomposing child in his house

Man charged with negligent homicide after police find decomposing child in his house

UPDATE: Feb. 25, 2026 10:20 a.m. Christopher Cox pleaded "not guilty" to all charges, according to court documents filed on Feb. 24. BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, Mont. – A Lima man was charged with negligent homicide and child endangerment in connection to his grandson, who was found dead and

Humbug Spires: Butte's climbing and hiking destination

South of Butte in the western reaches of the Highland Mountain range, the Humbug Spires rise to a height of more than 600 feet above the landscape’s trees and boulders. These rock formations are part of an igneous or granitic intrusion. Magma rose from the depths, intruding into the

Data center or not, Silver Lake water system a gem for Butte-Silver Bow County

On a professional level, there’s nothing more important to Jim Keenan than water in Butte-Silver Bow County. His job, big picture, is ensuring residents in Butte-Silver Bow have clean drinking water to live on and Butte’s biggest plants and mining ventures have the industrial water they

Power drain: A guide to proposed data centers so far in Montana

Over the last year, data center companies from around the country have staked out Montana with a bullseye as the place to build giant new facilities. And the largest monopoly utility in the state, NorthWestern Energy, has been happy to oblige them so far. NorthWestern has signed Letters of Intent

Three key takeaways from Silver Bow Mining's exploration plan near Walkerville

Silver Bow Mining, the successor to Butte Blackjack, hopes to conduct exploratory mining activities in lands near Walkerville that were mined in decades past. The company has applied to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for the license it needs to begin both exploratory surface drilling and underground mining to

15 acres burned in wildland fire near North Meadow Creek in McAllister

15 acres burned in wildland fire near North Meadow Creek in McAllister

MADISON COUNTY, Mont. - Around 15 total acres burned in a wildland fire in the area of North Meadow Creek in McCallister on Sunday, according to the Madison Valley Rural Fire Department. The department said crews were dispatched to the fire at around 4:30 p.m. Eight apparatus and 20

Report mostly favorable to Sabey data center in Butte, but criticisms and concerns remain

The report hasn’t quieted criticisms from some citizens and watchdog groups who say the committee was stacked with data center proponents