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Records from Anaconda bar shooting to be unsealed

Nearly all charging documents from a high-profile quadruple murder case in Anaconda will be unsealed on May 8, which follows a district court judge’s order and a legal back-and-forth over the public’s right to know. Michael Brown allegedly killed four Anaconda residents on Aug. 1

Buttigieg endorses Montana Plan, announces Butte town hall

Transparent Election Initiative announced this week that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has endorsed the “Montana Plan” which seeks to keep corporate money out of politics through a ballot measure. Buttigieg will come to Butte for a town hall on May 17, the release from the Transparent

Report highlights Montana’s effort to curb sexual harassment by officials

A new annual report which focuses on sexual harassment by state and federal government leaders highlights efforts made by Montana, which comes in the midst of new allegations about a longtime Democratic legislator from Box Elder. The annual report, produced by the National Women’s Defense League, is broken into

Gallatin County, Attorney General continue fight over immigration ‘policy’

Gallatin County Attorney General Audrey Cromwell responded to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Monday following an April 23 letter to the county from the state threatening to exercise supervisory control over that office if it did not follow instructions from Knudsen regarding information sharing with federal immigration agencies. The

Sheehy says he’ll introduce legislation to approve Trump’s White House ballroom

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana, is one of at least three members of Congress who responded to the shooting at the White House Press Correspondents dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, calling on lawmakers to approve plans for a ballroom at the White House. President

Flint added to National Republican Congressional Committee program

The National Republican Congressional Committee announced on Monday that Aaron Flint had been added to the 2026 MAGA Majority program, which gives candidates, “early support, strategic resources, and visibility.” Flint, a former talk-show radio host, has drawn endorsements from a number of Republican leaders, both in Montana and nationally.

Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte closes its doors after 117 years

BUTTE – One of the longest continually-operated Chinese restaurants in the nation has closed, with Pekin Noodle Parlor, a Butte institution, announcing this week it was closing its doors permanently. The restaurant has been in operation since 1911 and has been noted as the country’s oldest family-owned Chinese