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A years-long, undercover investigation dismantled a Butte drug trafficking organization with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. The investigation led to the conviction of 18 Montana residents.
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Conservation groups have filed a notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the protection status of Montana’s Arctic Grayling, the last of the fish's population in the lower 48.
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A Canadian mining company began electromagnetic surveys of a property north of Butte last month, which could potentially lead to the first new copper mine in the region in almost 20 years.
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The Montana Folk Festival demonstrations focus on a theme that highlights Montana culture. This year attendees learned international folk dances and met with traditional artists as they demonstrated their techniques.
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In a neighborhood near the mining town of Butte, many people have a hard time believing the air they are breathing is safe.
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Southwest Montana veterans and public officials gathered Friday for the opening of a new health care clinic in Butte.
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A Starbucks in Butte is the first in Montana to join a growing number of locations calling for baristas to unionize.
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The closure began around 3:30 p.m. and was lifted around 4:45 p.m. The fire is east of Homestake Pass, directly south of the rest area along the Interstate-90 at mile marker 235.
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The owner of an inactive gold mine east of Butte is proposing to excavate and reprocess mining waste in a project that would extend the mine’s life by up to 12 years. The state is accepting comments on the proposal.
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A major mine waste cleanup in central Butte is entering a new phase of tailings removal in February.