J.P. Gallagher

The U.S. Secretary of the Interior met with mining executives and local government officials at the site of the largest Superfund complex in the world to discuss how to revitalize Montana’s former mining hub.

The Butte Community Resilience Hub will be a multi-purpose facility, providing space for fitness and recreation, community events, and as a shelter during wildfire and extreme weather.

The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday released a new plan that will expand the number of homes in Butte eligible to receive free cleanup of lead contamination.

A private nuclear power plant could come to Butte. The company behind the plan said it has backing from local government.

In the coming days, property owners in nearly all Montana counties will find increased property-tax bills in their mailboxes.

A citizen-driven resolution that would have set Butte’s policy for ongoing Superfund cleanup is dead. The resolution was defeated after the county attorney made significant changes.

Effects from the combined strike of Hollywood writers and actors are beginning to make their way to Montana.

A lecture on the history of trans and Two-Spirit people in Montana went ahead at a private community venue in Butte earlier this week and was entangled in a new law banning drag story hours in public buildings.

A public lecture on the history of Montana’s trans and Two-Spirit community that was canceled by local officials in Butte has been rescheduled and relocated.

The Montana health department is sending nearly $3 million to local detention centers for addiction and recovery treatment. These grants are a part of the state’s new funding program to address behavioral health services.