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5 Mile Bar and Grill won't reopen after new owners find major issues
BUTTE, Mont. — A family's plans to restore and reopen a historic Butte business have been put on hold after the new owners say they discovered significant problems with the property. The Dowdy family recently purchased the historic 5 Mile Bar and Grill, located on the flats of Butte.
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Bowsher drug case in peril after key evidence suppressed
BUTTE, Mont. — A major drug case involving a former Montana Tech associate athletic director is now in peril after a recent district court ruling. Nicholas Bowsher was charged in 2024 with numerous felonies after law enforcement intercepted a package sent to his Butte home that was filled with “a large volume of pills that tested positive for mdma.”
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Butte's indoor winter market kicks off Saturday
BUTTE,Mont. — The Butte Community Market is bringing local shopping indoors for the winter, with its first winter market scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7. The market will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Butte Elks Lodge, 206 W. Galena St., offering shoppers a chance to support local vendors and Montana makers throughout the colder months.
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Bengal Cross-Country Girls Win State for the First Time in 53 Years
On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the top 7 girls among the Helena Bengals Cross Country team put their best to the test at Amend Park in Billings to bring home the title of State Champions. In all of the MHSA races for the 2026 season, the varsity girls are mostly...
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Southern B Volleyball Tournament underway in Butte
BUTTE, Mont. — Nine teams arrived to Butte on Thursday for the Southern B Volleyball Tournament, but only three will advance to the Class B State Tournament once the three-day event is complete. This post will be updated with scores throughout the day. First round winner’s bracket matches.
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Carroll College grant will help launch physician assistant program
HELENA, Mont. — A nearly $1.6 million grant backed Carroll College’s work to build its physician assistant program.The college said the funding will help create training space with laboratory simulation technology, medical equipment and furnishings for the future program. Educators said the investment is meant to prepare future health care workers to serve Montana and the surrounding region.The Montana Department of Health and Human Services said the state continued to face a critical shortage of health care professionals, especially in rural communities. The department said 51 of Montana’s 56 counties had been designated health professional shortage areas, showing the access challenges many communities faced for timely, quality care.Carroll College Director of the Physician Assistant Program Richard Bennett said the program aims to reach students with roots in rural places and frontier communities."Students that are from a rural and frontier area are the students that go back to practice in those areas. So, our goal is to capture students from Montana, students from the region that want to return home to practice medicine and be able to equip them with the most up to date skills to be able to do that," Bennett said.Applications for the inaugural cohort were expected to
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Pumpkin blasting demonstration planned at World Museum of Mining Saturday
BUTTE, Mont. — The World Museum of Mining is adding an explosive twist to its Pumpkin Smash event Saturday, Nov. 7. Montana Tech's Mining Engineering Department will demonstrate real blasting techniques by blowing up a pumpkin at noon. The event will take place at the World Museum of Mining...
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Suicide prevention program offers safe storage for firearms
A suicide prevention program that helps people safely store firearms and medications is expanding statewide. Safer Communities Montana started near Helena about seven years ago. The program’s aim is simple, help people lock up guns and medications so they’re harder to access during a crisis. That pause can save lives,...
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Montana Western Men’s Basketball to Compete in Best Western Tipoff Classic
GAME NOTES (PDF) DILLON, Mont. – — The Montana Western men's basketball program (1-1) travels to Butte, Mont., this weekend to take part in the Best Western Tipoff Classic, hosted by Montana Tech. The Bulldogs will face off against (RV) LC State (2-1) Friday and Westcliff (0-1) Saturday.
Flathead Beacon
Democratic Candidates Emerge Victorious in Competitive North Valley House District Races
Democratic candidates Debo Powers, House District 3, and Paula Koch, House District 4, secured comfortable victories on Election Day — marking the first time both districts will send Democrats to Helena in the ruby-red Flathead Valley following redistricting in 2024. Powers, the District 3 incumbent, defeated Republican challenger Derek...