MISSOULA, Mont. — Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is reporting a dramatic rescue in the mountains near Crown Butte after a very large, fresh avalanche swept up a snowmobiler yesterday.

Note: The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a 2025 Butte Local Heroes honoree group. Every year, The Montana Standard partners with community groups and organizations to identify and honor locals that go ...

Note: Jocelyn Dodge is a 2025 Butte Local Heroes honoree. Every year, The Montana Standard partners with community groups and organizations to identify and honor locals that go above and beyond for ...

OROVILLE — With the state of California placing stricter guidelines on defensible space around homes in high-fire-risk areas, enforcement and education is falling on counties and their fire ...

The Lady Justice atop the Butte courthouse has always carried a sword to dispense judgment, but now she also has a set of scales to weigh the evidence. Thom Bridge is the City Editor of the Montana ...

The Butte College football season has concluded. Players are signing letters of intent to decide on their future at the four-year level, but the All-American and All-State honors have been released.

A Butte County resident with a confirmed case of measles may have exposed others Dec. 10 to the highly contagious disease at the Rapid City Regional Airport. Anyone who was at the airport between ...

The Benton County Board of Commissioners approved the expansion after the county's planning commission had twice denied it. Republic Services, the landfill's owner, has been seeking to expand the site ...

An Oregon community group is opposing a proposed quarry on a mountain known as TV Butte. The land is owned by an LLC run by winemaker Ed King, who is set to receive an "American Wine Legend" award.

The ladies continue to make that bank. For the second consecutive year, tennis star Coco Gauff is the world’s highest-paid female athlete, according to an annual list published by Forbes magazine. The ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is convinced that anyone who tries his EV maker’s highest-level driver assistance product, Full Self-Driving, won’t be able to live without it. He isn’t wrong. Barron’s took the ...

Butte-Silver Bow’s top official sees virtually no community support for hosting a new women’s prison, so responding to a Montana Department of Corrections query about it might be a waste of time.