Inmate dies in suspected suicide after sustaining serious injuries at ...
Sep 24, 2024 · BUTTE — An inmate in the Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center has died in what officials suspect was from self-inflicted cuts he sustained while in custody in a holding cell at the overcrowded facility.
Earthquake reported east of Dillon early Monday morning
Oct 7, 2024 · A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was detected near Dillon early Monday morning, Oct. 7, 2024, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Butte police and first responders warn public after spike in fentanyl ...
Nov 12, 2024 · BUTTE — It was a dangerous weekend in Butte after six people nearly died of fentanyl overdoses. Now first responders in the community are asking the public to be aware that the drug is in the community and to call 911 immediately when an overdose is suspected.
Montana State Prison inmates graduate from computer …
Nov 14, 2024 · DEER LODGE — Outside a window are high fences covered with razor wire. It’s the Montana State Prison, but today a group of inmates who just graduated from the Last Mile Program feel like they’ve escaped, and they have hope for their future.
Folks in Butte give wish list of stores they'd like at new business ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Butte officials will host a groundbreaking ceremony at Cornerstone Plaza on Oct. 14 where the developer will announce some of the new stores coming to town.
UPDATE: Sheriff identifies inmate who died following injuries at …
Sep 24, 2024 · UPDATE, 9/25 — Sheriff Ed Lester identified the inmate who died from apparent self-inflicted wounds at the Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center as 61-year-old Kevin Plubell of Butte. Plubell was found unconscious and severely injured in a holding cell at the detention center on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. He later died at St. James HealthCare.
Sentencing date set for man convicted of 2023 Superior murders
Nov 19, 2024 · MISSOULA — A sentencing date has been set for the man convicted of killing his wife and another man in Superior in August of 2023. Kraig Walter Benson will be sentenced on Jan. 3, 2025, at 1 p.m. in the Mineral County Courthouse.
4 structure fires within 12 hours keep Butte firefighters busy
Oct 6, 2024 · BUTTE — The Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department said crews have responded to four structure fires since Saturday evening, Oct. 5, 2024. The fire department said on social media that the first call was initially dispatched as a grass fire in the 1800 block of Elizabeth Warren around 5:46 p.m. on Saturday. The blaze turned out to be a …
Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Melrose
Oct 25, 2024 · (Article updated with additional details from Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff Ed Lester) A pedestrian was reportedly struck and killed by a train in Melrose Friday morning, Oct. 25, 2024.
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