John Emeigh
KPAX Missoula News
Butte, MT, United States
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Robbie Knievel passes away at 60; memorial service planned in Butte
Robbie Knievel, son of legendary stuntman Evel Knievel, has died at the age of 60, his brother, Kelly Knievel told CBS News on Friday. → Read More
Tuesday night shooting claims lives of two Butte men
Butte Police, Butte Fire Rescue, and A-1 Ambulance responded to a reported shooting in uptown Butte on Tuesday evening. → Read More
Butte woman and her two dogs rescued after being lost in the woods overnight
With snow falling and sub-freezing temperatures dropping, the search for a 66-year-old woman lost in a densely wooded area south of Butte was becoming more desperate as the hours passed. → Read More
Butte Central football team opts out of first game
BUTTE – Butte Central announced today it will not play its first football game this Friday due to lack of preparation time. The Maroons were set to play its first game Friday night in Hamilton but decided to opt out, citing health and safety concerns for the players, according to a news release from Butte Central. Butte Central Activities Director Chad Petersen said training restrictions put in… → Read More
Bear Creek wildfire quickly spreads from high winds, grows to 5,000 acres
DILLON - The Bear Creek wildfire burning southwest of Dillon started as a cub on Tuesday and quickly grew into a beast. “The wind is kicking up this morning and this afternoon we’re anticipating another tough day out there,” said Forest Service Duty Officer Don Hammack. In just 24 hours, the fire quickly spread to more than 1,500 acres. As of Wednesday evening, it had grown to about 5,000 acres,… → Read More
Butte children claim they escaped from man trying to abduct them
Butte police are looking into a report from a pair of children who claim they escaped from an abduction attempt. → Read More
Man pleads guilty in Butte office building standoff
A man pleaded guilty to three felony charges in connection with entering an uptown business with a gun and threatening to shoot people in December of 2018. → Read More
Crash leaves one dead, I-90 partially closed near Homestake Pass
Montana Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash Monday morning on Interstate 90 in Jefferson County. → Read More
Three people arrested in connection with Dillon homicide case
Police have arrested three people after a man was found dead in his home on Thomsen Avenue in Dillon. → Read More
Cattle truck crash near Butte triggers animal-rights group
A crash near Butte involving a truck hauling cattle has prompted PETA to work toward putting up a billboard near the crash site. → Read More
Butte officers find dead infant in vehicle with mother, brother alive
According to a press release, officers were unable to wake the woman and as they attempted to do so, they noticed that she appeared to be partially lying on an infant. → Read More
Victor man killed in crash near Wisdom
An 82-year-old Victor man died in a two-vehicle accident near Wisdom Monday afternoon. → Read More
Montana Tech begins fall semester, enrollment drop expected
School officials don’t have hard enrollment figures yet, but they expect enrollment to be down about 100 students from last fall. → Read More
Osprey chicks help biologists gauge waterway health in Clark For
Biologists are testing baby osprey throughout the Clark Fork River Basin for heavy metals and mercury. → Read More
Butte tavern owners ask for break in liquor fees
The Butte-Silver Bow Tavern Association is asking the city to give them a break on its yearly liquor fee. → Read More
Residents continue to protest proposed travel center in Ramsay
The quiet community of Ramsay is not done making noise objecting to the building of a large travel stop next to it. → Read More
Arson suspected in YMCA passenger van fire
Investigators in Butte suspect a YMCA passenger van was intentionally set on fire early Monday morning. → Read More
Deer Lodge preps for possible flooding
Residents of Deer Lodge are getting ready for possible flooding from the creek that runs through the middle of town. → Read More
Montana Tech mulling name change
Administrators at Montana Tech are considering changing the school's name as part of an effort to refocus the university's future goals. → Read More
Recycling operations in Butte going by the wayside
“So we tried everything we can to keep it open, but with cuts from the last legislature mixed with falling commodity prices we just couldn’t do it anymore,” said Aware Inc. Representative Pat Noonan. → Read More