Josh Margolis

3 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — A man convicted of two felonies after being involved in a police chase that led to a crash in Silver Bow County back in 2019 is back in jail on a litany of new charges. John Isaac Flinn, age 35, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with an additional 10 suspended back in 2019 on counts of criminal endangerment and fleeing or eluding a peace officer while operating a motor vehicle and causing bodily injury or death.

3 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — A Butte woman accused of attempting to help her husband avoid kidnapping charges by tampering with a witness has made her first district court appearance. Jaelyn M. Vukovich, 29, appeared in-person in Butte-Silver Bow District Court on Wednesday, entering a not guilty plea to the felony of tampering with a witness.

3 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — A conservation group is taking the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to court over the lack of declaration of portions of the Big Hole River as impaired by nutrient pollution. “We gave the government the data. And all we asked them to do was apply science-based standards and make a reasonable decision,” said Guy Alsentzer, executive director of Upper Missouri Waterkeeper. “Here, they didn’t even do what the law requires them to do. This is really a last resort.

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — Leadership from the Headwaters Tech Hub visited Uptown Butte on Tuesday evening to talk with residents, politicians, state officials and entrepreneurs about what the major investment means for Butte. The hub has been designated by the federal government, which provided over $41 million in funding to go along with around $5 million in matching funds. The hub will create opportunities across western Montana..

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Josh Margolis

BUTTE, Mont. — A group of key stakeholders convened in Uptown Butte to put a more than $5 million grant to use to help develop broadband workforce training programs. A convening meeting of the Montana Rapid Broadband Training Initiative took place throughout Tuesday at the NorthWestern Energy Headquarters, with Highlands College and the non-profit Education Design Lab serving as host.