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1 week ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — The courtyard of a college campus is a space for gathering. A place where friendships are made or ideas are formed, but here on Tech’s campus, the courtyard has been inaccessible to some members of its community, but that’s about to change. "From what I’ve noticed, coming to school here, you know, since 2021, there hasn’t been a lot of space on campus for students to kind of congregate," says Cindy Wier, a member of Tech's staff.
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1 week ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — Citing a rich history of diversity, the Butte Council of Commissioners has joined Missoula in adopting the Pride Flag as the official city flag after a state law recently banned the flag from flying at government facilities. Want to know why the Pride flag is flying high in Butte?
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1 week ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — With just 30 days' notice, a heart institute located in Butte has been notifying the almost 3,000 patients that they serve in Southwest Montana that they will be closing their doors for good come July. Heartbreak in Butte: Providence Heart Institute Announces Sudden Closure, Leaving 3,000 Patients Seeking Care "It breaks my heart.
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1 week ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — For about three decades, a vital summer lunch program has been helping nourish Butte kids, and today is the first day of the 2025 season. "We have friends. I mean, they’re our friends for years. They come and we visit," says Linda Skinner, a retired teacher who volunteers for the program. Want to know how over 60,000 meals were provided last summer?
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1 week ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — A controversial court case involving the Butte-Silver Bow County coroner and other officials has become even more contentious after a hot mic picked up a conversation between the county attorney and Butte’s Chief Executive at city council meeting on June 11. "Even under our statute -- the FOIA stuff that they’re doing -- if we don’t give it to them, the only remedy they have is the cost and the attorney’s fees.
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2 weeks ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — The husband of a 32-year-old Butte man who passed away in his sleep last summer is joining a lawsuit as a plaintiff and intervenor against Butte-Silver Bow County. Caleb Boelman was found unresponsive in his bed in August 2024 and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before midnight.
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2 weeks ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
RAMSAY — For several years, a tiny school located outside of Butte in Silver Bow County has been seeking to expand, and Butte Silver-Bow County commissioners have finally approved the sale of a park located next to Ramsay School for an expansion. "It’s really exciting to have more opportunities for learning and experiments and all sorts of things," says Whiteny Skinner, the eighth-grade science teacher at Ramsay.
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2 weeks ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — Our furry friends in Butte are two paws closer to getting an updated animal shelter, but it’s not just the puppies and kitties that are benefiting from this work. An ADA-compliant ramp for the public, a new cat area, and new office spaces are being installed. Big improvements are underway for Butte's furry friends! Watch the story unfold! Butte's animal shelter enters second phase of renovation "They’re very important. They’re not just a piece of property.
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2 weeks ago | 
kpax.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — A New York judge has halted the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate Job Corps programs after a lawsuit was filed on June 3 by contractors who operate 120 facilities across the nation. Job Corps was established in 1964 to provide career training to students ages 16 and 4 who face hardship like homelessness, abuse, and poverty. The program serves 25,000 students nationwide and includes two facilities in Montana that serve a couple of hundred students.
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2 weeks ago | 
kxlf.com | Meagan Thompson
BUTTE — A New York judge has halted the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate Job Corps programs after a lawsuit was filed on June 3 by contractors who operate 120 facilities across the nation. WATCH: Judge halts Trump administration attempt to end Job Corps Judge halts Trump Administration's attempt to eliminate Job Corps Job Corps was established in 1964 to provide career training to students ages 16-24 who face hardship like homelessness, abuse, and poverty.
