Mike Smith

Jan 24, 2025 | helenair.com | Mike Smith

A Missoula law firm says the Butte-Silver Bow Coroner's Office allowed a man's body to "suffer significant decomposition" prior to a medical examination, compromising an autopsy and "grotesquely disfiguring the body."The firm also says the office misled family members by saying 32-year-old Caleb Boelman had alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and a "sex drug" in his system and likely died of an overdose on Aug.

Jan 17, 2025 | helenair.com | Mike Smith

A former Butte man convicted last year of raping a young girl faces new charges alleging he had child pornography on personal computers.

Nov 30, 2024 | missoulian.com | Mike Smith |Sue Morrow

This is a story about life — of joys and sadness, of challenges and struggles and sacrifice. It's a story about dementia and care-giving. It's a story about souls and spirit and deepening devotion. Mostly, though, this is a love story. It begins with Wayne Roberts, a big and burly guy with a Harley but as personable and approachable as they come. I met him when I was shooting photos for a story about the final daily delivery of The Montana Standard.

Nov 8, 2024 | helenair.com | Mike Smith |Mike Smith

A Butte-Silver Bow commissioner is irked that county officials let a $9,800 stair-and-sidewalk job behind the courthouse balloon into a $125,000 ramp project that was completed without council knowledge or any bidding process. Officials say the scope of the project was altered due to unforeseen issues, including stumps and ground shifting. Then Chief Executive J.P. Gallagher requested the sidewalk and stairs be replaced with an ADA ramp.

Nov 5, 2024 | billingsgazette.com | Mike Smith

Thousands of Butte residents cast ballots on Tuesday with some high-profile races in Butte-Silver Bow at stake, including those for chief executive, sheriff, a District Court judge and county attorney. It is never clear on election nights when results, even just partial tallies, will be reported, but the county’s election chief said errors that led to a recount of the primary in Butte-Silver Bow would slow the counting on Nov. 5.