Butte Montana

Will we see you in Butte on St. Patrick's Day? I'll be there for a live radio show and the parade. Historic uptown Butte is always an incredible backdrop for a parade- let alone on St. Patrick's Day.

Bars in Missoula and Butte can't even get Jameson at local liquor stores, so what's going on? And, is this also happening here in the Eastern side of the state?

A new documentary on Disney+ called "Stuntman" about Robert Braun is a tribute to Butte's own Robert "Evel" Knievel. The documentary discusses the famous attempt to jump the Snake River in Idaho back in September of 1974.

There he is with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, LIVE at the Grand Ole Opry less than a month ago. Butte, Montana's Tim Montana figured out a way to keep rocking throughout the pandemic, and now he's being profiled by Rolling Stone.

Butte often is the butt of the joke in Montana, and that's not really fair to the people or town.

You might not know that Montana also has a thriving distillery scene. We found 20 that you can visit.

One of his great grandfathers homesteaded near Highwood, Montana. Another was a bootlegger in Butte. The legacies of both are featured prominently at Trailhead Spirits in Billings, Montana. That's where we take you next, as we wrap up Ag Celebration Week with the Billings Chamber of Commerce and Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative.

A bar owner in Butte has been arrested twice for failing to follow state COVID-19 guidelines on operating hours and for enticing patrons to riot.

Is it just me, or does it seem like we have been seeing way too many incidents of poaching, and wildlife simply left to waste? Or, are we just noticing these stories more often?

In addition to answering questions from listeners all across Montana, Dr. Sears also talked about some big news: SCL Health, which has hospitals in Billings (St. Vincent), Miles City (Holy Rosary), and Butte (St. James) is now expanding to Bozeman and Lewistown.