Butte Montana

I was making a pot of coffee Thursday morning when Mark Wilson asked me- what do you think Vice President JD Vance was doing in Dillon? Here's what I told him.

Vice President JD Vance must have heard about our Visit Montana promotion on the radio this week. The VP landed in Butte on Air Force Two and then took a motorcade to Dillon.

This is crazy. Can you imagine if they were actually successful with what they want to do in federal court? They would kill the Butte economy.

"Charlie joins the likes of Montana war heroes Doolittle Raider David Thatcher, Bataan Death March Survivor Ben Steele, Tribal War Chief of the Crow Nation Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, and Medal of Honor Recipient Travis Atkins. What do these men have in common? They epitomize the Montana spirit of service, courage, and selfless sacrifice." -Senator Daines

Glacier National Park plow crews make headway against tons of snow.

Our colleague Traci Taylor had the big news for Griz fans over the weekend- Billings, Montana's own Junior Bergen was picked up by the San Francisco 49er's in the NFL draft. And- of course- huge news for Butte, Montana and Bobcat fans-Touchdown Tommy Mellott was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders.

He grew up in Butte, played football for the legendary Coach Green at Montana Tech, and then served 27 years as a United States Marine. His "antifragile" message is something we all need to hear. Yes, our fellow veterans included.

What was it like to be a Tesla driver two years ago, and what's it like being a Tesla driver today? Trevor from Anaconda weighs in with some hilarious stories.

It just sounds blasphemous. Butte is NOT Montana's most Irish city? According to ancestry data, this is what Central Montana town actually is Montana's most Irish city.

Butte, Montana. It's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this Truth Social post from President Trump about copper.