Sheriff Ed Lester

On one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year, and even in the days leading up to it, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff Ed Lester is not hiding his department's game plan when it comes to St. Patrick's Day. "This St. Patrick's Day we are increasing patrols and looking out for impaired drivers," Lester said.

Butte-Silver Bow first responders are on alert and alerting citizens and families of the area that a new, powerful, illicit strain of fentanyl has hit the area resulting in 6 overdoses over the past 72 hours and they are warning all residents, particularly drug users, to be extra cautious.

Here in Montana, we are very familiar with wildlife sightings within city limits, particularly if you live near the outskirts of town. Deer are commonplace. It's not even uncommon for the occasional moose to wander into town, although it will certainly raise a few eyebrows and be discussed on social media. But on a rare occasion, a predator will arrive and that's when people really start talking. That is what is happening in Uptown Butte this morning.

Natives of the comnunity are either skeptical about the topic of paranormal activity or are on board with discoveries that have been made and brought to light in Ghosts of Devil's Perch filmed in Butte. More so, Butte Silver Bow County Sheriff Ed Lester and CEO JP Gallagher have come together in a host of interviews for the televised program to speak out about their own accounts in dealing with the public's reports of paranormal activity in the former mining town of Butte, a place rich in history with hardships dating back to the copper mining industry.