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Anyone looking to get out of the cold Saturday afternoon can warm up with a couple of red-hot Oredigger basketball teams as both the Montana Tech women and men will host the University of Providence out of Great Falls at Kelvin Sampson Court. In addition to the warmth, Saturday is a great opportunity to bring the family to the HPER if you haven't caught the Orediggers in action this season.

Weekend temperatures are expected to get down to at least -20 and people are scrambling for their extra blankets, extension cords for the engine block heater and plenty of chicken soup for the pantry. As the mercury drops, don't forget to keep your furry family member safe and comfortable.

Montana has been the primary location for many major motion pictures and television productions. But what about actors that Montana has produced? Here are a few that you may not have known were born right here in Big Sky County.

If there's one thing that makes folks here in Montana cringe, it's when someone mispronounces one of our town's names, especially if we're from that particular town.

This is the time of year when jumpstarts and dead batteries are common with Montana motorists. Ideally you would have a fully-charged battery and a heated garage to get you through the winter but for the vast majority of us, that is not the case. Here are some tips to help you and your vehicle make it through the cold stretch.

Montana Tech's men's basketball team begins 2025 ranked 11th in the first NAIA coaches' poll of the year, the national office announced Wednesday morning.

Butte-Silver Bow local government is encouraging our community to submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on their recently released “Proposed Plan to Amend the Remedial Action for the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit”.

The Butte Tourism Business Improvement District, or TBIF, knows that people who come to events stay in our hotels, motels, inns and properties and that those people also spend plenty of money in our local stores and restaurants. Are you a person involved with an event that brings people to Butte? There may be grant money available for your event. The TBID Grant Cycle for January 2025 is now open to Butte-Silver Bow County entities. Applications can be accessed here and will be accepted through January 31st at 5pm.

Another busy week lies ahead for students involved in activities at Butte High School and their fans. Here is where you can catch the Bulldogs in action this week.

Engine 3 from the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department with Captain Jerod Gonzalez, Firefighter Levi Davenport and Firefighter Jake Hanley are meeting up with their strike team and along with Montana firefighters from other departments are on an estimated 18-day deployment to help battle the wildfires. The Montana crew has arrived and is awaiting inspection and deployment.