Butte

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Butte man who was struck by a vehicle after leaving a wake service has died, and prosecutors are reviewing his medical files to determine whether to charge the driver with his death.

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Butte is famous for its large Irish population and active St. Patrick's Day celebrations, but things were a bit different this past holiday.

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Another St. Patrick's Day has come and gone, annihilating the liver of many a Missoula resident. What did you do to commemorate the holiday? Take our poll and let us know!

St Patrick's Day in Butte, America, is on quite a few Montanans' bucket lists. And those "in the know" have already experienced one of the great American Irish celebrations.

And, since it's on a weekend, the celebrations are happening on both Saturday and Sunday

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Janet Finn, University of Montana professor in the School of Social Work, will discuss her new book, "Mining Childhood: Growing Up in Butte, 1900-1960."

She will be at a Fact & Fiction Book Club luncheon Tuesday, January 15, at Missoula's Holiday Inn Downtown

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In the minds of most Montanans, Butte is famous for two things: St. Patrick’s Day and the Berkeley Pit. The Mining City often is the butt of jokes made by those of us fortunate enough to live in, shall we say, more aesthetically pleasing areas of the state. B

Last July Butte welcomed nearly 165,000 visitors over the three days of the third and final National Folk Festival scheduled for Montana, according to information from Mainstreet Uptown Butte, the lead non-profit local organizing partner for the event

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