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  Updated: December 10, 2018 @ 2:40 pm
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Armed standoff in Deer Lodge ends with one person shot

Getting the Berkeley Pit under control: Pumping treated water could start as soon as March

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Getting the Berkeley Pit under control: Pumping treated water could start as soon as March

SUSAN DUNLAP susan.dunlap@mtstandard.com

Montana Resources and Atlantic Richfield Company won't have the Berkeley Pit pilot project in time for Christmas this year, but the project is not that far off the originally predicted mark.

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FWP official says state in good position as threat of wildlife disease spreads

FWP official says state in good position as threat of wildlife disease spreads

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Here's what you missed: Weekend reads from The Montana Standard

Here's what you missed: Weekend reads from The Montana Standard

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Judge dismisses lawsuit to block forest project in Elkhorn Mountains near Helena

Judge dismisses lawsuit to block forest project in Elkhorn Mountains near Helena

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Washington governor wants 100 percent clean energy by 2045, including elimination of coal

Washington governor wants 100 percent clean energy by 2045, including elimination of coal

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Retired priest to be charged with child porn in Great Falls

Retired priest to be charged with child porn in Great Falls

Updated 2 hrs ago

Billings Clinic kicks off fundraising push for psychiatry residency with $250k gift

Billings Clinic kicks off fundraising push for psychiatry residency with $250k gift

Updated 2 hrs ago

More than $70 million spent in Montana US Senate race

More than $70 million spent in Montana US Senate race

Updated 2 hrs ago

Employee of Peppermint Patty's in Anaconda arrested for breaking in, police say

Employee of Peppermint Patty's in Anaconda arrested for breaking in, police say

Updated 3 hrs ago

Does remote work bring Montana workers big-city wages? Yes — for some.

Does remote work bring Montana workers big-city wages? Yes — for some.

Updated 2 hrs ago

University of Montana faculty bucks administration on eliminating Southeast Asia minor

University of Montana faculty bucks administration on eliminating Southeast Asia minor

8 hrs ago

Now hiring in Butte. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Now hiring in Butte. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

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Top Stories

Armed standoff in Deer Lodge ends with one person shot

Crime

Armed standoff in Deer Lodge ends with one person shot

Anaconda youth program finds new home

Local

Anaconda youth program finds new home

A memory of loss: Art memorializes dead geese

Local

A memory of loss: Art memorializes dead geese

Morning fire destroys mobile home on Flat; cause under investigation

Local

Morning fire destroys mobile home on Flat; cause under investigation

Local & Regional News

Here's what you missed: Weekend reads from The Montana Standard

Local

Here's what you missed: Weekend reads from The Montana Standard

Does remote work bring Montana workers big-city wages? Yes — for some.

State and Regional

Does remote work bring Montana workers big-city wages? Yes — for some.

University of Montana faculty bucks administration on eliminating Southeast Asia minor

State and Regional

University of Montana faculty bucks administration on eliminating Southeast Asia minor

Butte neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Local

Butte neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Crime & Courts

Retired priest to be charged with child porn in Great Falls

Crime

Retired priest to be charged with child porn in Great Falls

Employee of Peppermint Patty's in Anaconda arrested for breaking in, police say

Crime

Employee of Peppermint Patty's in Anaconda arrested for breaking in, police say

Man arrested for allegedly making threats with an Airsoft gun

Crime

Man arrested for allegedly making threats with an Airsoft gun

UM Western football player charged with sexual intercourse without consent

Crime

UM Western football player charged with sexual intercourse without consent

406 Politics

Washington governor wants 100 percent clean energy by 2045, including elimination of coal

406 Politics

Washington governor wants 100 percent clean energy by 2045, including elimination of coal

More than $70 million spent in Montana US Senate race

406 Politics

More than $70 million spent in Montana US Senate race

Daines, Gianforte bills to release WSA designations dead — for now

406 Politics

Daines, Gianforte bills to release WSA designations dead — for now

Montanans expect no big changes in farm bill

406 Politics

Montanans expect no big changes in farm bill

13 of Colstrip co-owner PacifiCorp's 22 coal power plants are uneconomical

406 Politics

13 of Colstrip co-owner PacifiCorp's 22 coal power plants are uneconomical

Democrats rev up plans for 2020 campaign launches

406 Politics

Democrats rev up plans for 2020 campaign launches

Report: Montana needs to improve its aging bridges, roads, dams and schools

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Report: Montana needs to improve its aging bridges, roads, dams and schools

Outdoors

FWP official says state in good position as threat of wildlife disease spreads

Outdoors

FWP official says state in good position as threat of wildlife disease spreads

Judge dismisses lawsuit to block forest project in Elkhorn Mountains near Helena

Outdoors

Judge dismisses lawsuit to block forest project in Elkhorn Mountains near Helena

As Montana elk populations grow, FWP proposes increasing cow hunt, reducing bull hunt

Outdoors

As Montana elk populations grow, FWP proposes increasing cow hunt, reducing bull hunt

Catch-and-release mortality of steelhead at center of Idaho fishing ban debate

Outdoors

Catch-and-release mortality of steelhead at center of Idaho fishing ban debate

Golden eagles keep riding the current; numbers strong during annual survey

Outdoors

Golden eagles keep riding the current; numbers strong during annual survey

Minnesota deer hunter revels in Eastern Montana's badlands

Outdoors

Minnesota deer hunter revels in Eastern Montana's badlands

9 more deer test positive for chronic wasting disease; 22 total this year

Outdoors

9 more deer test positive for chronic wasting disease; 22 total this year

Christmas Bird Counts scheduled across the state

Outdoors

Christmas Bird Counts scheduled across the state

Butte Uptown Stroll 2018

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Butte Uptown Stroll 2018

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Sports

Videos: Dolphins stun Patriots on wild last play: Breaking down the latest in sports

Football News

Videos: Dolphins stun Patriots on wild last play: Breaking down the latest in sports

Bull rider Parker Breding finishes 3rd in round 4 of National Finals Rodeo

Rodeo News

Bull rider Parker Breding finishes 3rd in round 4 of National Finals Rodeo

Tyler Hall breaks Montana State scoring record in victory over Pac-12 Washington State

Bobcats

Tyler Hall breaks Montana State scoring record in victory over Pac-12 Washington State

Jamar Akoh returns but Montana falls on the road to UC Irvine

Grizzlies

Jamar Akoh returns but Montana falls on the road to UC Irvine

Opinion

Leonard Pitts: 'There is no such thing as a child prostitute'

Columnists

Leonard Pitts: 'There is no such thing as a child prostitute'

Moral courage

Letters

Moral courage

Guest view: Together, we can fight climate change

Columnists

Guest view: Together, we can fight climate change

Standard view: Tech's draft plan on budget threatens disaster

Editorial

Standard view: Tech's draft plan on budget threatens disaster

Photos

Here's what you missed: Weekend reads from The Montana Standard

Anaconda youth program finds new home

A memory of loss: Art memorializes dead geese

Morning fire destroys mobile home on Flat; cause under investigation

New Uptown makeup store brings green beauty to Butte

Local

Here's what you missed: Weekend reads from The Montana Standard

Photos: Hundreds of thousands lose power as snow, ice slam South

National News

Photos: Hundreds of thousands lose power as snow, ice slam South

Today’s top pics: Heavy snow blankets parts of South and more

Archives

Today’s top pics: Heavy snow blankets parts of South and more

Today's Birthdays, Dec. 10: Bobby Flay

Archives

Today's Birthdays, Dec. 10: Bobby Flay

Today In History, Dec. 10: Martin Luther King Jr.

Archives

Today In History, Dec. 10: Martin Luther King Jr.

Birthday Highlight: Kenneth Branagh

Archives

Birthday Highlight: Kenneth Branagh

The 25 most popular six-figure jobs

People

The 25 most popular six-figure jobs

Nation & World

Stocks struggle higher as markets remain volatile; oil drops

Stocks struggle higher as markets remain volatile; oil drops

Supreme Court sides with Planned Parenthood

Supreme Court sides with Planned Parenthood

The myths and truths about Chicago's guns and murder rate

The myths and truths about Chicago's guns and murder rate

Jury deciding sentence for man who rammed rally protesters

Jury deciding sentence for man who rammed rally protesters

Trending topics

A look at Brexit as UK prime minister cancels the big vote

A look at Brexit as UK prime minister cancels the big vote

Photos: Hundreds of thousands lose power as snow, ice slam South

Photos: Hundreds of thousands lose power as snow, ice slam South

5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday

5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday

Blue Sky Science: Why is it hard to predict which flu vaccine will be most effective?

Blue Sky Science: Why is it hard to predict which flu vaccine will be most effective?

Can craft brewers make good light beer? This tasting pits them against Big Beer

Food

Can craft brewers make good light beer? This tasting pits them against Big Beer

10 newborn gifts that will make new parents swoon

Lifestyles

10 newborn gifts that will make new parents swoon

Wedding registries expand to adventures, charities and more

Lifestyles

Wedding registries expand to adventures, charities and more

5 To Know for Monday with Nat Cardona (December 10, 2018)

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5 To Know for Monday with Nat Cardona (December 10, 2018)

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