Butte considers narrowing open container ban to Uptown district
Montana Standard reports commissioners may limit a proposed early morning open container ban to the Uptown commercial district to ease passage. The plan would restrict public drinking countywide between 2 and 8 a.m. if approved, with Judiciary Committee to discuss Wednesday.
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Butte
Bill Andersen
Judiciary Committee
Dan Foley
Firefighters Open House educates public during Fire Prevention Week
Angela Brandt reports at the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department open house where kids like Ali Staycar enjoyed pretending to drive a fire engine and donning turnout gear. Fire officials say the event, running 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Stations 1 and 2, aims to connect residents with crews and promote kitchen fire prevention tips.
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Ali Staycar
Butte-Silver Bow
Staycar
Mercury
Montana
Harrison Ave
Tony
Jeff Miller
Fire Services
Angela Brandt
Staarika
Kelten Kindt
Mark Mitchell
Alley Kindt
Butte Fire Station No. 1
Uptown
Station One Aims to Prevent Fires in Community
Miller states the goal is to stop potential fires before they start as part of the station's fire safety mission. Reporter Angela Brandt can be contacted via angela.brandt lee.net for any follow ups.
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Miller
Angela Brandt
Angela.brandt
Lee.net
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Three Scientists
American James Rothman Randy Schekman and German American Thomas Sudhof win the Nobel Prize in Medicine for revealing how vesicles ferry key substances inside cells delivering insulin and signaling chemicals. The research explains cellular transport and could spur new medicines and biotech advances. The prize totaling 1.2 million dollars honors their work on the cell's internal transport system and vesicles acting like a FedEx network.
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New York
James Rothman
Yale University
Randy Schekman
University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Sudhof
Stanford University
Nobel Committee
Lawsuit claims profiling by Montana Highway Patrol
The Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance filed in U.S. District Court alleging MHP detained Hispanic drivers on race alone to check immigration status. The suit seeks a ruling that the policy is unconstitutional and to halt further detentions. May include references to former chief Hickethier and new chief Butler.
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Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
U.S. District Court
Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance
Highway
Shahid Haque- Hausrath
Montana Department of Justice
Kenton Hickethier
Tom Butler
Hickethier
Jose Rios-Diaz
Billings
U.S
Montana
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