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With Harrison Ford sightings all over town over the last week or so and production crews set up in front of Butte's Front Street Station, it's really no secret that the "Yellowstone" television series prequel, "1923" is hard at work here in the Mining City.

With fall approaching, even inside of city limits there has been plenty of bear activity this year. You can be sure that if bears are wandering into town, they are certainly active in the forest this time of year. We had a chance to sit down with local forester and outdoor recreationalist Jocelyn Dodge who offered tips on how to avoid potential bear encounters.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that portions of the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Clark Fork, Madison, Ruby and Sun rivers, as well as the Jefferson River and Silver Bow Creek in their entirety, will be closed to all fishing daily from 2 p.m. to midnight, effective at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10. The restrictions will stay in effect until conditions improve.

Even by his lofty, recent standards, this has to be big for Tim Montana. 2025 will get off with a big bang as Tim has been announced as the supporting act for Myles Kennedy's "The Art of Letting Go" 2025 U.S.-Canada Tour which will kick off January 18th in Joliet, Indiana and wrap up in Kennedy's hometown of Spokane, Washington on February 21st.

Finding a young, local rock band these days is a challenge in itself. And, by nature, when you come across a young band, many of them simply don't have many years under their belt to have come together as a unit. But False Fiction is no ordinary band. Sure, they're young, but that's beside the point.

"Die Today" could be Tim's most powerful single yet. It's hook pulls you right in, knocks you out with it's main riff and then goes right into the song's introspective and heartfelt lyrics. This could very well be Tim's best rock song yet. But we will have to wait until the album "Savage" is released later this summer. If you can't wait until then, you'll probably get a heapin' helping of new music when he performs in Sidney, Montana on June 8th.

Does the idea of exploring a building that many say is indeed haunted intrigue you? Good news, then. The Princes will be offering tours of this incredible building this Summer on alternating Saturdays between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend. Tours will be given several times throughout the day. For details on tours and other investigations you could be a part of, check out the Dumas Brothel Museum's website.

You certainly cannot say that Tim Montana has not worked hard over the course of his career. I got to know Tim back when he was pushing his first single, "Butte, America" way back in 2007 and he was working hard then as he came to our radio stations personally and convinced us to give the song a few spins on the local airwaves. He had recently returned from school in California where he had studied under the legendary Johnny Hiland, which while impressive, was just the tip of the iceberg.

The Montana Folk Festival today announced the first seven performers coming to the 2024 Montana Folk Festival in Butte, Montana, July 12, 13 and 14.

The Butte mine headframes are possibly the most easily identifiable structures on The Hill as you look up from down on The Flats. Especially as the sun goes down and their looming shadows are cast eastward across the Uptown cityscape. Sure, the Original Mine is becoming known worldwide thanks to the Montana Folk Festival and the thousands that it attracts every year. The Mountain Con is known for it's "Mile High, Mile Deep" paint job as well as for having its surrounding area turned into a beautiful recreation area. The Belmont's hoisthouse is now a bustling Senior Citizens center. But what about some of Butte's lesser-known mines whose headframes are still standing? Can you name these mines just by sight?

The Dumas Brothel in Butte is reportedly one of Montana's most haunted places. Is a portrait found inside one of a ghost?

For years, Bauer along with several other outstanding coaches and mentors, like Kelci Thatcher, Matt Paul and Bryan Arntson have been behind the Lil' Dribblers program, the only one of it's kind in Montana, which indeed starts them out young. Tomorrow is their final open gym of the season and Mike tells us it's open to "one day olds to 6-year-olds" but tells us that a little older is fine too. Boys and girls are equally welcome, so feel invited to bring your little one.