Saturday Sports July 13
The Pittsburgh Pirates are now 3 ½ games behind NL Central Leaders Chicago Cubs after the Pirates lost yesterday afternoon 4-3 against the Cubs. Chris Archer, for the Pirates pitched well on... Read more
The public is invited to attend a concert this weekend to benefit a local neighborhood hit hard by flooding earlier this summer. A Rising Above the Waters benefit concert will take place Sun... Read more
1 Dead In Armstrong Co. Motorcycle Crash
One person is dead following a motorcycle crash Friday morning in neighboring Armstrong County. The crash happened along State Route 66, according to PennDOT. The road had been shut down in... Read more
Band Jam Music Fest Highlights Local Artists
Local music is taking center stage in Butler County this weekend at this year’s Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival. It’s the 7th year for the event, which is held at Cooper’s Lake Campgroun... Read more
SRU Using Robotic Lawn Mower
Cutting grass at Slippery Rock University is a little easier this summer. The university used a grant to purchase a robotic lawn mower. It will soon begin cutting the grass in the quarter-ac... Read more
Butler Co. Disposing Electronic Voting Machines
Butler County’s old voting systems won’t be able to be used by local high schools. Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel suggested the idea earlier this year after the county purchased a n... Read more
Pirates visit Cubs this afternoon/on WISR
The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Chicago Cubs this afternoon to begin a three-game series. First pitch is 2:20pm at Wrigley Field. Pre-game on WISR 680am begins at 1:55pm. The Pirates begin... Read more
NASCAR is at Kentucky Speedway this weekend. The Cup series race is Saturday. Hear it on WBUT 1050am and at wbut.com beginning at 6:30pm. Martin Truex, Jr. is the defending race winner. Tyle... Read more
Police Search For Mercer County Teen Runaways
Police are asking for help locating a couple of teenagers from Mercer County who are thought to have run away together. According to State Police, 17-year-old Jarod Steese of Pine Township a... Read more
City Road Replacement Project Complete
A project to improve a street near a local park is now complete apart from a couple minor finishing touches. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler heard an update about work done... Read more