‘We changed history’ by defeating Custer
Montana is aging more quickly than expected
DEQ works toward impairment designation for Big Hole River
Business capital for new entrepreneurs
State accountant: Lottery’s former financial services director ‘stopped doing his job’
The ballot questions likely to come before voters in November
Reflecting on Greasy Grass: ‘We weren’t wiped out, and we continue to persevere’
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Anaconda bar co-owner Shane Charles wanted to ‘make a better place for the community’
Shane Charles, a co-owner with his wife, Tamara, of Carmel’s Sports Bar & Grill in Anaconda, was fatally shot at the bar on Saturday night, June 20. The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney’s Office has charged Mark Ray Lock, 61, with deliberate homicide, according to county law enforcement’s Facebook page.
What to do about Missoula’s feral horses?
Missoula County commissioners held a public hearing on a proposal outlining a process for capturing and placing horses in the event of conflicts with people. Most residents who commented during the meeting said the horses should be left alone.
In southeast Montana, a history of coal mining haunts farmers and ranchers
Farmers and ranchers in southeastern Montana say a legacy of coal mining and methane drilling has polluted one of the most valuable resources they have: clean, plentiful water. Their ongoing water-quality frustrations have been exacerbated by the Tongue River basin’s dismal snowpack.
A century-old family-owned paper stops its presses
The Daniels County Leader will close next month after no one stepped in to buy the century-old family newspaper based in northeastern Montana. The paper has four employees, including married owners Burl and Roz Bowler. Each of the four serves in a variety of roles, according to Burl, who affectionately described the jobs as “a variety of drudgery.
What’s known, and unknown, about UM’s 2024 sex discrimination settlement
Alani Bankhead delivered her first big announcement as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate while standing within 50 yards of Main Hall at the University of Montana in Missoula, where independent candidate Seth Bodnar had spent the previous eight years as UM’s president. “As the leader of the University of Montana, Seth settled a lawsuit with 18 female plaintiffs for sexual discrimination to the tune of $350,000,” Bankhead said, delivering a blistering broadside designed to compel the attention of Democratic women, the party’s biggest voting bloc.
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