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DUI Fashion: Meet the Alcohol Monitoring Anklet
By Michael Beall
If only Kayla Pedersen had remembered to turn on her headlights. She was so close to home, so close to keeping her...
With Mothers in Prison, Roommates Support Each Other
By Matt Hudson
The last time Sara Palagi called her mother, a federal agent answered the phone. He said her mother was in jail.
In an...
Local Food, Local People: Q&A with Emily Wendler
By Megan Petersen, photos by Mandy Tippett
Montana graduate student Emily Wendler spent four weeks with a family struggling to eat all local, only to...
Defending High School Journalists’ First Amendment Rights
By Iris Olson
In three years of working on a high school paper, I have seen enough controversy over stories to make the average student...
Hungry Horse News Strives to Keep Community Close
By Megan Petersen
In 1965, Mel Ruder won a Pulitzer Prize for his almost-solo coverage of a 500-year flood in the small town of Columbia...
Q&A with Fired Sports Editor Colter Nuanez
By Austin Schempp
In November 2012, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle fired its sports editor, Colter Nuanez, after he had responded to a social media forum...
Joey Running Crane and King Elephant Rock and Return
By Tim Goessman
Sweat ran down Joey Running Crane’s face as more Dos Equis disappeared from the beer cooler on the porch. The hum of...
Montana Gets Its Reality TV Closeup
By Dustin Nelson
From dates under the big sky with “The Bachelor" to a restaurant makeover at the Rising Sun Bistro in Kalispell, Montana made a...
More Precious Than Oil
By Tom Kuglin
The North Fork of the Flathead River Transboundary region — a 9,000 square mile, largely undeveloped area on the western rim of...
Uniting Native American Tribes in Canada and Montana
By Kelly Conde
On a cold January day, Bryson Myers played the flute beneath a cottonwood tree on the edge of the Fort Peck Indian...
Standing Rock: Native journalists torn between passion and neutrality
Story by Jason Begay, photos by Olivia Vanni
See more of MJR's Standing Rock Coverage with this interactive web documentary.
Even if it weren’t for that...
Facebook Confessionals
By Conrad Scheid
The Internet has never been known as the best way to keep a secret, but it sure holds some mysteries. Take one...