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The Bouldering Boom of Western Montana
By Zeno Wicks
The Bitterroot Mountains on the border of Montana and Idaho have been a longtime secret of western climbers.
Since 1970, hundreds of long...
Made in Montana: Biomimicry and The Gadget Gap
Montana Inspires Design
By Eric Oravsky
Montana’s Whitebark pine trees look as if they were beaten down by the unforgiving conditions of the mountain environment they live in....
Year in Review: Sparking Resistance and ADUs
Despite causing the worst damage the state has seen in 100 years, wildfires may be helping Montana.
The western United States endured one of the...
Year In Review: Dark Money and the Keystone Pipeline
Dark Money Casts Shadow Over 2012 Montana Elections
By Amy Sisk
An unprecedented amount of money entered the 2012 Montana elections thanks in part to a...
Year in Review: Sherry Arnold and Bakken Boom
North Dakota’s McDonald’s jobs start at $11 per hour
By Jackson Bolstad
In our last issue, “Boom: Reporting on natural resources in Montana,” we debunked the...
Lucky To Be Alive
By Dillon Kato
When his foot sunk deep into the snowfield, Toby van Amerongen thought he had just stepped in a stream. A second later,...
Forsyth Dogies Dominate Small-town Wrestling
by Dustin Klemann
In a blur of camouflage purple, the fans rose from their seats, some with hands over their lips, others with eyes closed...
Jordan Johnson Trial
By Billie Loewen
Weeks after the Feb. 4 incident, Diane Barz, the former state Supreme Court Justice hired by UM to investigate sexual assault cases,...
Once Common Shout of ‘Timber’ is Only a Quiet Echo
By Bekhi Spika
“The earth is very resilient,” said Mark Vander Meer, his eager smile busting through his white, bushy beard. “It’s people who aren’t.”
Vander...
Strangers in Sidney: When a Small-town Reporter Strikes Big News
By Amy Sisk
Louisa Barber tapped her thumbs against the steering wheel to the beat of the song At Last as she crossed the Montana-North...
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...
No Place to Hide
Story by Brett Berntsen
Through a dead-bolted door, in an office space charged with humming wires and heated plastic, a team of techies gathers. Their...