The Dude Provides
Story by Courtney Anderson
About 1,500 readers visit the Last Best News website daily. Thanks to a campaign to encourage Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges to...
Shutter Luck
Story by Nicky Ouellet
Kyle Massick barely believed his eyes when he spotted the planes in the river. Resting on the steep embankment of the...
Shooting Solo
Story by Michael Beall, photos by Sarah Chaput de Saintonge
It took one editors’ meeting on the first day of Austin Green’s internship to make...
Digital to Darkroom: Why Some Photographers Are Going Back To Film
Story and photos by Elliott Natz
Pulling out his camera, Tom Robertson prepared for the next biker to come around the corner. He only had...
Energy Beat Booms
Story by Jayme Dittmar, screenshot from video by Brian Gill
When Dan Boyce left his post as Montana Public Radio’s capitol bureau chief for Denver,...
Dairy Blackout
Story by Kelly Conde
A story about cow hooves was all Mychel Matthews was after. Reporting for the Times-News out of Twin Falls, Idaho, she...
Shifting Perspectives
Story by Gwen Florio, photo by Sarah Chaput de Saintonge, illustration by Kristin Kirkland
Missoulian crime reporter Kate Haake is thankfully free on weekends from...
Life Changers: Tyler Hamilton’s Ride on the Front Page
Story by Michael Wright, photos by Ashley Stidham
Seventeen years ago, the Festina cycling team was booted from the Tour de France after its coach...
About Face: The Other Side of the Story
Story by Alexander Deedy, photos by Elliott Natz
There were teepees as far as Kathy Weber could see in every direction. Riding next to John...
No Fly Zone: Drones in Yellowstone
Story and photos by Erik Petersen
The footage is striking. Tiny dots of red, yellow, and green kayaks floating down the White Salmon River in...
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...
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...