Explosive Real Estate
By Kellen Beck
A light layer of snow blankets the North Helena Valley, covering old mortar pieces hidden in long pasture grass. Spent 105 mm...
Jargon Therapy: Intent of Action
People can talk themselves silly about taking action against global warming. Is this type of “action” ever a waste of time?
Action was a buzzword...
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...
Culling in the Capital
By Masaki Nakagawa
First light has yet to peek over the top of Mount Helena as Mark Lerum, reserve officer for the Helena Police, pulls...
Jargon Therapy: A Cooperative Partnership
A cooperative partnership: this is what got thousands of acres of rangeland reseeded and native plants growing less than a year after wildfire raced across Gary Visintainer’s land.
News of the Wild: Montanans as Wildlife
On a recent trip to Helena, I was reminded just how much, and why, I love Montana.
I spent one of the strangest days of...
Jargon Therapy: Ranchers as Conservation Heroes
Ranchers were once kings.
When the Mannix family homesteaded Montana in the 1800s they ruled the Blackfoot Valley in west central Montana. Today, instead of...
Sidney 2.0: A Stranger’s Take on Sherry Arnold
It’s been 43 days since two men from Colorado allegedly drove through Sidney while smoking crack cocaine. They had one mission in mind—kill a...
Sidney 2.0: ‘Fear and Loathing’ in Montana
Mike, Amy and Dameon arrive in Sidney after nine and a half hours of driving. Amy documents her first day in the furthest east she's ever been in Montana. Photos by Mike and Dameon.
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...
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...
Behind the Curtain
By Brooks Johnson
Politically minded Montanns should be excited for 2014 — especially if they prefer not to know the donors behind the impending flood...