Sunday, January 18, 2026

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,...

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...

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...

Comic: Glacial Majesty

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...

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...

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...

Bridging the Gap Between Sports and News

When the NCAA announced they would be investigating the University of Montana, Jayme Fraser, now reporting at the Houston Chronicle, was the editor of...

WSJ Reporter Aids Missoulian in Requesting University of Montana’s Information

By Clem Work There were so many emails that the closest estimate is “thousands.” When the president of the University of Montana, the vice president for...

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...

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...