Republican in exile

For one Hamilton conservative, the 2026 primary election season became a fight to reclaim and defend his Republican identity from his own political party.

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‘We don’t make hardware’

How Missoula’s Lolo Hardware turned a climbing obsession, memes and a napkin manifesto into a real(ish) business.

A scoop of something complicated

From the Big Dipper to Madagascar, vanilla is anything but plain.

Who speaks for HD93?

Three Democrats are vying for an open Missoula legislative seat. Their priorities look similar. Their backgrounds don’t.

Day-of reckoning

Montana Republicans keep trying to rewrite the laws around same-day voter registration and other election procedures. Ahead of the June 2 primary, here’s what’s settled, what isn’t, and who’s caught in the middle.

Changes brewing

Bayern’s new Kölsch breaks with tradition as brewery’s founder prepares for retirement.

Bear necessities

Two engineers couldn’t find bear spray on a trip. Now their vending machines stock some of the West’s wildest trailheads.

Processing: Bonner’s AI data center

The stage is set for Missoula County’s first hearing on the data center proposed for the Bonner Mill site on the banks of the Blackfoot.

Unearthing Missoula’s ‘moon trees’

More than 50 years ago, a smokejumper carried tree seeds to space and back. Some were planted in Missoula. The rest of the story is about how we forgot.

Reel politik

A Montana PBS investigation uncovered dangerous levels of “forever chemicals” in Montana fish — and evidence the governor’s office buried the findings.

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