Reading the river
A new web tool called TroutCast can predict how drought will hit Montana’s blue-ribbon trout fisheries, potentially before managers have to shut them down.
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During the day, Missoula’s Montgomery Distillery moonlights as a cafe called Mama Tried.
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.
‘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.
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