Alex Sakariassen is a Missoula-based journalist and copywriter with two decades of experience covering arts, politics, the environment and education in Montana. A 2008 graduate of UM’s School of Journalism and former staff writer at the Missoula Independent and Montana Free Press, Alex’s freelance work has appeared in an array of state and national outlets including the Choteau Acantha, Mountain Outlaw Magazine, the LA Times and the Huffington Post. At any given time, there’s at least a 62 percent chance he’s daydreaming about skiing.
Ravalli County’s conservative commissioners and conservationists align in opposition to the rare earth mine proposed near the West Fork of the Bitterroot.
Wild, feral, abandoned — people have used a lot of words to describe Miller Creek’s free-roaming band of horses. As Missoula County moves toward a balanced management strategy, a proper legal term remains as elusive as the herd’s origins.
For one Hamilton conservative, the 2026 primary election season became a fight to reclaim and defend his Republican identity from his own political party.
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.