Jule Banville is a lover and survivor of alt-weeklies, having worked as an editor at the Missoula Independent and Washington City Paper in D.C. She also dabbles in podcasts, including the seven-part narrative about a crime and rape laws in Montana and elsewhere, “An Absurd Result,” and 13 episodes of quirky Montana, “Last Best Stories.” She teaches writing, reporting and audio things as a full-time prof at the University of Montana School of Journalism.
A granddaughter talks about the life of an 88-year-old Clinton woman beaten to death and wonders why, nearly two years later, Missoula County still hasn’t filed charges.