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Lynda Moss, a former Democratic state senator from Billings, announced on Wednesday that she plans to be a candidate for Montana’s only congressional seat. In a press release, Moss said she will officially announce her candidacy this Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Toucan Gallery, 2505 Montana Ave. (more…) Continue Reading →
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University graduate’s successful efforts to bring buffalo back to Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation has earned him a place in the national news, including the cover of a national research magazine. (more…) Continue Reading →
The state Office of Disciplinary Counsel filed a complaint against former state Sen. Art Wittich on Monday, charging him with professional misconduct. The complaint, filed with the Commission on Practice of the Montana Supreme Court by Chief Disciplinary Counsel Michael Cotter, stems from Wittich’s trial in 2016, when he was found liable for violations of state campaign finance laws. This past August, the state high court turned down Wittich’s four-part appeal of that decision. (more…) Continue Reading →
A luxury real estate firm says it is expanding into the Western Montana market, one that includes two of the state’s priciest listings and a long list of luxury properties along the Clark Fork River in Missoula. (more…) Continue Reading →
North Korea has no intention of ending its nuclear ambitions and China won’t allow the peninsula to fall into chaos, two factors that may force the U.S to accept the north as a nuclear power, the former U.S. ambassador to China said this week. (more…) Continue Reading →
She was the fabulous Baker, Mont., girl who had built “Irene” into a quality trademark. This fabled designer of magical gowns for the movies once led such a charmed career that she was known simple by her first name: Irene. (more…) Continue Reading →
If you weren’t aware that elephant-friendly tea was a thing, don’t feel bad. Until just about a year ago, Jake Kreilick hadn’t heard of it, either, and he is the co-owner of the Lake Missoula Tea Co. in downtown Missoula. (more…) Continue Reading →
In 2012, Montanans were introduced to two relatively unknown billionaire brothers from Texas who were in the process of purchasing hundreds of thousands of acres of ranch land in Montana. The Wilks brothers, Farris and Dan — now the second-largest landowners in the state — had made their fortune selling their company Frac Tech, one of the first large hydraulic fracturing companies in the country, at the height of the oil boom, in a deal that was reportedly worth $3.2 billion. (more…) Continue Reading →
You probably have already noticed the main problem with this book. I’m no prude, but I found myself hesitating to read it in public. On a recent flight out of state, when I was still reading the book, I was careful to extract it from my carry-on bag without flashing the cover in front of any other passengers. (more…) Continue Reading →
The first time we threw a fundraiser for Last Best News, back in February 2016, it was so much fun that we decided to make it an annual event. So we threw another one last April, again at the Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co.’s Garage Pub. And that was so much fun that a lot of people said we really ought to have one every six months or so. (more…) Continue Reading →
