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A girl and her classic car: A story worth telling, and retelling
Mary Kate Teske loves telling the story of her beloved car, a 1961 Dodge Lancer that was willed to her grandfather — twice. Mary Kate also loves to photograph her beautiful car, and soon will embark on a new adventure in it.
Billings painter blends animals, surrealism, medieval imagery
When Jennifer French was in first grade, she drew a horse. And after looking at the similar drawings of the other kids, she realized her horse looked a lot more like a horse. From that moment forward, Jennifer knew exactly what she wanted to do.
ACLU alleges discrimination at Reed Point basketball game
The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana has filed a discrimination complaint to the Montana Human Rights Bureau on behalf of four Native Americans who allege that they were denied admission to a high school basketball game while white fans were being admitted.
Griz track & field: Corvallis standout Booth impressive in NCAA debut
Montana redshirt freshman Jane Booth may have tied for 30th in the high jump on Friday on day two of the NCAA West Regional, but some 30th-place finishes are more impressive than others. Booth cleared 5-8.5, the third-best jump of her life, dating back to her days as a prep standout at Corvallis High.
Why Montana elected Greg Gianforte, a man charged with assault
The race pitted a singing cowboy against a millionaire software entrepreneur – and it got ugly at the end. University of Montana associate professor Lee Banville analyzes what happened, and why.
Zinke deadline on monument comments draws 107,000 responses
One public comment, made anonymously, urged Zinke not to bow down to industry and political pressure to alter the Bears Ears monument. "Do the hard thing, speak for the many and not the few," it said.
Gianforte wins Montana’s lone House seat, apologizes for assault
Republican Greg Gianforte won Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House Thursday night, and used his victory speech to apologize for body slamming a reporter on Election Eve. “That’s not the person I am and not the way that I am going to lead in this state," he said.
Track & field: Quiet start for Grizzlies at regional meet
No Grizzlies advanced to Friday's races on the track, and nobody competing in the field events had a top-20 finish.
Global investor to return to Missoula with national Tech Tour
Paul Singh stopped in Missoula last July as part of his “Results Junkies” tour to sit with the founders of several local startups, after which he praised area entrepreneurs for their savvy efforts but said the local ecosystem lacked urgency; he'll return again next month to test the waters.
Despite election loss, state Dems make gains; GOP sees slip in support
While President Donald Trump won Montana by 20 points and Ryan Zinke won by 15 points last November, Democratic Rob Quist came within 6 points of defeating Greg Gianforte, suggesting a slip in support among the state's conservative voters.