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Of the 917 hate organizations identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center in the latest report, 20 are located in Montana, including several white nationalist, anti-Muslim and anti-government groups scattered across the state.

Lifting Hands International found its start on the island of Lesvos in Greece, where Hayley Smith rushed to find warm clothing for a boatload of refugees who had capsized in the frigid Aegean Sea. Smith will speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday night at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel.

Jake Ryan of Montana is one of four men who face multiple charges of trespassing, conspiracy to impede federal employees through intimidation and tampering with vehicles and equipment.

The Clark Fork River in downtown Missoula held shades of spring over the weekend as temperatures topped 46 degrees, sending surfers down to Brennan's Wave to test the season's early runoff. But as expected, winter returned by Monday.

The nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization has sent a letter to 22 state legislators and the House Judiciary Committee, calling on the governing body to oppose an anti-Muslim bill poised for consideration.

Parks Canada has reintroduced a herd of plains bison to the country's oldest national park in Banff, Alberta, more than 130 years after the iconic North American animal last grazed the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies.

One team from the Missoula International School placed first for the second year in a row while two students – Grace Gibson-Snyder and Georgia Walker-Keleher – won first and second place respectively as the competition's top-scoring individuals.

A $1.2 million gift from the ALSAM Foundation will help the University of Montana maintain its position and recruit more Native American students to the Skaggs School of Pharmacy.

The ACLU of Montana’s new indigenous justice outreach coordinator was the main speaker at the race relations forum, but it was a couple from Pryor whose chilling story captivated those in attendance and evoked promises of heightened vigilance.

Missoula's top national rankings for its startup activity and wide array of breweries are no secret, but the city's ranking as one of the best places for being single may come as a surprise.