Formerly the Rocky Valley Lutheran Church, it was the last official outpost of the Dooley ghost ... type towns are disappearing. “There is a common experience across rural Montana that dates ...

In 1943, the work whistles were always blowing southeast of Red Lodge in the mining town of Bearcreek ... In 1953, the Montana Iron and Coal Co. shut the mine down for good.

Les Cook announced in August that he will retire June 30 as chancellor for Montana Technological University in Butte. Since 2019, Cook has led the school, which opened in 1900 as the Montana State ...

October can be one of the most beautiful months in western Montana. But clearly, that's not written in stone. Residents across the region awoke Monday morning to the coldest temperatures ever ...

In the 1890s, the Bighorns were a vast, rugged territory with few roads beyond wagon pathways. While horses and oxen could ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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