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Preparations amped up Thursday morning for Friday night's launch of the free Montana Folk Festival in Uptown Butte. Audi...
07/10/2025

Preparations amped up Thursday morning for Friday night's launch of the free Montana Folk Festival in Uptown Butte. Audio and lighting equipment for the Original Mineyard stage was deployed.

VIRGINIA CITY — Get ready for a mix of originality, western and bluegrass from the duo of John Lowell and Joanne Gardner...
07/10/2025

VIRGINIA CITY — Get ready for a mix of originality, western and bluegrass from the duo of John Lowell and Joanne Gardner at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Elling

The Montana Folk Festival returns Friday to Uptown Butte, offering a weekend of free music performances across six stage...
07/10/2025

The Montana Folk Festival returns Friday to Uptown Butte, offering a weekend of free music performances across six stages and much more. The free event traces its origins to the storied National Folk Festival.

This photo: Romeo Bougere performs with the New Orleans musical group 79ers Gang on the Northwestern Energy Dance Pavilion stage during the Montana Folk Festival on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Joseph Scheller, Montana Standard)

ICE raid nabs top-ranking gang member on wanted list, agency says
07/10/2025

ICE raid nabs top-ranking gang member on wanted list, agency says

“They thought they could hide in America’s heartland, but they were sadly mistaken. Not on our watch," an investigator said.

Anaconda struggled after its lifeblood copper smelter closed in 1980 but the Smelter City has become a destination for o...
07/10/2025

Anaconda struggled after its lifeblood copper smelter closed in 1980 but the Smelter City has become a destination for outdoors recreation, with summer amenities including access to fishing and wilderness.

In recent years, Big Sky residents moved to stop paying taxes to Ennis, saying the Madison Range makes Ennis’s schools a...
07/10/2025

In recent years, Big Sky residents moved to stop paying taxes to Ennis, saying the Madison Range makes Ennis’s schools and hospital inaccessible.

Ending the Big Sky tax payments to Ennis would have been a financial hit to the hospital and forced Ennis residents to pay a lot more in property taxes, while residents of Big Sky say their town has significant needs that taxes can help meet, and it should not be seen only as a playground for the rich that is trying to grab more money.

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In rural Southwest Montana, a clash over tax fairness and critical services between a luxury ski community and a modest town led to statewide reform through new laws.

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail almost two months ago, and authorities have captured all but the man with th...
07/10/2025

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail almost two months ago, and authorities have captured all but the man with the most violent rap sheet.

The Big Sky Conference is losing 70-plus percent of its men's basketball award winners for the third consecutive season.
07/10/2025

The Big Sky Conference is losing 70-plus percent of its men's basketball award winners for the third consecutive season.

The disagreements highlight how long it takes for employees to wend their way through the administrative process — which...
07/10/2025

The disagreements highlight how long it takes for employees to wend their way through the administrative process — which in the most recent settlement took more than four years.

Read through the obituaries published in The Montana Standard
07/10/2025

Read through the obituaries published in The Montana Standard

The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will close its doors July 22.
07/10/2025

The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will close its doors July 22.

🎧 The Ethical Life podcast: The hosts discuss what is lost when our minds are constantly filled with alerts, apps and ta...
07/10/2025

🎧 The Ethical Life podcast: The hosts discuss what is lost when our minds are constantly filled with alerts, apps and tasks, leaving little room for deeper thought or meaningful engagement.

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The Montana Standard uses social media to share local, statewide and national news. This site also serves as an open forum for public interaction with residents and readers. Discussion, questions, and feedback are encouraged. However, comments which include the following will not be tolerated: • Profane or obscene language or content; • Hate speech or bullying; • Personal attacks on other platform users; • Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. Comments which violate this policy may be hidden from view. Continued violation of this policy may result in a user being banned from accessing this social media account and may be reported directly to Facebook. Anything posted on this Facebook wall or sent via direct message to this account may be republished on mtstandard.com or re-shared, with credit.