Montana Standard

The Montana Standard is a daily newspaper published by Lee Enterprises, located in Butte, Montana. It has a Sunday circulation of 14,044 and a weekday circulation of 13,780.

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Southern Utah, Utah Tech to join Big Sky Conference

2 days ago | mtstandard.com | Bill Speltz

MISSOULA — The Big Sky Conference will expand from 10 teams to 11 in the fall of 2026. Southern Utah is rejoining the league and Utah Tech will be making its debut in the 2026-2027 academic year. "The time is right for the Big Sky to bring in Utah Tech and to bring back Southern Utah,” Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill said.
US inserts itself into Israel's war against Iran

5 days ago | mtstandard.com | Josh Boak |Mike Pesoli |David Rising |Jon Gambrell

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent conflicting messages Sunday — with U.S. officials indicating a willingness to resume negotiations with Iran after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites and President Donald Trump talking of a possible regime change. “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” Trump posted on social media.
APTOPIX CWC Benfica Auckland City Soccer

6 days ago | mtstandard.com | Phelan Ebenhack

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Butte man will now be tried separately for alleged incest, possessing child porn

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Mike Smith

A Butte man set for an August trial on incest and child pornography charges will now get two jury trials if the cases get that far. In a rare move, a prosecutor asked a judge to sever the charges into separate cases because of a Montana Supreme Court ruling in 2007 involving very similar allegations and circumstances.
Adam Lee McPhie in court

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Mike Smith

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CORRECTION Womens PGA Championship Golf

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | LM Otero

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Gold Cup Saudi Arabia US Soccer

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Eric Gay

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Federal Reserve Powell

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Mark Schiefelbein

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GOP lawmaker: Butte-Silver Bow 'playing with fire' if it flies Pride flag

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Mike Smith

A Republican lawmaker says Butte-Silver Bow is “playing with fire” legally and politically if it follows its county attorney’s legal analysis and flies the Pride flag at the courthouse or other government buildings. The county attorney, Matt Enrooth, said Friday that Missoula has cleared the way for Butte-Silver Bow and any other city or county in Montana to fly the Pride flag despite a new state law that bans government displays of certain flags. Republican state Rep.
Fire guts mobile home in Butte

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Mike Smith

Fire gutted a mobile home on the Flats in Butte early Wednesday morning, but authorities say nobody was hurt. The fire broke out on the older motor home located near the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Walnut Street shortly after 5:30 a.m., sending a giant plume of black smoke into the air. Butte-Silver Bow Battalion Chief Brant Bristol said when firefighters arrived, the trailer was already fully engulfed, with a house just 20 feet from the blaze.