At dusk, after all the fancy horses had been auctioned, Doug Barnes settled into a seat at the sale barn and got down to business. Three, four, five or more horses ambled into the ring at a time.

The Chechnya war veteran barged into my rail car cabin, flashing an evil grin. The old tractor driver followed him, cradling a brown paper bag and a stained metal cup. They pulled a bottle of vodka from the bag. The cap came off, and it wouldn't go back

A newly published study by marketing professors at UTSA finds that places where individual traits are valued over the collective good also tend to be places where a lot of beer is consumed.

MISSOULA — Who is Joe the Plumber? In Montana, he’s Joe Reber, a Butte-born businessman who grew up in poverty and created a multimillion-dollar plumbing dynasty the old-fashioned way.

The Capitol Christmas Tree from Montana was welcomed into Washington D.C. On Monday, following a three week journey across the United States. Senator Max Baucus was on hand to welcome the 144 year old tree, and officially present it to folks from across t