Chronicling the life of an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, “Washington Black” follows him from slavery to freedom to personal victory.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade ...

Rep. Bill Mercer, a Billings Republican, longtime former federal prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for Montana, was nominated to Montana's federal bench Thursday by President Donald Trump.

The Department of Health and Human Services said it will reclassify those programs as federal public benefits, restricting ...

These are the Independent Record's top stories for July 11, 2025.

An American upsets the world No. 1 to reach the Wimbledon women’s final, the Yankees overcome a late no-hit bid, two more ...

Trump said that he will raise taxes on many goods from Canada to 35% Here's a look at countries that have gotten tariff letters — and where things stand now.

Coming here was a big deal…it’s such a privilege,” said Samri, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who recently graduated from Hellgate High School.

The Helena Area Chamber of Commerce and Helena Public Schools district will be discussing bonds over a cold one at various ...

After the House of Representatives passed its “big beautiful bill" of goods, I went to dinner at a favorite restaurant in ...

Our nation’s paltry federal minimum wage of just $7.25 an hour is rightly criticized as far too little to sustain a worker, ...

Montana National Guard soldiers and airmen freshened up their wildland firefighting knowledge this week at Fort Harrison in ...