EditorialAlice Held, a Montana college student with 217,000 followers on TikTok, in Missoula, Mont., on June 22, 2023. (Janie Osborn/The New York Times)
EditorialAlice Held, a Montana college student with 217,000 followers on TikTok, in Missoula, Mont., on June 22, 2023. (Janie Osborn/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, right, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, outside the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, at the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, right, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, outside the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, at the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialDanielle Brooker, taproom manager, pours a beer at Draughtworks Brewery in Missoula, Mont., Sept. 28, 2018. (Jessica Lowry/The New York Times)
EditorialDanielle Brooker, taproom manager, pours a beer at Draughtworks Brewery in Missoula, Mont. on Sept. 28, 2018. (Jessica Lowry/The New York Times)
EditorialWolf Heffelfinger, a musician who has been exploring virtual reality for a decade, in Missoula, Mont., Sept. 16, 2021. (Jessica McGlothlin/The New York Times)
EditorialWolf Heffelfinger, a musician who has been exploring virtual reality for a decade, in Missoula, Mont., Sept. 16, 2021. (Jessica McGlothlin/The New York Times)
EditorialA sign showing trout fishing regulations at the Bitterroot River outside of Missoula, Mont. on July 21, 2021. (Tailyr Irvine/The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by the Missoula County Sheriff's Office shows Janet Lee Lucas. (Missoula County Sheriff's Office via The New York Times)
EditorialFor Gloria Willis, a retired teacher in Gifford, Fla., volunteering on Election Day used to be a "joy," but she will be staying home this year.
EditorialPresident Donald Trump visited Montana four times in 2018 in an unsuccessful effort to help unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialRyan Hansen, founder and chief executive of the startup LumenAd, outside the company's offices in Missoula, Mont., on April 9, 2020. (Lido Vizzutti/The New York Times)