The Montana Standard

The Montana Standard is a daily newspaper in Butte, Montana owned by Lee Enterprises.

History
On September 12, 1928 the Anaconda Standard merged with Butte Miner to form The Montana Standard. At the time it was owned by the Anaconda Company. In 1959, It was sold to Lee Enterprises.

In 1971, under the leadership of Betty Danfield, the paper's women's section won the Penney-Missouri Award for General Excellence.

Starting July 11, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.