| The Montana Standard | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Foundation: | [1] |
| Owners: | Lee Enterprises |
| Publisher: | Dave Worstell |
| Editor: | Thomas Martinez |
| Language: | English |
| Circulation: | 9,837 Daily |
| Circulation Date: | 2023 |
| Circulation Ref: | [2] |
| Publishing Country: | United States |
| Oclc: | 11938457 |
The Montana Standard is a daily newspaper in Butte, Montana, owned by Lee Enterprises.
On September 12, 1928 the Anaconda Standard merged with Butte Miner to form The Montana Standard.[3] At the time it was owned by the Anaconda Company.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]