DULUTH, Minn. -- The sheltered, simple life of a traditional religious colony isn't what it appears on the surface, say members of a group who rejected their upbringing and are making a new life for ...

WASHINGTON - Hutterite bishops say a new National Geographic reality series that follows the members of a rural Montana colony gives a "distorted and exploitative version" of life inside a ...

Editor's note: Former state legislator Bob Sivertsen said in an email the Tribune viewed Monday that he's "invigorated" by feedback as his "Hutterite Mission" calling for a boycott of colony products ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana’s 50 Hutterite colonies have a big impact on agriculture and Hutterites often sell their ...

In their own personal chapter, nine ex-Hutterites write about a way of life they describe as a "very oppressive regime." All were members of a colony from the time they were born in the 1980s until ...

Glenda Maendel’s German-influenced intonation is in keeping with a North Dakotan accent, although certain sounds in her soft voice hint at an unfamiliar dialect. Her voice’s German lilt is stronger ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Thanksgiving is knocking on the door, which means Montanans are going to start hearing a lot about Hutterite turkeys. A recent study from the University of Montana and Montana State ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- The local Hutterite colony is once again sharing their mountain of surplus potatoes with the community in a simple act of kindness. The Hutterites’ tradition of sharing unsold ...