HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A sharply divided Montana Supreme Court has ruled that forcing a Hutterite religious colony to pay workers’ compensation insurance for jobs outside the commune is not an ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Lona Running Wolf started working with Hutterite schools, she was struck by what she saw unfolding on the colonies. She felt it was reminiscent of what transpired among her own community, the ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Up to 10 colonies of the strict Christian Hutterite sect say they face religious persecution from the Canadian province of Alberta's plan to force them to have their ...

SPRING PRAIRIE COLONY, Minn. - The yoga positions proved briefly cumbersome for the 13 students in Cheryl Gottenborg's elementary class. The kindergarten through third-grade students giggled with arms ...