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Regional News
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Acclaimed storyteller and public radio host Ophira Eisenberg is onstage in Bozeman Friday.
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Bozeman recently hosted the world premiere of a symphony piece that showcases some important species to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The work is meant to blend science and art.
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A high school freshman and a centenarian were both named national athletes of the year recently by a national state games organization.
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In 2023, the DEQ listed sections of the Gallatin River as impaired due to recurring algal blooms. The blooms choke out fish and degrade water quality. State scientists are amid a six-year study trying to understand what's causing the harmful blooms. The state says it will use the results to inform local development regulations and a plan to protect the river.
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A student led effort underway is gathering Montanans opinions on the issues.
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During the last legislative session, Montana officially made the second Monday in October Columbus day and Indigenous People’s day. For the first time as a state holiday Montana’s celebrated across the state, including at Montana State University.
National News
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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim they've seized the Sudanese army's last base in El Fasher, Darfur — trapping hundreds of thousands and stoking fears the country could split in two.
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In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
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Crowe was just 15 years old when he became a music journalist in 1973. He had to talk his mom into letting him go on the road with bands. He chronicles his adventures in his new memoir, The Uncool.
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Ireland's president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in support of Palestinians and has been vocal about her distrust of European Union policies.
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Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.
NPR Headlines
- Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a dangerous Category 5 storm
- Adventurous jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette dies at age 83
- Nearly 42 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits due to shutdown
- 2 suspects arrested, 2 still sought by police after Louvre jewel heist
- In Cameroon, the world's oldest leader claims victory -- again
- Billboard listed the biggest 25 Halloween songs of all time. We beg to differ
- ACLU says Trump administration is breaching family separation settlement
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