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Regional News
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Newly drawn house and senate districts, were thought to give Montana Democrats the potential to pick up 10 new seats in the House. With finalized results from a recount done December 2nd , they pick up all ten.
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Health officials say local numbers in Yellowstone County reflect a nationwide rise in cases of whooping cough.
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Christmas preparations are just beginning at Montana’s Capitol building and this year’s centerpiece spruce comes from the Mt. Ellis area in Bozeman.
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New nationwide data show more Americans and more Montanans in recent years are volunteering through local organizations.
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Gallatin County’s election results are reaffirmed after just over nine hours of hand counting.
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Bozeman’s population has grown rapidly, but its first responder capacity has not. The recent election had two measures aimed at increasing staff and building capacity, but both failed.
Elections 2024
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Bozeman will be the first city in Montana to ban plastic bags.
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The Armory Hotel in downtown Bozeman was lit up red and blue, but inside was all red for a Republican election night event for Greg Gianforte and Tim Sheehy.
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Political ads flooded mailboxes, TVs and computer monitors in the months and days before polls closed Tuesday night in Montana. Many voters were united in their efforts to ignore them.
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Montanans will elect 100 representatives and 25 state senators to the Legislature this election. It’s the first time candidates are running in districts redrawn with 2020 census data.
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Whether it’s the race for president or local ballot initiatives, recent polling suggests the outcomes of November’s election will be decided by slim margins. Youth voters, a historically hard to reach electorate, could tip the scales. So what, if anything, is motivating young Montanans to vote?
National News
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, who got engaged to Trump's son in 2020, is the latest appointee he's chosen from his family tree. There's a long and controversial history of presidents picking relatives for jobs.
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The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.
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Many presidents face failed Cabinet picks so when former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet, it wasn't unprecedented, though Trump's style has been.
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Rehab Alkadi and her husband, Feras, fled Syria's war with their young son in 2013. They and other Syrian refugees in the U.S. are now hopeful for their country's future, even as uncertainty remains.
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Through her work, photographer Nancy Borowick says she hopes to draw awareness to women's stories, educate Americans and destigmatize the conversation that occurs between doctors and patients.
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