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Regional News
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Montana State University Billings Foundation & Alumni has announced the recipients of its 2026 Outstanding Alumni Awards.
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Fourteen black bears were killed last week following an investigation at a Bozeman-area home. Game wardens say the bears had stopped relying on natural foods and were completely unafraid of humans.
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The independent and Democratic candidates for Senate went head-to-head on campaign funding, tax reform and other policy priorities on Sunday. Democrat Alani Bankhead and independent Seth Bodnar spoke to voters, answering questions from the hosting organization Indivisible Missoula and the crowd.
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"Unprecedented." That's the word wildlife managers keep using to describe bear conflicts in Red Lodge. "This year has really been kind of off the charts in terms of conflicts," says Chrissy Webb, a spokesperson with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
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The marching band continues to draw high school students
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Tippet Rise continues to expand its reach beyond its physical footprint. YPR’s Karl Lengel has the story.
National News
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The fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of protests around the U.S. Her family is speaking out for the first time.
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The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?
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The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.
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Data centers consume large amounts of power and require upgrading infrastructure. But it's difficult to determine how much residential customers benefit and how much they actually pay for the benefit.
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Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR.
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