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Dozens of state legislators sent a letter asking Montana’s congressional delegation to review the strategy and cost of military action in Iran.
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Regional News
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Distances and race course has changed over the years but the focus on health and fitness among women of all ages has not changed
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The scenic highway scheduled to open Memorial Day Weekend
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A recent report on Medicaid expansion in Montana shows a continued decrease in state enrollment.
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Environmental advocates say the ski industry could be a powerful lobby for climate change, but so far hasn't done enough. A new Yale Climate Connections analysis of a ski industry report finds many of the industry's actions on climate change don't match the urgency of the moment. Comments from Auden (AH-den) Schendler, former senior vice president of sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company, and Geraldine Link, director of public policy, National Ski Areas Association.
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Hundreds of miles of open road can stretch between expectant mothers and the maternity care they need in rural Montana. That's where trained, non-medical professionals called "doulas" can help fill the gap. Montana was set to start reimbursing doulas through Medicaid this year, but federal cuts to the health program have put that plan on ice
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MTPR is airing interviews with candidates running for federal office in 2026. MTPR's Victoria Traxler speaks with Russ Cleveland, a Democrat running for Montana's western U.S. House seat.
National News
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U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.
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Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.
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Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Philosopher Meghan Sullivan feels her years of study have all been leading up to today's AI debates. Some tech developers are finally ready to get into the ethical weeds with her.
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In Steven Soderbergh's new dark comedy, Ian McKellen plays a famous painter, and Michaela Coel is an art restorer hired to infiltrate his home by his greedy grown-up children.
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