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Fentanyl has taken root in Montana and in communities across the Mountain West during the pandemic. And overdose deaths are disproportionately affecting Native Americans.
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Last winter, residents of a mobile home park in Missoula found out that the development had been sold and that rents would go up. The park’s new owners also plan to change the property’s layout, which will displace some long-term renters. -
New cases of COVID-19 have increased in Montana over the last few weeks.
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The emergency rule skirts a recent order from a Billings district court judge.
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Four of the five Republican primary candidates for Montana’s western U.S. House seat met in a debate Friday hosted by Montana Farmers Union. The candidates generally agreed they want to limit big government, but differed on how to address specific issues.
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Affordable housing options can look like bulldozer bait to real estate developers looking to create more high-income condos. Nonprofits and tenants in one Missoula neighborhood are taking an innovative approach to keep that from happening.
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The police department and the Department of Criminal Investigation will investigate the shooting to determine whether the use of force was justified.
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Gun violence has a huge impact on public health, but the amount of money and attention directed toward research on preventing mass shootings and firearm deaths doesn't reflect the scale of the crisis.
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A vigil was held in Uvalde for the people killed in Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school. Officials continue to probe for a motive from a gunman who killed 21 people in one school classroom.
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The team found a single pink rose in bloom at a former Japanese American internment camp. It's blossoming on an 80-year-old rose bush at Amache National Historic Site.
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The chain H-E-B is also giving people the option to donate via its website or through its delivery app. The company's nonprofit arm — the Spirit of Giving Fund — will then disburse those donations.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Mark Follman about the behavioral patterns of mass shooters. Follman is the author of: Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America.
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President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday on policing — two years after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.
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A microbiologist sets DNA strands to music to help scientists develop treatments to fight disease.
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The results of a study released this month find that at least one in five Republican state legislators across the country are affiliated with far-right groups on Facebook.
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Imagine what it must be like to be a teacher in the schools around Uvalde, Texas. Following Tuesday's shooting, you have to go back to work, greet your students and try to make them feel safe.
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Scientists and engineers are troubleshooting from 14 billion miles away, with a delay of 20-plus hours each way — trying to fix an antenna control system built 45 years ago.
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