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A man who had a ski accident in Red Lodge was transported to a hospital in Billings and later passed away this week.
Regional News
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It's Black History Month, and one group in Billings is encouraging a love of reading and appreciation for Black writers.
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More than lines on a map, geographical features divide towns and counties across Montana–sometimes creating barriers between residents and critical services like schools and hospitals.
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The world’s most complete T. Rex skeleton has ambled into Bozeman, for a seven-month stay at the Museum of the Rockies.
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Local organizers are crowdfunding a billboard to extend support to members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Tuesday’s date shares the number with the phone number 211, a 24/7 confidential call center available in all 50 states, that connects callers with critical non-emergency needs like food, housing and mental health care. For 13 counties in Montana, the Help Center is answering the call.
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Yellowstone County is doing community outreach in the process of revising its wildfire protection plan, a document often required for government grant applications to fund wildfire prevention projects.
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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With less than a week before election day, election officials and employees are powering up machines and comparing test numbers for accuracy.
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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.
National News
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Some towns paid the U.S. Census Bureau to produce new local population counts to try to get more funding. But Trump's hiring freeze derailed their special census plans — and could hurt the 2030 count.
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Comedian John Mulaney is going live on Wednesday nights for 12 weeks on Netflix. NPR's TV critic says that in the first episode, Mulaney seemed to be enjoying the absurdity of the whole setup much more than any of the actual content he was presenting.
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Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted.
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Tesla is gaining traction among conservative buyers, while it loses support among liberals. But are there enough Republican EV shoppers to make up the difference?
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European wines, champagne and other beverages could face heavy tariffs if Trump follows through with this threat.
NPR Headlines
- As global tariff tensions rise, here's the latest on U.S. trade with top partners
- A man says his stepmom locked him in a room for decades. He escaped by setting a fire
- Trump plans to visit the Justice Department Friday, a rare move for a president
- Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown
- Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
- White House withdraws controversial pick to run the CDC
- When music provokes utter silence
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