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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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Voters in Gallatin County can expect a long ballot this November. Along with state and federal elections, residents in Bozeman and Gallatin County will elect a dozen local government study commissioners from a crowded field.
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President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign. Montana politicians and Montanans in Helena shared their reactions.
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Winning candidates from Tuesday night’s primary elections are wasting no time in strategizing for November’s General elections.
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A former Montana state representative was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for Montana's Second Congressional District, late Tuesday night.
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Out of a crowded primary field, Republican Troy Downing secured his spot in the November General Election.
National News
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Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement, a judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
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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?
NPR Headlines
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