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Yellowstone Public Radio
Volunteers took their love of reading to elementary school students in Billings this week.
Regional News
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Montana lawmakers heard more than a dozen bills last week aimed at regulating the state’s courts and judges. They included one of the top priorities for Republicans: to make judicial elections partisan. -
A dramatic increase in the number of homeless seniors nationwide is overwhelming services for unhoused people. -
In many states, judicial elections are nonpartisan but political parties and ideological groups still lobby for candidates. In 2024, abortion surfaced as a top issue in these races. -
Grizzly bears in the lower 48 will remain protected as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, federal officials announced Wednesday. -
A new investigation from Montana Free Press and High Country News found thousands of people who own luxury homes in Montana benefit from a tax break intended for agricultural producers.
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Discord between Republicans in the Montana Senate has delayed the chamber’s business in the early days of the 69th Legislature.
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. -
President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign. Montana politicians and Montanans in Helena shared their reactions. -
Winning candidates from Tuesday night’s primary elections are wasting no time in strategizing for November’s General elections. -
A former Montana state representative was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for Montana's Second Congressional District, late Tuesday night. -
Out of a crowded primary field, Republican Troy Downing secured his spot in the November General Election.
National News
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Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender play a high-ranking spy couple in Steven Soderbergh's new film. Black Bag offers Bond-style globe-trotting intrigue and marital dramedy. -
As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if dipped in a deep red hue in a stunning celestial sight. -
Hamas, the militant group the U.S. has labeled as terrorists, says it's willing to release the one living American hostage and bodies of four others it's held in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel. -
Dorothy Thompson saw the rise of Nazi Germany as a foreign correspondent in Berlin. A new series from Radio Diaries tells the story of Thompson's career as a radio broadcaster. -
Game studios have cranked out surprising hits ranging from cooperative platformers to historical epics. NPR staff and contributors round up the latest from a promising 2025.
NPR Headlines
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- FTC asks to delay Amazon trial over 'dire' resources, then quickly backtracks
- Duterte is declared fit for ICC appearance as his lawyer alleges he was 'abducted'
- Are beef tallow fries any healthier? These nutritionists say don't kid yourself
- When are March Madness brackets released? Here's what to know about Selection Sunday
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