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NHPA requires any expenditure of federal moneys to be reviewed by an archeologist
Regional News
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Snowfall makes the winters in Montana special, but it also comes with some responsibility. Bozeman’s Snow Angels program is helping seniors and those with disabilities fulfill their shoveling obligation with help from neighbors.
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Host Shaylee Ragar discusses tech issues at the Capitol with reporters Austin Amestoy and Zeke Lloyd.
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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.
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A dramatic increase in the number of homeless seniors nationwide is overwhelming services for unhoused people.
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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.
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Grizzly bears in the lower 48 will remain protected as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, federal officials announced Wednesday.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
- Block on Trump's executive orders restricting DEI programs is lifted
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- Trump reclaims a Justice Department reshaped in his wake
- The NWSL is adopting a tool to protect players from online abuse, commissioner says
- Zelenskyy wants U.S. to hit Russia with 'maximum' sanctions if it refuses a ceasefire
- Tips to lower your medical bill
- Trump vows to crack down on crime in remarks at DOJ
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