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Volunteers took their love of reading to elementary school students in Billings this week.
Regional News
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The 68th Wyoming Legislature begins its general session on Jan. 14. The next two months are Wyoming lawmakers' one chance this year to set the policies that govern how our state operates — and the Wyoming Freedom Caucus has ambitious plans.
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The 69th Montana Legislature is officially under way. This week, host Shaylee Ragar and reporters Tom Lutey and Mara Silvers dig in to how the—literal and metaphorical—sausage gets made and what an early GOP divide could mean for the rest of the session.
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Box office numbers show movie goers are returning to theaters after the peak pandemic years, but streaming services remain an existential threat.
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Trapping season for furbearing animals is well underway and Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks is asking bobcat hunters and trappers this winter to submit samples of their catches.
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The Montana State Bobcats ended the 2024 season with their first loss of the year against the North Dakota State Bison in the FCS Championship game.
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After their first-ever undefeated season, the MSU Bobcat football team has only one more game to play. The final game on Monday is the FCS National Championship Game in Frisco, Texas.
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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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.
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In a recent appearance on Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ate French fries cooked in beef tallow and mused that 'food is medicine.' Nutrition scientists are scratching their heads.
NPR Headlines
- Senate advances plan to avert shutdown, in vote that exposes Democratic rifts
- Checking back in with a doctor 5 years after he was on the frontlines of the pandemic
- Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes next?
- On the anniversary of Texas' largest wildfire, residents say recovery may take years
- Over 50 universities are under investigation as part of Trump's anti-DEI crackdown
- USPS head agrees to let DOGE find 'efficiencies' — with limits to employee data access
- NASA and SpaceX make second attempt this week to launch astronauts
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