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Volunteers took their love of reading to elementary school students in Billings this week.
Regional News
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Federal volunteers from across the state are meeting in Helena this week for the annual ServeMontana Symposium, an opportunity for AmeriCorps members and other volunteers to train and network.
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Montana State University’s library hosted an all day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. The event brings experienced and new Wikipedia editors together to edit around a selected topic. This year's event focused on women in Montana.
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Part of a nationwide grassroots campaign , University of Montana and Montana State University both saw ‘Stand Up for Science’ rallies on campus Friday.
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ZooMontana’s female helps increase the wolverine population.
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Federal buildings across Montana and Wyoming could close–after the Department of Governmental Efficiency, or DOGE, announced it would be terminating leases.
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A governmental watchdog agency has ordered the US Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary workers who were fired suddenly last month.What that means for the hundreds of Montanans fired from the Forest Service is still unclear.
Elections 2024
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Whether it’s the race for president or local ballot initiatives, recent polling suggests the outcomes of November’s election will be decided by slim margins. Youth voters, a historically hard to reach electorate, could tip the scales. So what, if anything, is motivating young Montanans to vote?
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The first round of ballots hit the mail in Montana Friday, nearly three weeks out from General Elections.
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As Bozeman’s population has more than doubled over a few decades, public safety services like police and fire have struggled to keep up. This November the city is going to voters to ask for a bump in their budgets.
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The postal service plays an important role in handling ballots between voters and the election office. At the same time, they are struggling to hire.
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Tribal leaders are renewing their calls for an apology from U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, after leaked audio reveals Sheehy making disparaging comments about Native Americans.
National News
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Symphony orchestra audiences aren't known for their rowdiness, but the vice president and second lady Usha Vance were loudly booed by the crowd as they entered the Concert Hall on Thursday night.
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The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim.
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The former Philippine president, accused of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs," spoke via video link in his initial appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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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.
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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