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Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is walking a fine line as he seeks a fourth term. And this year could determine control of the Senate. Tester’s appeal-to-the-middle brand of politics faces another tough test in increasingly polarized times.
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The Montana University System Board of Regents meets today to hear updates and proposals from the state’s public colleges and universities, among them Montana State, where the university’s ag students could get a multi-million dollar boost for hands-on learning.
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Montana’s Missing Persons Task Force has not met since last summer despite the Legislature funding the group for the next decade.
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Acclaimed novelist Isabel Allende will visit Montana State University this fall. Allende is one of three distinguished speakers in the President’s Crossing Boundaries Speaker Series.
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Financial assistance programs in south central Montana say they expect a busy few months ahead as more residents receive their utility bills.
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Candidate filing for races in Montana ended Monday and ballots for the 2024 elections are starting to take shape.
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Drought conditions are getting worse across much of Montana and it’s going to take above-normal springtime snow and rain to break out of the spiral.
National News
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More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.
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Last week, a federal appeals court ordered Navarro to surrender to a federal prison in Florida on March 19 to serve his four-month sentence.
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In a fever dream of a retelling, America's new reigning king of satire has turned a loved classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, upside down, placing Huck's enslaved companion Jim at the center.
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What would you do if your favorite artist stared you down and asked for the truth? On this 8 Tracks: Michael Knott, Rapsody and Tierra Whack offer mirrors to themselves and to anyone listening.
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A middle-aged protagonist struggles with his own sense of impermanence — and the return of his long-absent father. The Shadowless Tower is a subtle film that draws you in at every step.
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