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Dozens of state legislators sent a letter asking Montana’s congressional delegation to review the strategy and cost of military action in Iran.
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Regional News
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Distances and race course has changed over the years but the focus on health and fitness among women of all ages has not changed
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The scenic highway scheduled to open Memorial Day Weekend
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A recent report on Medicaid expansion in Montana shows a continued decrease in state enrollment.
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Environmental advocates say the ski industry could be a powerful lobby for climate change, but so far hasn't done enough. A new Yale Climate Connections analysis of a ski industry report finds many of the industry's actions on climate change don't match the urgency of the moment. Comments from Auden (AH-den) Schendler, former senior vice president of sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company, and Geraldine Link, director of public policy, National Ski Areas Association.
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Hundreds of miles of open road can stretch between expectant mothers and the maternity care they need in rural Montana. That's where trained, non-medical professionals called "doulas" can help fill the gap. Montana was set to start reimbursing doulas through Medicaid this year, but federal cuts to the health program have put that plan on ice
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MTPR is airing interviews with candidates running for federal office in 2026. MTPR's Victoria Traxler speaks with Russ Cleveland, a Democrat running for Montana's western U.S. House seat.
National News
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A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.
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A gunman has killed six people and injured at least 14 in a mass shooting in Ukraine's capital before he was shot and killed by police.
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President endorses psilocybin and ibogaine: "Can I have some, please?"
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A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.
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We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism.
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