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Forest managers across federal lands in Montana are intentionally setting fire to piles of underbrush, slash, and anything that could fuel a future wildfire. Controlled burns were halted this past spring due to concern that smoke could aggravate COVID-19 cases, but now as cases reach new highs, forest managers are addressing their backlog of burns.
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Regional News
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The Montana Nurses Association implored state lawmakers in a letter to heed public health guidance as they plan for the 2021 legislative session. It’s... -
Missoula has become Montana’s first city to pass an ordinance prohibiting the sale of flavored e-cigarette and vape products.
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Montana health Officials held a meeting Tuesday with various stakeholders on their plan to distribute forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines. Montana Public...
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The new TV show is facing backlash from critics who say the network overlooked an important opportunity to talk about a real crisis in Montana.
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DENVER — In March, Claire Tripeny was watching her dream job fall apart. She’d been working as an intensive care nurse at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, and loved it, despite the mediocre pay typical for the region. But when COVID-19 hit, that calculation changed.
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Government & PoliticsThe Great American Outdoors Act was hailed as once in a generation legislation by conservation and outdoor recreation groups when it passed into law this August. But three months later, many of those same groups say the U.S. Department of Interior is trying to rewrite the law and undermine a popular federal program.
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It's been almost three months since officials in Washington state first appealed to the Trump administration for millions in federal aid to help a town that was destroyed by a wildfire on Labor Day.
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Hospitals are figuring out how to administer drugs that are designed to treat people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms. The drugs are in short supply, and there is no guarantee they will work.
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A ransomware attack has shut down schools in Maryland's Baltimore County system. All online learning came to a standstill Wednesday when hackers locked down the school district's computer systems.
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Student debt is a major barrier for many people when it comes to buying a house, switching careers or starting a family. NPR discusses how President-elect Biden might help Americans with this debt.
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Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged in the shooting deaths of protesters in August, is free on $2 million bail. The money was raised mostly by right-wing donors, who portray him as a hero.
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Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday at age 60. NPR remembers his life and legacy.
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The death of Breonna Taylor has inspired a wave of legislation around the country to stop "no-knock" police raids. But activists are realizing that a simple ban by itself might not do much.
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The government is allocating the first batch of coronavirus vaccines based on population, ignoring a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposal to distribute them based on high-risk groups.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly checks back in with Tina Rexing, owner of T-Rex Cookie in Minneapolis, to discuss how her business is doing amid new coronavirus outbreaks.
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In a major reversal, the Trump administration has denied a permit for the massive Pebble Mine project in Alaska. The Army Corps of Engineers said it was "contrary to the public interest."
NPR Headlines
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