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Crumbling roads, damaged trails, and aging campgrounds are among the maintenance needs facing Montana's public lands. State and congressional leaders say restoring a federal fund could help with the backlog before repairs get even more expensive. Comments from State Rep. Lyn Bennett, R-Columbia Falls; and Rebecca Knuffke, senior U.S. conservation officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Regional News
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YPR's Karl Lengel hears from Canadian musician and songwriter John Hewitt.
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Planned Parenthood of Montana announced this week it's opening a new clinic in Bozeman. The facility will open its doors next year and will provide reproductive health and abortion services. It's been more than 20 years since they've opened a new clinic.
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State wildlife officials Tuesday released more information on Montana's latest bear attack. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, evidence collected at the site of the incident confirms a hunter was attacked by a grizzly bear Monday morning.
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The State of Montana and the U.S. Department of the Interior have moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed nearly two years ago over Yellowstone National Park’s bison management plan.
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September 1 marks the first day of meteorological fall for the National Weather Service, which is looking back at the summer season and finding the hottest average temperatures in over 100 years of data collection.
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Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly will be leaving his post later this month.
National News
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The Houthis' biggest land grab in years reignited Yemen's 12-year civil war and pushed up global fuel prices, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint and threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports.
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The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.
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An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said as they charged her with murder.
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The White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead ICE, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Trump's domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least a while longer.
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The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.
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