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A fire burning south of Great Falls in the Gibson Flats area has prompted evacuations. The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that the fire started at about 2:30 Wednesday morning.
Regional News
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Executive director John Ludin says after a two-year break he's looking forward to welcoming Bozeman back to the theater. -
Low housing supply is reducing affordable places to live, and Pew reports rising rents are linked to growing homelessness.
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday the Biden administration does not have the authority to implement a vaccine mandate for health care workers.
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Montana is on track to close out November with record-setting warmth, but seasonal conditions are right around the corner, forecasters say.
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A hospital network northwest Montana is among the many health care systems in the state that will follow a federal rule requiring staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Hospitals that don’t comply could lose federal funding.
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The meeting of world leaders at the COP26 international climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, thousands of miles away from Montana, may have big implications for Montana.
National News
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Hillary Schneller, senior staff attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, who was in the courtroom for Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with O. Carter Snead, law professor at Notre Dame, about the legal standing for anti-abortion arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shifted to streaming presentations online during pandemic. Now, two dances conceived for the web are included in the company's return to in-person performance.
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a moderate Republican, says he won't run for a third term. Although he's one of the nation's most popular governors, Baker was facing a tough primary challenge.
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Much is unknown about the omicron variant. Scientists are scrambling to gather information. But with the first case of omicron confirmed in the U.S., public health officials can't afford to be silent.
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Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old with murder, terrorism and other crimes in connection with Tuesday's school shooting in Michigan in which 4 people were killed.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro chats with Madhu Pai, a global health expert at McGill University, about the state of vaccine deliveries to Africa and the global south.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Annalise Griffin about her efforts to avoid buying anything new during the holidays.
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The war of words between NATO and Russia over Ukraine is reaching another highpoint — with Russian troops massing at the Ukrainian border.
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The first case of the omicron variant has been identified in the United States. The case occurred in a traveler who recently returned to California from a trip to South Africa.
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