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Regional News
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The winner of the Democratic primary race will run against the Republican candidate for Montana's 2nd congressional district seat
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Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day as a moving meditation for world peace and celebration of the labyrinth experience.
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Federal regulators call nutrient pollution one of the country's most widespread environmental problems. The state of Montana is trying to hammer out narrative standards to regulate it.
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Criminal justice reporter Samantha Michaels spent much time investigating the circumstances of Braven Glenn's crash and death and the state of policing on tribal lands. She joined MTPR's Austin Amestoy to share her reporting.
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The son of the former president, and 2024 presidential candidate, told the crowd of roughly 300 on the University of Montana campus that Republicans can flip a U.S. Senate seat this year.
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Farm-to-table restaurants aren’t uncommon, but a locally-sourced restaurant owned and operated by the ranchers who raise the meat they serve - is. It’s part of an ongoing effort among many ranchers to control more of the livestock supply chain.
Elections 2024
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From program cuts to construction costs, school superintendents take account of their losses after school elections
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The state Senate endorsed previously stalled legislation that would provide for a top-two primary in the 2024 race for the U.S. Senate — an “experiment,” sponsor Sen. Greg Hertz testified. Critics decry a partisan power grab and silencing of Libertarians.
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Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Wednesday he’s seeking a fourth term.
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Sen. Jon Tester says he has not yet made up his mind on running again in 2024. The three-term Democrat says he needs to talk it over with his wife, Sharla, first.
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Corey Stapleton, a Republican from Billings, served as a state senator and ran unsuccessfully for governor and the U.S. House.
National News
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McDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes.
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The seafood chain is in hot water after a series of bad choices by a parade of executives. Almost 580 restaurants will stay open, after dozens closed abruptly last week.
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The U.S. is hoping to extradite the WikiLeaks founder and try him for espionage. A court in London says Assange is free to appeal the extradition, the latest twist in years-long legal drama.
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One of the best albums of 2024, Diamond Jubilee, isn't on streaming services. The artist who released it, Cindy Lee, has rejected the streaming era's demands to create something entirely their own.
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Faliks draws from her Ukrainian-Jewish heritage and Mikhail Bulgakov's anti-censorship novel The Master and Margarita for a new album.
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