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Billings is home to the state’s largest school district, and the highest dropout rate. The district is trying a new lunch time program to get students to re-engage in learning in a variety of ways.
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Regional News
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The first Earth Day was initiated in 1970. It is considered to be the birth of the modern environmental movement. Several communities in the state are offering a variety of ways for the public to mark the day and get involved.
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A voice professor offers some tips to singers preparing to perform The Star-Spangled Banner acapella
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The fentanyl crisis is deepening across the country, including in Montana, as overdose deaths and drug seizures are skyrocketing.
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Nursing educators say extra space will help boost both enrollment and Montana’s healthcare workforceMontana State University’s nursing college is adding new buildings to its campuses in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell and Missoula.
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A campaign for a constitutional abortion rights amendment in Montana may soon begin collecting signatures to put the measure before voters this fall. But that process has been pushed back by Republican officials challenging the initiative’s content and by legal rulings.
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The federal government is reviewing a plan to capture 150 million tons of carbon dioxide in Wyoming and store it underground in eastern Montana. The project, aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, is raising objections from local ranchers.
National News
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After 16 seasons, two Olympic gold medals and three WNBA championships, Candace Parker announced her retirement from professional basketball on Sunday.
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Multiple tornadoes over several days leveled buildings and left a trail of damage in parts of the South and Midwest.
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Police took more than 250 protesters into custody in Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts and Missouri this weekend, as the war in Gaza continues to embroil campuses across the nation.
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An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.
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The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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- A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a tough summer to come
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