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The COVID-19 mmicron variant is forcing changes to contract tracing in the state. It's also amplifying staff shortages at hospitals.
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The three-year project is expected to treat over 10,000 acres of National Forest lands. Much of the work will take place where homes adjoin or intersect with forest land. -
The group says the state has made inroads in reducing tobacco use, but adds there’s more work to be done.
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A NorthWestern Energy contractor is reapplying for a floodplains permit for a planned pipeline in Laurel after Yellowstone County withdrew its permission amid opposition from residents there.
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The hospital system says the funds will be used to bolster communication between EMS agencies in western Montana and host annual conferences.
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A Lewis and Clark District Court judge is allowing signature gathering to continue for a constitutional initiative that would cap property taxes in Montana.
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Workers with the advocacy group Western Native Voice are setting up kiosks in places like libraries, community colleges and clinics that enable users to start the voter registration process.
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A new law allows insurance companies to pay caregiver agencies about half of what they used to get, and many are going broke. That means thousands are losing the care that they rely on to survive.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to retired Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the former leader of U.S. forces in Europe, about the options that the U.S. has to deal with a possible Russian attack on Ukraine.
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Many kids who live in Tampa have never seen snow. Robin Hughes called her sister in Kentucky — telling her to build a snowman and to ship it overnight so she could teach her kids about weather.
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The Australian lungfish is 90 years old and resides at the California Academy of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco. She gets a healthy diet of berries, lettuce, worms — and belly rubs.
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Ghuan Featherstone founded Urban Saddles stables in 2019 to create a safe space where kids could ride horses. At StoryCorps, he tells a young rider a lesson he hopes to impart: a respect for all life.
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Students will take the SAT on computers and tablets at testing centers. The test will shrink from three hours to two, include shorter reading passages and allow calculators for the math section.
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In his first one-on-one interview since assuming his post in Washington, D.C., last July, Ambassador Qin Gang has an unusually blunt message for the U.S.
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President Biden heads to Pennsylvania after saying he needs to get out of Washington more. Two big stories — the Supreme Court vacancy and the Russia-Ukraine conflict — are commanding attention.
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A U.S. District Court has ruled that Gruyère cheese can be made outside of the Swiss French border region –- including in the US. What does that mean for global trade?
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brent Cobb about his album, And Now, Let's Turn To Page..., which is a collection of spirituals and hymns. Surviving a car crash inspired him to make the album.
Hosted by Sue Balter-Reitz
NPR Headlines
- To address inflation, the Fed is expected to begin raising interest rates
- America used airstrikes to wage war with minimal risk to its troops
- News brief: voices from Ukraine, Biden to visit Pa., economic preview
- At a critical time, 5G wireless disruptions hit regional airlines
- Ukrainians are divided over whether war with Russia is imminent
- A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change
- How this top Justice official's family history impacted his view of crime and justice
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