
Nadya Faulx
News directorNadya joined Yellowstone Public Radio as news director in October 2021. Before coming to YPR, she spent six years as digital news editor/reporter for the NPR affiliate in Wichita, Kansas, where her work earned several Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards and a regional Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Social Media. Originally from Texas, Nadya has lived and worked in Colorado, Illinois, Washington, D.C.; and North Dakota. She lives in Billings with her cat, Dragon, and dog, Trooper, and enjoys hiking, crocheting, and traveling as often as possible.
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In a statement, a Billings Clinic spokesperson says despite efforts already underway to cut costs in every department, the hospital system is still recording “unsustainable monthly losses.”
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Severe winter weather coupled with an ongoing pneumonia outbreak is killing a growing number of pronghorn in western Wyoming.
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A spokesperson for Montana Rail Link says the train was moving at a slow speed when it derailed. No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved.
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According to the Billings Police Department, officers responded Saturday afternoon to a disturbance at a business involving the 35-year-old woman. BPD says the woman displayed a firearm, shot a round in the air and then fled in a stolen vehicle.
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The Montana University System is preparing to roll out a new accelerated degree program.
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The move was the single largest transfer under the Bison Conservation Transfer Program, which relocates Yellowstone bison to Native American tribes around Montana and the country.
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Members of Montana’s congressional delegation and local lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration for answers about the Chinese balloon currently moving eastward over the U.S.
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A statement from Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed officials, including with NORAD, detected and are tracking a “high altitude surveillance balloon” moving over the U.S.
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The unnamed suspect is being detained on suspicion of deliberate homicide, attempted deliberate homicide and robbery.
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In a letter to the state board of regents released publicly this week, Gianforte requests that the board block the university system and its campuses from using the popular social media app, and prevent its use while connected to a Montana University System network.