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The Worm
Weekdays at 7:00 AM

The Worm is a daily news podcast for early bird listeners rounding up stories from around Montana and the region. Available online and on podcasting apps by 7 A.M. weekdays.

Latest Episodes
  • A petition to require impacts of climate change in PSC decisions reopens for public comment, new rules revealed for pollutants in waterways, and we learn more about the candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  • Confusion continues on who will lay down the law on the Flathead reservation, a rare ceremony in Montana officially honors a new Ninth Circuit of Appeals judge, and we hear about the candidates for the office of Attorney General as our candidate profiles begin.
  • An arrest warrant issued for a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, three laws that attempt to regulate activities on Montana college campuses deemed unconstitutional, and we tour a farm in downtown Billings that grows food for seniors and learning opportunities for students.
  • Team coverage of a story from the Crow Tribe that is gaining national attention, new air quality standards affecting the Colestrip mine, and Montana grizzlies moving to Washington… the bears not the sports team.
  • A high court holds arguments in Montana, President Biden taps a member of a Montana tribe for a judgeship and programs offered to help high school dropouts get their diploma.
  • Lawmakers look at how to spend a bundle of money for behavioral health, dirt could be key in determining the health of your children, and we meet Montana’s first chef making the short list for a James Beard Award.
  • A long battle over the use of marijuana tax revenue appears to be over, exceptions announced to help ease nursing home staff shortages, and residents near Seeley Lake look ahead for a future without the timber industry.
  • Regulators are looking for the source of nutrient pollution near Yellowstone National Park, two Montana cities reporting unsafe drinking water, and employees at the state’s mental hospital raising concerns over staffing, conditions and mandates from the Governor.
  • Two transgender women file suit against the state over gender markers on birth certificates, Democratic lawmakers refuse to participate in a hearing over abortion rights, and the airport in Billings adds a new concourse, more seats and additional flights.
  • Did the government overstep in charging rioters from the 2021 insurrection? The U.S. Supreme Court's decision could affect some Montanans, animal rights activists file a complaint after a circus elephant makes a great escape, and Earth Day events begin this weekend - how you can help cleanup your community and the planet.