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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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Those who have unused or expired prescription drugs are asked to turn them in for proper disposal this Saturday for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
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Clear plastic bags filled half-way with dirt from your yard could be key in determining the amount of lead in and around your home.
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The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is investigating algal blooms along a section of the Gallatin River just north of Yellowstone National Park. Regulators will hold a public meeting in Big Sky and remotely to provide updates.
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A celebration of Livingston’s LGBTQ+ community begins Thursday and will have events like dance parties, karaoke nights, and specials at different local businesses throughout the weekend.
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Montanans that lease state land for agriculture asked the state Land Board Monday to weigh-in on an ongoing dispute over water rights.
National News
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The state currently bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That will drop to six weeks, with a few exceptions — a timetable that abortion rights advocates say is hard to meet
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On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.
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Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.
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Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.
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Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration.
NPR Headlines
- Nearly 300 people arrested at campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend
- Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism
- Author Emily Oster's new book 'Unexpected' tackles difficult pregnancies
- Listening to Iron & Wine's new album 'Light Verse'
- Trump's hush money trial starts, as his team hopes for delay
- How to make friends after a move
- Hamas says it's preparing to respond to Israel's latest Gaza cease-fire proposal
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