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A new plaque tells the history of people who the Helena Daily Independent in 1913 called “the men and women who have helped to make Montana."
2026 Elections
Regional News
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The first year of what the Western Heritage Center hopes will be an annual event
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Our series on Montana's independent bookstores continues with a stop in Livingston on on Independent Bookstore Day.
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They are described by the Secretary of State as critical to ensuring elections remain secure, fair, accurate and accessible to all voters.
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YPR's Karl Lengel talks with Billings Symphony CEO Mario Lopez
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Fish, Wildlife and Parks is supporting wetland habitat with its new Montana Migratory Bird Stamp.
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Disaster designation makes farm operators eligible for loan assistance
National News
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Aid workers in Uganda are watching the Ebola crisis unfold in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. They're doing what they can to prepare for an uptick in cases, but foreign aid cuts aren't helping.
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Several artists, including country singer Martina McBride, have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.
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The flight to Palma de Mallorca diverted back to Newark late on Saturday. Air traffic audio and social media posts indicate an onboard Bluetooth device raised security concerns.
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The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.
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Israel has captured the 12th-century Beaufort castle that overlooks southern Lebanon and northern Israel. The move suggests Israel is planning an extended military presence in Lebanon.
NPR Headlines
- After a Memorial Day break, Congress returns to the same problems they left behind
- What China's absence from a key defense summit means for regional security in Asia
- What immigrant stories in movies teach us about the American dream
- The terrifying day the U.S.-Iran war reached a sleepy Sri Lankan town
- The artist Navan left Iran as a boy. He sings to "give life" to his homeland
- How jiu jitsu is changing life for girls and women in a Beirut refugee camp
- An entomologist ordered a mescal, and then got curious
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