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Dozens of Laurel residents attended a tense public hearing at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center on election day to weigh in on a forensic behavioral health facility proposed just outside Laurel city limits.
2026 Elections
Regional News
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Opera Montana is producing the world premiere of an opera of Norman Maclean's novella "A River Runs Through It"
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A black-footed ferret is the recipient of a special bash.
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The first year of what the Western Heritage Center hopes will be an annual event
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Staff says it was a difficult decision to put the Amur tiger down
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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."
National News
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The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants.
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The crowd cheered and shouted "This is the youth of the pope!" as Pope Leo arrived for Mass at a central Madrid plaza. It's the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years.
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Gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio, wounding at least 12 people and sending some eventgoers scrambling for cover while others rushed to help the victims.
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The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready.
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In South Africa and Mozambique, health care providers say cancellation or redirection of U.S. PEPFAR funding under the Trump administration have already endangered vulnerable people and cost lives.
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