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The son of the former president, and 2024 presidential candidate, told the crowd of roughly 300 on the University of Montana campus that Republicans can flip a U.S. Senate seat this year.
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Regional News
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Criminal justice reporter Samantha Michaels spent much time investigating the circumstances of Braven Glenn's crash and death and the state of policing on tribal lands. She joined MTPR's Austin Amestoy to share her reporting.
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Farm-to-table restaurants aren’t uncommon, but a locally-sourced restaurant owned and operated by the ranchers who raise the meat they serve - is. It’s part of an ongoing effort among many ranchers to control more of the livestock supply chain.
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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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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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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.
National News
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Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.
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After former President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake distanced themselves from the law, some abortion rights opponents are left wondering who they can count on.
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A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.
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Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise.
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New York police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators on two campuses Tuesday night, as officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.
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- United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
- Police called in to break up confrontations at UCLA campus protest
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