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Logan Health providers seek to unionize, citing staff shortages, burnout

December 5, 2025 • 1 min
Some of Logan Health’s medical staff are unionizing. They say the Kalispell-based hospital system has chronically understaffed its primary care clinics, degrading working conditions.
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Court rules state must allow nonbinary designation on driver's licenses

December 5, 2025 • 1 min
A district court judge has ordered the state to allow for nonbinary designations on state driver’s licenses. The order follows back-and-forth disagreements between state officials.
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Belgrade woman pleads guilty to harboring people in the country illegally

December 5, 2025 • 1 min
A Belgrade woman pleaded guilty this week to harboring 12 people in the country illegally. She faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each person without legal status.
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Montana Heritage Center opens after two decades of planning

December 4, 2025 • 1 min
The Montana Heritage Center in Helena is now open. The expansion of the state’s history and art museum was in the works for decades. The museum is a sensory-rich experience including sights, sounds and smells.
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Montana trucking schools could be shut down due to federal policy changes

December 4, 2025 • 1 min
A handful of Montana trucking schools may lose federal certification. A review found thousands of programs across the country may not comply with minimum requirements.
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Feds promise aid to ag industry squeezed by rising costs, market changes

December 4, 2025 • 1 min
After months of pleading from the nation’s agricultural sector, the federal government says farmers and ranchers will get much needed financial aid at the end of the year. Numerous federal policy changes this year led to record-high costs for things like fertilizer and equipment.
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What's the history of abortion access in Montana?

December 4, 2025 • 12 mins
In Montana, abortion access has been at times illegal, legal, and stuck in limbo. Providers have weathered bombings and arson, advocates and opponents have battled it out in court, and citizens have passed a constitutional amendment affirming a woman's right to choose. One listener wants to know more about the history of reproductive rights in Montana. MTPR's Aaron Bolton reports on the underground networks, political violence and ...
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Gallatin County tracks measles exposure across 22 locations

December 3, 2025 • 1 min
Gallatin County health officials are reporting two new measles cases along with a list of public spaces where the infected individuals exposed others to the highly infectious virus. Health officials say that anyone who may have been exposed should confirm their vaccination status.
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State selects Laurel for new mental health facility

December 3, 2025 • 1 min
Montana Health officials have selected Laurel as location for a new $26.5 million state mental health treatment facility. The health department was looking for a location in the eastern portion of the state. The facility is intended to help address a backlog at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs.
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Educators say new standardized test results don't tell the whole story

December 2, 2025 • 1 min
The first results from Montana’s new standardized test show fewer than half of elementary-school students statewide are meeting math, reading and writing standards. The first year of testing had a rocky rollout.
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After shelter dispute, Kalispell seeks more power over zoning permit changes

December 2, 2025 • 1 min
The Kalispell City Council wants to make it easier to revoke zoning permits from businesses. This follows a court settlement over the city’s attempt to revoke a homeless shelter’s permit.
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New plant in Belt to treat acid drainage a century after mine closure

December 2, 2025 • 1 min
The town of Belt has worked with the state for decades to tackle issues left by the Anaconda Coal Mine. A new multimillion-dollar water treatment facility will finally fix that. The plant will clean the acid drainage before discharging it back into the creek.
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Montana's 2026 congressional races take shape

December 2, 2025 • 2 mins
The 2026 general election is just about a year away. The races for Montana’s U.S. Senate and House seats are taking shape. Three Montana Democrats join the race to challenge Sen. Daines. The U.S. House races feature veterans, ranchers and political newcomers.
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Heritage Center's immersive exhibits go deep into Montana history

November 28, 2025 • 4 mins
The state’s new home for tens of thousands of historical artifacts will soon open to the public. The Montana Heritage Center is decades in the making, and features art galleries, a research center and interactive exhibits – including a simulated mine shaft. Montana Public Radio’s Shaylee Ragar joined a preview tour and has more.
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To fast track logging projects, USDA sidesteps public input process

November 25, 2025 • 5 mins
Recent changes to federal environmental rules mean some logging projects are moving forward without public input. Tristan Scott works for the Flathead Beacon, and has been covering a 13,000-acre logging project moving forward west of Blacktail Mountain in the Flathead. He sat down with MTPR’s Elinor Smith to share his reporting.
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Lawsuit targets Montana DEQ over lack of public input on coal mine permits

November 25, 2025 • 1 min
Bull Mountain Land Alliance and Northern Plains Resource Council accuse the state of violating the Constitution by changing coal mine permits without public input. In their lawsuit, they point to more than 300 changes made to the permit for the Bull Mountains Mine in south central Montana since the early 2000s.
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Montana Supreme Court rejects AG's rewrite of judicial elections initiative

November 25, 2025 • 1 min
A proposed ballot initiative to keep Montana’s judicial elections nonpartisan is advancing after the state Supreme Court ruled that the attorney general overstepped by rewriting the measure.
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Montana farmers talk policy goals, economic strains at annual convention

November 25, 2025 • 1 min
Montana Farm Bureau Federation held its 106th annual conference this week. Farmers gathered to vote on how their organization should lobby on state and federal issues.
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University of Providence launches overhaul to close $8 million shortfall

November 25, 2025 • 4 mins
A nearly century-old private college in Great Falls is on the ropes as it confronts a massive budget deficit. The University of Providence lost funding from the hospital system that supports it. Administrators are now laying off staff and changing course offerings in a bid to stay afloat. Montana Free Press reporter Matt Hudson is following the restructuring and joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy with details.
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