Montana News
Statewide news from Montana Public Radio
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September 19, 2024 • 46 mins
A caterpillar crosses the road. It starts a conversation about the long view of conservation, across species and across generations.
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September 18, 2024 • 2 mins
Two University of Montana student athletes signed a name, image, and likeness deal to endorse Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. It's the first political endorsement of its kind after restrictions on the deals for college athletes were lifted in 2021.
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September 18, 2024 • 4 mins
Some Montana parents sending their students back to school this fall had new options to pick from. The state’s first batch of 17 public charter schools opened their doors less than a year after they first got the green light.
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September 16, 2024 • 1 min
Three people survived a helicopter crash near Boulder on Sunday, according to local officials. Gov. Greg Gianforte issued executive orders declaring severe weather-related disasters in three Montana communities.
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September 16, 2024 • 1 min
A sewage backup into a Montana State Prison unit lasted for several days last month.
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September 13, 2024 • 1 min
The Montana Supreme Court hears a case over what documents qualify for executive privilege.
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September 13, 2024 • 1 min
The state’s largest utility explained to lawmakers this week why it wants to expand ownership of the Colstrip power plant. NorthWestern Energy plans to own more than half of Colstrip by 2026.
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September 13, 2024 • 13 mins
Montana Democratic candidates are not anxious to ride Kamala Harris's coattails. Monica Tranel vows to make the border safer, while her opponent Ryan Zinke vows to protect girls sports from trans athletes. Tim Sheehy remains silent about insulting Montana's Crow Tribe. And Republicans accuse Jon Tester of bias against white farmers.
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September 13, 2024 • 1 min
An audit of Montana’s Office of Public Instruction raises questions over how the agency spent more than $67 million in federal funding.
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September 12, 2024 • 2 mins
A constitutional measure to protect abortion has a spot on Montana’s ballot this fall. Candidates in the U.S. Senate and governor’s races are also highlighting the issue in their campaigns.
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September 12, 2024 • 2 mins
Briefs: National parks bring billion dollar boost; PSC has more time to respond to climate petition; Polls show Sheehy leading in the Senate race.
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September 12, 2024 • 1 min
State lawmakers declined to support two bills that would fundamentally change how Montanans are committed to the state psychiatric hospital.
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September 12, 2024 • 1 min
Montana wildlife managers have released their final analysis of the environmental impacts of state management of grizzly bears.
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September 12, 2024 • 42 mins
A scientist realizes if sea ice keeps melting, polar bears will go extinct. To help them, the Endangered Species Act takes on climate change — and in this battle, the law may have met its match.
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September 11, 2024 • 8 mins
Two proposals Montanans will vote on this year would change how the state runs its future elections. Supporters say they’ll combat political polarization and extremism. Opponents say they may muck up our elections.
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September 11, 2024 • 1 min
The Kalispell City Council will vote on whether or not the Flathead Warming Center will be permitted to stay open.
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September 10, 2024 • 1 min
Schools kept students inside for recess and athletics Monday as a thick blanket of smoke smothered western and central Montana. New research aims to better understand air quality inside schools.
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September 10, 2024 • 1 min
Math scores are improving and reading scores are sliding among Montana’s elementary and middle schoolers. That’s according to test results released by the state department of education Tuesday.
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September 9, 2024 • 2 mins
Construction begins on a museum dedicated to the U.S. Forest Service and the American conservation movement; Road safety funding gets a green light; The Missoula Fire Department gets $7 million in federal funds toward expanding their mental health crisis team.
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September 9, 2024 • 43 secs
Federal prosecutors are asking a federal judge to sentence a Washington state man up to four years of jail time for poaching bald and golden eagles on the Flathead Reservation.
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