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Oklahoma Historical Society
Rep. Tom Cole leads bipartisan push to uncover history of Indian boarding schools
With at least 76 Indian boarding schools—more than any other state—Oklahoma now stands at the heart of a bipartisan effort in Washington to uncover long-suppressed tribal history tied to those institutions.
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Elecciones 2026 en Arizona: todas las candidaturas y propuestas para las primarias del Distrito Congresional 5
Muchos de los candidatos provienen de entornos rurales y proponen ampliar el acceso a la telesalud para las comunidades rurales “y desatendidas”.
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Pearl River County Introduces Microchip Stations to Reunite Lost Pets Faster
Leaders say the goal is simple: Reunite pets with their families faster and reduce overcrowding at the shelter.
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Cheering on Adirondack Olympians
The Explorer shares a brief round up of athletes with ties to the Adirondacks competing in the Milan Cortina winter games.
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Justin Hardiman for Capital B
Sowing Resilience
Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. Nine stories reveal how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry.
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Illustration by Hrisanthi Pickett
Operation Timeline
What is the Trump administration’s impact on veterans and the military? We are tracking the developments day by day. Explore our timeline.
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John Stember for Montana Free Press
The Shelter Gap
A three-part series examining barriers to buying, renting and building homes on reservation land in Montana — and highlighting the community benefits of secure housing.
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What does an $85M railroad merger have to do with Montana?
February 16, 2026
The proposed merger would create the country’s largest railroad; Montana politicians are weighing in about what that could mean to the state’s businesses and ag producers.
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Fired NC State worker the latest in response to controversial secret recordings
February 16, 2026
Right-wing activists have been releasing secret recordings of unguarded comments about diversity policies. The latest is at NC State.
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Electric school buses are bringing cleaner, quieter rides to students in rural Minnesota
February 16, 2026
Minnesota now has just 19 electric school buses, but more than 20 districts are waiting on deliveries, some by the 2026-2027 school year.
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NCCC notches 10% enrollment increase for spring 2026
February 13, 2026
North Country Community College started its seventh consecutive term of enrollment growth with the start of the 2026 semester.
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Cattle Raised for Beef Are Heavier Than Ever, Raising New Concerns in the Industry About Animal Health and Welfare
February 13, 2026
A retired Cargill meat scientist urged the industry to take seriously a growing list of health concerns, including lameness, heat stress, congestive heart failure and late-term deaths in feedyards.
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Grassroots effort in Redfield turning old bank into day care
February 13, 2026
This story is part of an ongoing South Dakota News Watch series called Engage South Dakota using storytelling, crowdsourcing and community engagement to identify and share potentially replicable housing solutions.
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Teton ‘wealthiest’ in U.S. again, prompting message to Wyoming
February 13, 2026
Jackson Town Council member urges state politicians to look at what the county is doing right, not bash it and undercut its policies and programs.
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Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on data centers. Can they?
February 13, 2026
Texans from Waco to Harlingen are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.
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Woman pleads guilty to scamming nearly $5 million from Idaho Springs gondola investors
February 13, 2026
Chrisheena McGee’s guilty plea wraps a 5-year drama that includes a lawsuit, civil award, indictment and an FBI investigation that showed McGee and her partner fleeced 6 investors for more than $10 million.