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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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The future of coal country: Money, power, politics, and tradition
October 22, 2024
As Montana’s coal loses economic vitality, billions of tax dollars can fund renewable energy initiatives — if anyone wants them.
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Train derails near Glacier, spills hundreds of tons of grain
October 14, 2024
While no hazardous material was spilled in the wreck, the hundreds of tons of grain that did will likely concern wildlife officials in northwest Montana.
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Montana businessman gets 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol
October 11, 2024
Per prosecutors, Henry Phillip “Hank” Muntzer of Dillon was involved in physical confrontations with law enforcement. In Dillon, Muntzer is known for a pro-QAnon mural on the building that houses his appliance store, according to the Dillon Tribune.
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Tester calls on Biden to end campaign
July 18, 2024
Tester, considered one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators seeking re-election this year, become only the second to publicly call on Biden to end his re-election bid.
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Future in doubt for Kalispell shelter amid neighborhood complaints
June 10, 2024
Neighbors say crime has increased following the opening of the Flathead Warming Center, but officials contend the problem is bigger than one facility can handle.
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Sharing with the Associated Press
June 03, 2024
Montana Free Press is among the five latest U.S. nonprofit news outlets to enter into content sharing agreements with the AP. MFP joins fellow INN members CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Nebraska Journalism Trust and South Dakota News Watch.
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Mill closures ‘shock’ industry, but officials say demand for wood remains
April 22, 2024
More than 30 mills have closed in western Montana since 1990, with two more in Missoula County calling it quits this spring.
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Five takeaways from our reporting on Montana State Hospital
April 18, 2024
Medical practitioners and other staff at the state psychiatric hospital in Warm Springs (Pop. 1,432) are raising alarms about new leadership and policy changes at the public facility — with one employee describing current working conditions as “like being stuck in a recurring bad dream.”
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Montana group launches coverage campaign after Medicaid unwinding
April 04, 2024
With more than 132,000 Montanans removed from Medicaid, health coverage advocates call for an ‘all hands on deck’ approach.
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Nearly 900,000 acres of Montana in access limbo
March 11, 2024
Without a test case to decide the legality of corner-crossing in Montana, nor guidance from lawmakers, public lands in the state remain out of reach.
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How Montana pays for its public schools, in pictures
February 19, 2024
We break down the dizzyingly complex recipe that dishes state and local dollars into school district funds across Montana – where 96% of its public school districts are classified as “small rural.”
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Can Montana mend its racial gap in foster care?
February 12, 2024
Native American children are dramatically overrepresented in the child welfare system. Experts say that trend is devastating for families and tribal nations, but difficult to solve.
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Citing an ‘insurmountable’ lack of snow, Montana ski area closes for the season
February 08, 2024
Teton Pass Ski Area, a small, locally-owned ski area west of the Rocky Mountain Front community of Choteau, was able to operate just four days this season.
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Study finds Montanans are increasingly OK with wolves
January 29, 2024
Three-quarters of surveyed residents now self-describe as tolerant, up from half in 2017.
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Constitutional abortion backers file lawsuit to get on November’s ballot
January 26, 2024
The lawsuit refutes Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s findings that the proposed ballot language is ‘legally insufficient.’
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