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MONTANA


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Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parentsโ€™ permission for an abortion in Montana.

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NCAA's House settlement era begins, shaking up college athletics as some schools opt out

Read full article: NCAA's House settlement era begins, shaking up college athletics as some schools opt out

The NCAAโ€™s House settlement era has launched, with athletic programs across the country free to start paying millions to their athletes in the biggest change in the history of college athletics.

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Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams, who won a liberal- conservative showdown, dies at 87

Read full article: Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams, who won a liberal- conservative showdown, dies at 87

Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana's great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state's lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, has died.

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A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

Read full article: A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

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Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

Read full article: Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

Vice President JD Vance has made a brief trip to Montana to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan and a group of other Fox News executives.

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Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases

Read full article: Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases

The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year.

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Trump's push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war

Read full article: Trump's push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war

Mining company Signal Peak Energy sits atop a billion-ton coal reserve beneath Montanaโ€™s rugged Bull Mountains and ships 98% of the fuel it mines to Japan and South Korea.

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Montana nonprofit to investigate 10-year-oldโ€™s suicide

Read full article: Montana nonprofit to investigate 10-year-oldโ€™s suicide

A Montana-based nonprofit, the Life Foundation, is launching an independent review into the tragic death of 10-year-old Autumn Bushman.

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Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory

Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory

The Supreme Court has turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country.

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US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

Read full article: US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

The Biden administration is keeping protections in place for more than 2,000 grizzly bears in Western states despite requests to lift the safeguards.

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An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph

Read full article: An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph

Democratsโ€™ crushing loss in Montanaโ€™s nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over whether a surge of newcomers in the past decade favored Republicans.

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Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state Supreme Court seats

Read full article: Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state Supreme Court seats

An expensive campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats has yielded mixed results.

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Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3

Read full article: Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3

Abortion rights advocates lost on Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ballot measures but prevailed in seven other states, including Missouri, where an amendment clears the way to undo one of the nation's strictest bans.

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Republican Tim Sheehy defeats 3-term incumbent to flip Montana US Senate seat

Read full article: Republican Tim Sheehy defeats 3-term incumbent to flip Montana US Senate seat

Republican Tim Sheehy has defeated three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester.

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A look at the weather expected in battleground states on Election Day

Read full article: A look at the weather expected in battleground states on Election Day

Weather conditions can be one factor in how many people vote in person on Election Day.

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The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records

Read full article: The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records

Billions of dollars in ads are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.

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Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison

Read full article: Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison

A Washington state man who authorities say led a wildlife trafficking ring on a Native American reservation in Montana that killed thousands of eagles and hawks was sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

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Forced assimilation and abuse: How US boarding schools devastated Native American tribes

Read full article: Forced assimilation and abuse: How US boarding schools devastated Native American tribes

President Biden is expected to issue an historic apology Friday for the 150-year government effort to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools.

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Montana businessman gets 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol

Read full article: Montana businessman gets 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol

A Montana business owner and supporter of former President Donald Trump has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol that interrupted certification of the 2020 Electoral College vote.

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This Montana Senate candidate said his opponent ate 'lobbyist steak.' But he lobbiedโ€”with steak

Read full article: This Montana Senate candidate said his opponent ate 'lobbyist steak.' But he lobbiedโ€”with steak

Montana Republican Tim Sheehy denounced incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester during a recent debate for โ€œeating lobbyist steakโ€ while Sheehy was fighting in Afghanistan.

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Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it

Read full article: Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it

An 81-year-old Montana has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and ordered to pay $24,000 in penalties for using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to illegally create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunts in Texas and Minnesota.

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Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims

Read full article: Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims on behalf of patients.

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Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns

Read full article: Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns

The race for control of Congress is as close as ever.

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Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights

Read full article: Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights

Montana has become the eighth state in which voters will decide this year whether they want to legally protect the right to an abortion.

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Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion

Read full article: Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion

Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions.

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Michele Pfeiffer is Montana-bound in 'Yellowstone' spinoff called 'Madison'

Read full article: Michele Pfeiffer is Montana-bound in 'Yellowstone' spinoff called 'Madison'

The โ€œYellowstoneโ€ sequel has its lead.

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Republicans urge reversal of landmark ruling in Montana climate change lawsuit by young plaintiffs

Read full article: Republicans urge reversal of landmark ruling in Montana climate change lawsuit by young plaintiffs

Republican officials in Montana are pressing the state Supreme Court to overturn a landmark climate ruling in a lawsuit brought by young environmentalists.

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Biden administration provides $504 million to support 12 technology hubs nationwide

Read full article: Biden administration provides $504 million to support 12 technology hubs nationwide

The Biden administration says it's providing $504 million in implementation grants for a dozen technology hubs in Ohio, Montana, Nevada and Florida, among other locations.

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Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November's election

Read full article: Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November's election

Planned Parenthood's political and advocacy arms will spend $40 million ahead of Novemberโ€™s elections to bolster the campaigns of President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats.

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Much of US braces for extreme weather, from southern heat wave to possible snow in the Rockies

Read full article: Much of US braces for extreme weather, from southern heat wave to possible snow in the Rockies

Much of the U.S. is bracing for extreme weather โ€” especially high temperatures โ€” this weekend and into next week.

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Republican challenger to Tester leans into his outsider status in Montana US Senate debate

Read full article: Republican challenger to Tester leans into his outsider status in Montana US Senate debate

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy embraced his status as an outsider who came to Montana to start a business during the first debate in a race that could tip the balance of power in the Senate.

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Biden and Trump win Democratic, Republican elections in some of 2024's last primary contests

Read full article: Biden and Trump win Democratic, Republican elections in some of 2024's last primary contests

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar.

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Montana US Sen. Jon Tester to face GOP newcomer Tim Sheehy in election key to Senate control

Read full article: Montana US Sen. Jon Tester to face GOP newcomer Tim Sheehy in election key to Senate control

Three-term incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Tester and Republican newcomer Tim Sheehy have cruised to victory in Montanaโ€™s primary election.

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From his Montana ranch, a retired lawmaker is angling for a comeback in a crowded House race

Read full article: From his Montana ranch, a retired lawmaker is angling for a comeback in a crowded House race

Former Rep. Denny Rehberg of Montana is pursuing an unlikely path to victory in one of America's biggest congressional districts, where ranchers and open space dominate.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Montana presidential and state primaries

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Montana presidential and state primaries

The general election for a race that could determine the Senate majority begins right after Montana voters lock in their nominees in Tuesdayโ€™s primaries.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the final presidential primaries and caucuses of 2024

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the final presidential primaries and caucuses of 2024

The 2024 presidential primary calendar is drawing to a close with a handful of primaries on Tuesday and two Democratic caucuses in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands on June 8.

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'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

Read full article: 'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

The rhetorical โ€œwar on coalโ€ is back as Republicans try to capitalize on moves by President Joe Biden's administration to rein in pollution and climate change.

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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

Read full article: Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest for a second straight year.

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Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days

Read full article: Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days

A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle.

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Montana minor league baseball team in dispute with National Park Service over arrowhead logo

Read full article: Montana minor league baseball team in dispute with National Park Service over arrowhead logo

A minor league baseball team in Montana is calling out the U.S. Department of Interior for โ€œunwarranted and relentlessโ€ trademark claims in a battle over the use of an arrowhead logo.

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Trump picks up more national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming Republicans

Read full article: Trump picks up more national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming Republicans

Republicans in Wyoming have awarded former President Donald Trump all 29 of their national delegates in a presidential preference poll.

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BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town

Read full article: BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town

BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town.

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Man pleads guilty in eagle โ€˜killing spreeโ€™ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

Read full article: Man pleads guilty in eagle โ€˜killing spreeโ€™ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds has pleaded guilty to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market.

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John Carlinโ€™s Outdoors | Snorkeling Castaway Cay

Read full article: John Carlinโ€™s Outdoors | Snorkeling Castaway Cay

Come along as John finds an outdoor fix in the underwater world of Disney.

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Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed 'giant' sheep for sale to hunting preserves

Read full article: Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed 'giant' sheep for sale to hunting preserves

Federal prosecutors say a Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep that were killed by hunters in central Asia and the U.S. to breed โ€œgiantโ€ sheep hybrids for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas.

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Wyoming starts selecting presidential delegates Saturday. But there's not a statewide election

Read full article: Wyoming starts selecting presidential delegates Saturday. But there's not a statewide election

South Carolina isn't the only state holding a presidential contest this weekend.

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Republicans have a plan to take the Senate. A hard-right Montana lawmaker could crash the party

Read full article: Republicans have a plan to take the Senate. A hard-right Montana lawmaker could crash the party

Montana Republicans gathered in a hotel ballroom this weekend aiming to unite ahead of the 2024 election and defeat three-term incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester.

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Another day of frigid wind chills and brutal cold across much of the U.S.

Read full article: Another day of frigid wind chills and brutal cold across much of the U.S.

It's another day of brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills across much of the United States.

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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures

Read full article: Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures

Itโ€™s another day of brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills across much of the United States.

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Snow, ice, wind and bitter cold pummels the northern US in dangerous winter storm

Read full article: Snow, ice, wind and bitter cold pummels the northern US in dangerous winter storm

A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states.

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Montana fire chief who had refused vaccine mandate in Washington state charged in Jan. 6 riot

Read full article: Montana fire chief who had refused vaccine mandate in Washington state charged in Jan. 6 riot

A Montana fire chief who lost a previous job over a coronavirus vaccine mandate has been charged with spraying a chemical irritant on police officers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

Read full article: Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles

A federal judge in Montana has issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles, after he failed to show up for an initial court appearance.

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Wildlife conservation groups sue over lack of plan for railroad to reduce grizzly deaths in Montana

Read full article: Wildlife conservation groups sue over lack of plan for railroad to reduce grizzly deaths in Montana

Two wildlife conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway over delays in finalizing a plan to reduce the number of federally protected grizzly bears that are killed by trains in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho.

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Men charged with killing 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, to sell on black market

Read full article: Men charged with killing 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, to sell on black market

A federal grand jury indictment says two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a โ€œkilling spreeโ€ on Montanaโ€™s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere.

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Montana miner backs off expansion plans, lays off 100 due to lower palladium prices

Read full article: Montana miner backs off expansion plans, lays off 100 due to lower palladium prices

The owner of two a south-central Montana precious metals mines is stopping work on an expansion project and laying off about 100 workers because the price of palladium fell sharply in the past year.

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US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

Read full article: US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal.

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A population of hard-to-eradicate โ€˜super pigsโ€™ in Canada is threatening to invade the US

Read full article: A population of hard-to-eradicate โ€˜super pigsโ€™ in Canada is threatening to invade the US

Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and other northern states are making preparations to stop an invasion of wild pigs from Canada.

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Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations

Read full article: Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations

Survivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants have shared their experiences as U.S. officials made a final stop in Montana on their yearlong tour to confront the institutions that regularly abused students to assimilate them into white society.

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Snow piles up in North Dakota as region's first major snowstorm of the season moves eastward

Read full article: Snow piles up in North Dakota as region's first major snowstorm of the season moves eastward

An east-moving snowstorm, the first major one of the season, continued Thursday into North Dakota.

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1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana

Read full article: 1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana

The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in the Helena, Montana, area, sending an army of snowplows out on the roads.

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Man linked to missing Arizona teen Alicia Navarro is arrested on child sex abuse charges

Read full article: Man linked to missing Arizona teen Alicia Navarro is arrested on child sex abuse charges

A 36-year-old man who was living with an Arizona teenager who mysteriously disappeared four years ago and reappeared last summer in a small Montana town has been charged with two felony counts of child sexual abuse based on images found on his phone.

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TikTok and content creators challenging Montana's ban face off with the state in federal court

Read full article: TikTok and content creators challenging Montana's ban face off with the state in federal court

TikTok and Montana faced off in federal court in a case filed by the video sharing app and five content creators who want the court to temporarily block the state's ban on the platform before it takes effect on Jan. 1.

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Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

Read full article: Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals.

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Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

Read full article: Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesnโ€™t reach a budget agreement.

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This is what it's like to maintain the US nuclear arsenal

Read full article: This is what it's like to maintain the US nuclear arsenal

The Associated Press has been granted rare access to U.S. nuclear missile bases and weapons production facilities to see how technicians keep the arsenal working while starting the governmentโ€™s biggest nuclear overhaul since the Cold War.

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Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment

Read full article: Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment

Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montanaโ€™s Yellowstone River, the cleanup workers are gone and a mess remains.

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Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Read full article: Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Hundreds of Native Americans have been recruited to addiction treatment centers in Phoenix from states as far away as Montana in a widespread billing scheme that mostly targeted Medicaidโ€™s American Indian Health Program.

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Rare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river

Read full article: Rare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river

A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana has injured three women floating on inner tubes.

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Arizona teen Alicia Navarro missing since 2019 shows up safe at Montana police station

Read full article: Arizona teen Alicia Navarro missing since 2019 shows up safe at Montana police station

Authorities say an Arizona teenager who disappeared nearly four years ago is safe after walking into a small-town police station in Havre, Montana.

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TikTok and 5 content creators ask federal judge to block Montana from banning app

Read full article: TikTok and 5 content creators ask federal judge to block Montana from banning app

TikTok and a group of five content creators who are suing the state of Montana over its first-in-the-nation law to ban the video sharing app are now asking a federal judge to block implementation of the law while the case moves through the courts.

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French Montana chronicles mom's sacrifice after emigrating from Morocco in doc film 'For Khadija'

Read full article: French Montana chronicles mom's sacrifice after emigrating from Morocco in doc film 'For Khadija'

If French Montanaโ€™s father never abandoned him as a teenager, the rapper believes he would not have grown into a popular figure who has earned three Grammy nominations.

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Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims

Read full article: Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims

A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties after a jury found it submitted 337 false asbestos claims to the U.S. government.

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Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims

Read full article: Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims

A federal jury has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people died from asbestos exposure submitted 337 false asbestos claims making its patients eligible for benefits such as Medicare.

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Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF Railway must ship to Canadian port

Read full article: Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF Railway must ship to Canadian port

A federal board has ordered BNSF Railway to transport at least 4.2 million tons of coal from a Montana mine to a port in Canada this year.

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Former Navy SEAL seeks GOP nod to challenge Montana Democratic US Sen. Tester in 2024

Read full article: Former Navy SEAL seeks GOP nod to challenge Montana Democratic US Sen. Tester in 2024

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy says he will seek the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester as the Democrat tries to secure a fourth term.

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Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people

Read full article: Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and legislative researcher Erin Reed have emerged as a power couple spreading hope to fellow transgender people.

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Stunning footage of Yellowstone flooding still resonates more than 1 year later

Read full article: Stunning footage of Yellowstone flooding still resonates more than 1 year later

One home in the video above can be seen literally collapsing into the Yellowstone River and then floating down it.

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Young plaintiffs' attorney closes Montana climate change trial with call for action

Read full article: Young plaintiffs' attorney closes Montana climate change trial with call for action

An attorney for 16 young plaintiffs has urged a judge to strike down as unconstitutional a Montana law that prohibits state agencies from considering the environmental effects when it weighs permits allowing the release of greenhouse gases.

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A Montana man who fired shots in a thwarted plot against LGBTQ+ people gets 18 years in prison

Read full article: A Montana man who fired shots in a thwarted plot against LGBTQ+ people gets 18 years in prison

A southwestern Montana man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after being convicted of a hate crime and firearms charges for threatening a woman with violent, homophobic slurs and shooting at her house with an AK-style rifle as part of a self-described โ€œmissionโ€ to rid a small town of its LGBTQ community.

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Young athlete in Montana climate change trial testifies he uses inhaler due to forest fire smoke

Read full article: Young athlete in Montana climate change trial testifies he uses inhaler due to forest fire smoke

A high school athlete who is one of 16 young plaintiffs who took Montana to court over climate change says increased smoke from forest fires has made it difficult to run races.

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Young climate activists take Montana to court for its role in global warming

Read full article: Young climate activists take Montana to court for its role in global warming

Youth plaintiffs say warming temperatures are harming their health and threatening their futures as a closely-watched climate trial kicks in Montana.

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Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

Read full article: Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

A first-of-its kind trial in Montana will decide if the constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law.

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Montana gas power plant can resume construction, judge rules

Read full article: Montana gas power plant can resume construction, judge rules

NorthWestern Energy will resume construction of a natural gas power plant along Montanaโ€™s Yellowstone River following a two-month delay.

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Montana first to ban people dressed in drag from reading to children in schools, libraries

Read full article: Montana first to ban people dressed in drag from reading to children in schools, libraries

Montana is now the first state to specifically ban people dressed in drag from reading books to children at public schools and libraries.

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Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children

Read full article: Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a law that gives Native American families preference in fostering and adopting Native children involved with child protective services.

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TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana's 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app

Read full article: TikTok files lawsuit to overturn Montana's 1st-in-nation ban on the video sharing app

Social media company TikTok has filed a lawsuit to overturn Montanaโ€™s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app.

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Virginia Tech expert weighs in on Montana TikTok ban

Read full article: Virginia Tech expert weighs in on Montana TikTok ban

A Virginia Tech expert weighs in on Montana's TikTok ban.

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TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

Read full article: TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana.

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Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits?

Read full article: Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits?

TikTok is challenging Montanaโ€™s first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for people to use the social media app in the state.

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Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights

Read full article: Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights

Montana has become the first state to enact a complete ban on TikTok.

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Here are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses

Read full article: Here are all of the abortion debates happening this week in US courts and statehouses

Lawmakers in South Carolina have passed an abortion ban while a judge in Montana was weighing restrictions there.

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Youth lawsuit challenging Montana's pro-fossil fuel policies is heading to trial

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A Montana judge on Friday said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the stateโ€™s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to trial despite efforts by the state to derail the case.

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Abortion clinics in 3 states sue to protect pill access

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Abortion providers in three states filed a lawsuit Monday aimed at preserving access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone.

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GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine 'insurrection'

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The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections.

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Rep. Zooey Zephyr's town feels divide from rest of Montana

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Pride flags are as common a sight in the college town of Missoula as the peaks of Montanaโ€™s Rattlesnake Mountains.

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Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion

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Montana Republican leaders will vote on censuring or expelling a transgender state lawmaker who has been silenced on the state House floor for comments against a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for children.

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Judge to weigh limits for aerial fire retardant in wildfires

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A federal judge is weighing whether to severely limit the governmentโ€™s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires following arguments by environmentalists who are concerned about water pollution.

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Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again, backers protest

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Republican legislative leaders in Montana persisted in forbidding Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in debate for a second week and her supporters brought the House session to a halt Monday โ€” chanting โ€œLet her speak!โ€.

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Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant

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A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the governmentโ€™s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires.

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TikTok ban gets final approval by Montana's GOP legislature

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Montana lawmakers have given final passage to a bill banning the social media app TikTok in the state.

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