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Mild Start to the Week With Clouds Building Through Monday
Helena is looking at a warmer Monday than the weekend delivered, with partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures cli...
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Democrat Alani Bankhead Won a State Senate Primary on $23,884 — Now Comes the Hard Part
Alani Bankhead won a Democratic Montana Senate primary this spring with less money than many campaigns spend on yard signs. Her total war chest came to $23,884, including a $5,000 personal loan — a shoestring figure that would be modest even for a local school board race, let alone a legislative seat.
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Montana GOP Chair Wittich Tells Party Convention: Republicans Are the Only Answer to Socialism
State Republican Party Chairman Art Wittich told delegates at the Montana GOP convention in Missoula this month that the party exists for one essentia...
Community
Bozeman Residents Look to Restore the Creek That Built Their Downtown
A group of Bozeman residents is pushing to bring Bozeman Creek back into public life — literally and figuratively — by restoring the waterway that onc...
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Missouri River Below Holter Dam Running at 3,060 Cubic Feet Per Second
The Missouri River below Holter Dam was measured at 3,060 cubic feet per second as of Monday morning, June 15, according...
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Big Dipper Ice Cream Holds Steady as a Last Chance Gulch Anchor With Near-Perfect Ratings
Big Dipper Ice Cream at 58 N. Last Chance Gulch has accumulated 762 Google reviews and a 4.7 out of 5 rating — numbers t...
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