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Two Montana Mothers Channel Grief Into Push for Suicide Prevention Legislation
Two Montana mothers who each lost a child to suicide are working together to turn their grief into law, advocating for n...
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Public Service Commission Cuts Public Hearings on NorthWestern Energy's Long-Range Power Plan
Montanans who want to weigh in on NorthWestern Energy's next Integrated Resource Plan — the company's long-range roadmap for how it will generate and deliver electricity — will have fewer chances to do so than they did the last time around. The Montana Public Service Commission has scaled back the number of public meetings scheduled for this round of review, a change that has drawn concern from consumer advocates and ratepayer groups who say the plan affects every NorthWestern customer in the state.
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Sen. Sheehy Sues Idaho Ammo Maker, Says Defective .308 Rounds Injured Him Twice
U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., has filed a federal lawsuit against an Idaho ammunition company, alleging that defective rifle rounds manufactured by F...
Government
Independent Senate Candidate Bodnar Bets Montana's Middle Is Big Enough to Win
It has been a decade since anyone outside the Republican Party won a top-ticket statewide race in Montana, and eight years since a majority of Montana...
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Propane Leak Explosion Levels Alzada Rental Home; Family Had No Insurance
An Alzada family lost their home early Sunday morning after a propane leak triggered an explosion that destroyed the hou...
Community
Wet and Wintry Weather Forces Partial Closure of Going-to-the-Sun Road
Glacier National Park closed the high-altitude section of Going-to-the-Sun Road on Sunday, June 28, due to wet and wintr...
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