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Sen. Sheehy voices support for passenger train service in Montana
Montana Public Radio
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September 11, 2025
President Joe Biden had allocated billions for rail revitalization. But since January, the Trump administration has focused on cutting government spending. Even so, advocates say passenger rail may still be on the table, including Republican U.S....
Montana Tech: Born in a rowdy mining camp and eyeing another century-plus
KULR 8 - Montana
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September 10, 2025
The Butte Miner edition published Sept. 12, 1900, described the auspicious occasion. “An event of historical interest was the formal opening in Butte yesterday of the Montana State School of Mines,” the newspaper reported. The Anaconda Standard...
Butte health department raises awareness for 988 Hotline
KXLF 4 - Montana
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September 11, 2025
BUTTE — Montana has some of the highest suicide rates in the nation, but despite a move to eliminate resources for a particularly vulnerable section of the population by the national organization in charge of a hotline designed to help prevent...
Free School In Browning: Health Risks Prompt Demolition Decision
107.5 The Peak - Montana
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September 11, 2025
As a novice history buff, there are some things that automatically come to mind when I think about the Montana of old. Thoughts of cowboys, Native American tribes, or Copper Kings might be some of the first things you think of. via GIPHY But there...
Montana Offers AED Reimbursement Program
Blaine County Journal News-Opinion - Montana
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September 10, 2025
In 2025, the Montana Legislature passed HB 869, a bill which appropriates a grant fund for school districts for reimbursement of the purchase and ongoing maintenance of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). HB 869 further establishes a need...
Elected Montana officials react to shooting death of Charlie Kirk
KRTV - Montana
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September 10, 2025
(UPDATE, 3:29pm) Elected officials in Montana are mourning the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, while speaking at a Utah college campus. WATCH THE VIDEO: Elected Montana...
National Farm Safety & Health Week offers tips for staying well
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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September 11, 2025
Agriculture continues to rank as one of the most dangerous sectors in this country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but many farm tragedies can be avoided through prevention and education. Since 1944, the third week of September...
Montana, other states pass privacy laws to protect brain data collected by devices
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning....
Montana Hand Soap and Skin Cream Recall
92.5 KAAR - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Montana residents should be aware of an expanded voluntary recall affecting a range of hand soaps, skin creams, and sanitizers. The recall, initially announced on July 16, has grown to include additional products due to the potential presence of...
Super Brown Bros.: How D-I older brothers forged Montana Grizzlies senior Liam Brown
406 Sports - Montana
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MISSOULA — Liam Brown was spared some of the physical tussles as a kid. The Montana offensive lineman wasn't allowed to be thrown through walls or get beat up by his older brothers as he was the youngest of four boys growing up in Beaverton,...
Montana DPHHS will modify sex education curriculum to remove gender ideology content
KPVI - Idaho
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The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (Photo by Eric Seidle/ For the Daily Montanan). Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services will remove references to gender ideology in federally-funded sex education...
Montana Police Dogs Leap into Toxic Training Situation During National Service Dog Month
Pet Age - New Jersey
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September 10, 2025
Law enforcement officers and their canine partners are often seen leaping into dangerous situations to save others, but what happens when these heroic animals find themselves in a toxic situation? Their handler calls the experts at Pet Poison...
Thursday Headlines: Montana reacts, Murder case, Downtown safety
KTVQ 2 - Montana
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September 11, 2025
Q2 Top Stories and Weather for Thursday, Sept. 11 Montana Republican leaders share grief at shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Gov. Greg Gianforte reacts to killing of Charlie Kirk The investigation continued on Thursday after...
Montana Morning Headlines: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
KPAX - Montana
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September 10, 2025
WESTERN MONTANA — Here's a look at Western Montana's top news stories for Wednesday. A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on I-90 in Mineral County on Tuesday. The Mineral County Sheriff's Office received a report shortly before 10...
Climate Activists Cite Health Hazards in Bid To Stop Trump From ‘Unleashing’ Fossil Fuels
KFF Health News - California
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September 11, 2025
HELENA, Mont. — In 2023, a group of 16 young Montanans won a much-heralded climate change case that said the state had deprived them of a “clean and healthful environment,” a right enshrined in Montana’s constitution. Their victory in Held v....
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Hosts TEAM Training To Strengthen Emergency Care Across Valley County
Glasgow Courier - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Hands-On Event Brought Together Local Healthcare Providers For Life-Saving Simulation Training On Aug. 28, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital partnered with Simulation in Motion Montana (SIM-MT) to host a TEAM (Training for Emergency and Acute...
Governor Gianforte visits Billings for new hospital project update
KULR 8 - Montana
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September 11, 2025
BILLINGS, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte made an important visit to the Yellowstone Valley Wednesday, stopping at the site of the new Saint Vincent Hospital in downtown Billings. The upcoming facility is set to become the tallest building in...
Montana VA hosting PACT Act claims clinics in Box Elder, Browning
NBC Montana
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MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana VA Health Care System is bringing in-person PACT Act claims clinics to two Montana communities this month. The clinics are scheduled for Box Elder on Tuesday, Sept. 17, and Browning on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Both events...
Montana will modify sex education content to remove gender ideology content
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services will remove references to gender ideology in federally-funded sex education programs following a federal threat to pull grants. The Trump administration in...
The Polio Pioneers: Montana was at forefront of fighting crippling disease
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Editor’s note: This story was first published Aug. 8, 2021. As a deeply divisive debate over vaccines turns the tide on a deadly public health risk, some may remember a time when Montana rose united to the challenge amid a similar threat. In the...