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The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has established a new chronic wasting disease zone for deer, north of Kalispell.
07/01/2025

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has established a new chronic wasting disease zone for deer, north of Kalispell.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks creates new CWD Management Zone in Flathead centered on the Flathead County landfill.

Federal judge wants the Trump administration's plans for what they're going to do with birthright citizens in writing.
07/01/2025

Federal judge wants the Trump administration's plans for what they're going to do with birthright citizens in writing.

A federal judge has given the Trump administration until noon on Tuesday to outline its plans for removing birthright citizens.

Fifteen states challenge Trump administration's 'energy emergency.'
07/01/2025

Fifteen states challenge Trump administration's 'energy emergency.'

A coalition of states has challenged President Donald Trump's emergency executive orders on energy, saying no such emergency exists.

One thing that's not in the 'big, beautiful' budget bill? Sales of public lands -- thanks to Montana's delegation.
07/01/2025

One thing that's not in the 'big, beautiful' budget bill? Sales of public lands -- thanks to Montana's delegation.

Public land sales stripped from Big Beautiful bill following opposition from Montana's members of Congress

Vice-President JD Vance casts the deciding vote for the 'big, beautiful' bill.
07/01/2025

Vice-President JD Vance casts the deciding vote for the 'big, beautiful' bill.

This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans approved their signature tax break and spending cuts package Tuesday with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President JD Vance, following days of tense, closed-door negotiations that went until the few last minutes of a marathon ame...

Columnist Russell Rowland writes about the problem with the first drink.
07/01/2025

Columnist Russell Rowland writes about the problem with the first drink.

Columnist Russell Rowland said that one thing that hards for others to understand is how hard sobriety and serenity can be.

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia now say they want to keep him in prison because of fears that the Trump administratio...
07/01/2025

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia now say they want to keep him in prison because of fears that the Trump administration will deport him to another, different country.

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia now argue that prison may be the safest place for their client who may otherwise be deported.

'Big, beautiful' bill stalls as GOP unable to muster the votes to pass ... so far.
07/01/2025

'Big, beautiful' bill stalls as GOP unable to muster the votes to pass ... so far.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans were in a holding pattern Tuesday morning, as party leaders struggled to find the votes needed to pass their “big, beautiful bill” following more than 24 hours of continuous debate. Whether the tax break and spending cuts package can move forward in its cur...

After drawing the wrath of Donald Trump, North Carolina's Sen. Thom Tillis announces he will not seek re-election.
06/30/2025

After drawing the wrath of Donald Trump, North Carolina's Sen. Thom Tillis announces he will not seek re-election.

WASHINGTON — North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday he won’t seek reelection when his term ends next year, opening up a seat that will become central to control of Congress during next year’s midterms. Tillis’ announcement came just hours after he voted against moving fo...

As Congress looks to rein in artificial intelligence, it also is leaning into rules proposed by the National Institute o...
06/30/2025

As Congress looks to rein in artificial intelligence, it also is leaning into rules proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Amid discussions by Congress of what federal regulations for artificial intelligence could look like, experts and legislators have begun pointing to existing guidelines created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) over the last two years, as a model. “I think when it comes ...

Three years after Dobbs, the number of miscarriages (yes, that's right...miscarriages) investigated criminally soars.
06/30/2025

Three years after Dobbs, the number of miscarriages (yes, that's right...miscarriages) investigated criminally soars.

Editor’s note: This report examines abortion access three years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the federal right to abortion. The day before Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio, medical staff at Mercy Health-St. Joseph Warren Hospital told Watts that her nearly 21-...

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