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    <title>New partnership brings mental health care to Missoula summer camps</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[When schools close for summer break, kids can lose the mental health support they rely on. A new collaboration in Missoula is aiming to close that gap.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When schools close for summer break, kids can lose the mental health support they rely on. A new collaboration in Missoula is aiming to close that gap.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When schools close for summer break, kids can lose the mental health support…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s tempting to assume Montana’s summer wildfire season is going to be severe…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A federal appeals court rejected a suit filed by 22 young Montanans that…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Montana Republican Party worked this primary season to oust several of its own members from the state Legislature. The party took issue with moderate candidates it saw as being too willing to work across the aisle with Democrats. With the dust from this month’s primary election settled, Lee Newspapers State Bureau reporter Seaborn Larson joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to share results of the intraparty battle]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[5,700 miles and an entire ocean separate Helena High School from its “sister…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Federal officials released the final rules for Medicaid requirements this week.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Montana’s tribes are losing their native languages. At least three Indigenous languages in the state are considered critically endangered. One summit is working to change that.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Montana’s tribes are losing their native languages. At least three Indigenous…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The 2026 primary results yielded a couple of surprise congressional candidates…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Bloomberg News called it “the Montana Miracle:” a suite of pro-housing laws signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte in 2023 designed to make it easier and cheaper to build in the Treasure State. After years of intense work and public outreach, city planners carrying out those laws have all completed their plans. But, they say it’s too early to tell whether they’ll make a “miraculous” difference.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bloomberg News called it “the Montana Miracle:” a suite of pro-housing laws…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana this past semester terminated one of its oldest graduate programs — a master’s degree in literature. The English department, students and UM faculty pushed back to no avail. Administrators say they had to make hard choices for the university’s future. But those choices have left some students wondering if they were heard at all.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:34:59 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The University of Montana this past semester terminated one of its oldest graduate programs — a master’s degree in literature. The English department, students and UM faculty pushed back to no avail. Administrators say they had to make hard choices for the university’s future. But those choices have left some students wondering if they were heard at all.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The University of Montana this past semester terminated one of its oldest…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Rocky Mountain Laboratories researchers charged with smuggling Mpox virus into the U.S.</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Two federal scientists based in Montana have been charged for allegedly smuggling samples of a virus into the country earlier this year. They work for Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a high-level research facility in the Bitterroot Valley. The lab studies infectious diseases and is overseen by the National Institute of Health.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:27:15 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Rocky Mountain Laboratories researchers charged with smuggling Mpox virus into the U.S.</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two federal scientists based in Montana have been charged for allegedly smuggling samples of a virus into the country earlier this year. They work for Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a high-level research facility in the Bitterroot Valley. The lab studies infectious diseases and is overseen by the National Institute of Health.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Two federal scientists based in Montana have been charged for allegedly…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Aaron Bolton</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>74</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Tariffs, market shifts and economic constraints hit Montana farmers hard last year. A recent analysis from agricultural economists counted six Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in Montana in 2025 – triple the 2024 total. Farmers say without more support, the trend will continue.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:13 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Farm bankruptcies in Montana spike amid economic turmoil</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tariffs, market shifts and economic constraints hit Montana farmers hard last year. A recent analysis from agricultural economists counted six Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies in Montana in 2025 – triple the 2024 total. Farmers say without more support, the trend will continue.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Tariffs, market shifts and economic constraints hit Montana farmers hard last…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Why are mountain goat populations in Montana declining?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mountain goat populations have been on the decline in Montana for 70 years. Researchers are working to learn more about the nimble climbers, which means going where the goats go – and that's easier said than done. But no mountain is too high, no weather too extreme to stop us from answering this week's question: What happened to the mountain goat population in the Bitterroot Mountains?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:30:56 -0600</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mountain goat populations have been on the decline in Montana for 70 years.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>PacificSource says it will leave Montana&#x27;s Affordable Care Act Marketplace</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A major health insurance company is leaving Montana, saying it’s no longer profitable to do business in the state. The move will force about 11,000 Montanans to choose different health plans next year. It’s part of a nationwide trend.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:04:23 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>PacificSource says it will leave Montana&#x27;s Affordable Care Act Marketplace</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A major health insurance company is leaving Montana, saying it’s no longer profitable to do business in the state. The move will force about 11,000 Montanans to choose different health plans next year. It’s part of a nationwide trend.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A major health insurance company is leaving Montana, saying it’s no longer…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Aaron Bolton</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>128</itunes:duration>






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    <title>2026 Montana primary election winners</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The stage is now set for Montana’s November 3 general election. One of Tuesday’s most closely watched races will ultimately determine who will replace two term Republican Sen. Steve Daines.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:56:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>2026 Montana primary election winners</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The stage is now set for Montana’s November 3 general election. One of Tuesday’s most closely watched races will ultimately determine who will replace two term Republican Sen. Steve Daines.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The stage is now set for Montana’s November 3 general election. One of…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[It’s true all elections have consequences. But sometimes, a single vote can make a bigger splash than usual. That may be the case during Montana’s June 2 primary election. Montana Free Press reporter Zeke Lloyd sat down with MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to explain.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s true all elections have consequences. But sometimes, a single vote can…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Austin Amestoy</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[There are now more grizzly bears in more places in and around Yellowstone National Park than at any time in over a century. But until this spring, the population lacked genetic diversity. Montana Public Radio’s Nick Mott reports on how fresh bear genes got into Yellowstone, and what it could mean for the bears' endangered species protections.]]></description>
    
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[There are now more grizzly bears in more places in and around Yellowstone…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:title>Fast-tracked logging project on Yellowstone&#x27;s northern border draws pushback</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Trump Administration is fast-tracking logging on more than 100 million…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Nick Mott</itunes:author>
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    <title>AOC stumps for Forstag; Money pours in; Windy Boy urged to retire</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Democratic U.S. House candidate Sam Forstag hopes a Montana visit from AOC will help propel him to victory. Democratic Senate candidates are being walloped in the fundraising wars. And most of Jonathan Windy Boy's Senate colleagues want him gone.]]></description>
    
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    <itunes:title>AOC stumps for Forstag; Money pours in; Windy Boy urged to retire</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Democratic U.S. House candidate Sam Forstag hopes a Montana visit from AOC will help propel him to victory. Democratic Senate candidates are being walloped in the fundraising wars. And most of Jonathan Windy Boy's Senate colleagues want him gone.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Democratic U.S. House candidate Sam Forstag hopes a Montana visit from AOC will…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Sally Mauk, Rob Saldin, Seaborn Larson</itunes:author>
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