Hospitals, mental health providers and organizations that work with older adults in at least seven states say they’re seeing more people with dementia in mental health crises. It can be hard or even impossible in some cases to find a mental health facility that will care for them during and after a crisis.
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How do cabbage and spices become ingredients for community building? In Korea, the answer is kimjang, the fall tradition of making and sharing kimchi. This week on The Big Why, we visit a farm in the Bitterroot Valley where a group of Montanans came together to keep a food custom alive and find comfort and connection among the cabbage.
Picture of the Week
October 29, 2026 - Thank you to Brendan Moles for this week's picture of the week. Praying Mantis in the squirrel feeder, Missoula's Northside.
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October 29, 2026. Thank you to Brendan Moles for this week's Picture of the Week. Praying Mantis in the squirrel feeder, Missoula's Northside
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October 15, 2026 - Thank you to Fred & Sallie Brewer for this week's picture of the week. Elk cows, yearlings and calves near abandoned beaver pond. Highlands south of Butte.
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Picture of the Week. October 08, 2026 - Thank you to Anne Hosler for this week's picture of the week. Sunset over the Blue Mountain area in Missoula.
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Thank you to Shannon Harmon for this week's picture of the week. Moon rising above the mountains at Holland Lake 9/22/2026.
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September 24, 2026 - Thank you to Noel Osterman for this week's picture of the week. Sunset on Tiger Butte Road in Cascade County near Belt on August 28, 2026 at 8:23 p.m.
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September 17, 2026 – Thank you to Juliann Burnham for today's picture of the week. The footbridge to the University of Montana.
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September 10, 2026 - Thank you to Rose Miller for this week's picture of the week. "Canyon Ferry Lake Winter Sunset"
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September 03, 2026 - Taking a break while kayaking Gates of the Mountains, looking back at Upper Holter Lake.
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August 27, 2026 - The iconic Fire Tower overlooking Last Chance Gulch in Helena, MT.
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Nathaniel “Nat” Philbrick about ‘The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World’ (Viking Books).
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Democrats have regained control of Congress. They have a long list of investigations into Trump planned. And, not all races have been called. Here's a look at how they could affect the Dems' majority.
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The candidates tapped into voter frustration with the political status quo and will now look to translate their success into policy wins that push Democrats further to the left.
