Victoria Traxler
A small company operating in western Montana has been tasked with supplying the federal government with a critical mineral. The project raises hopes and concerns for locals who have experienced the impacts of mining industries in western Montana.
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MTPR is airing interviews with candidates running for federal office in 2026. MTPR's Victoria Traxler speaks with Russ Cleveland, a Democrat running for Montana's western U.S. House seat. -
The University of Montana’s presidential finalist Jeremiah Shinn is in Missoula this week. Shinn participated in a public forum on campus Monday afternoon. The value of a liberal arts education was raised repeatedly.
Stories about the lives of real Montanans after they die. Young journalists reinvent the obituary, creating a form that explores universal truths, legacies and reckoning with the memories of those we love. Coming April 2, 2026.Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Jule Banville
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Violinist, arranger and educator Stephanie Chase joins host John Floridis on Musician's Spotlight this week. Stephanie has appeared with over 170 orchestras, including the New York and Hong Kong Philharmonics and the Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and London Symphony Orchestras.
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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Wyoming-based author Nina McConigley about her novel, ‘How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder’ (Pantheon; Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group). Nina is a spring lecturer for the Elk River Arts & Lecture series; she will appear in Livingston on April 16, 2026.
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It is February and still these branches are dressed in a flutter of leaves. Golden brown with a dark midrib and branching pinnate veins.
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The U.S. reached a last-minute ceasefire with Iran just before Trump's deadline for the country to meet his demands. And, Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins the U.S. House race in Georgia.
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New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats.
