Aaron Bolton
Northwest Montana and Statewide Health Care ReporterAaron graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism in 2015 after interning at Minnesota Public Radio. He landed his first reporting gig in Wrangell, Alaska where he enjoyed the remote Alaskan lifestyle and eventually moved back to the road system as the KBBI News Director in Homer, Alaska. He joined the MTPR team in 2019. Aaron now reports on all things in northwest Montana and statewide health care.
Have a northwest Montana or health care tip/story idea? Email me at aaron@mtpr.org or call/text at 612-799-1269
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The Flathead County Elections Office will redo elections for two Kalispell City Council seats May 7.
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Drinking-related deaths spiked nationwide during the pandemic, particularly among women. That’s according to a report from federal health officials.
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The U.S. and tribal governments make progress against contaminated coal mine runoff from British Columbia, which has been polluting Montana and Idaho for years.
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U.S. environmental regulators said containing toxic waste at a former aluminum smelter in Columbia Falls remains the best plan to protect the environment and human health.
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A pandemic-era program that helped low-income people keep up with their water and sewer bills is running out of funding.
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After years of tribes calling on the U.S. and Canada to do something about selenium pollution flowing into Montana, the two governments have struck a deal. An international body will make recommendations on how to settle the boundary-water dispute.
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Federal officials said they don’t have many resources to offer if they take over law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation. Those comments come as Lake County plans stop providing those services on the reservation.
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Federal rental assistance isn’t keeping up with Montana’s surging rental market. A study in the Helena area aims to correct that.
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Road-building in the Flathead National Forest is harming threatened grizzly bears and bull trout, according to a federal judge.
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The U.S. and Canada have struck a deal over pollution flowing from British Columbia coal mines into a lake and river system in Montana.