MTPR News
News Department:
Missoula News:
Eric Whitney, News Director: 406-243-4075, @mtprnd
Edward O'Brien, Assistant News Director: 406-243-4065
Helena News:
Corin Cates-Carney, Capitol Reporter: 253-495-5193, @clccarney
Flathead News:
Nicky Ouellet, Flathead-area Reporter: 603-568-6155 or 406-730-2264, @nickydoesradio
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An internet service provider says it will use tens of millions of dollars in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access in western Montana. Officials with Montana’s national forests say prescribed burning is set to begin and run through the spring season. The Missoula Police Department says three female juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday regarding alleged threats made against Hellgate High School.
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A freight train partially derailed after striking a snow bank near Dillon early Wednesday morning. The Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees intends to offer the district’s top job to the current Kalispell Public Schools Superintendent.
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A Lewis and Clark County District Court judge has struck down a decade-old law to require parental consent for minors under 16-years-old to obtain an abortion. And the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act has passed in the state’s House of Representatives with bipartisan support.
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Lawmakers give initial OK for $2 million in funding to defend constitutional challenges to state laws. A bill would ban minors from drag shows and performances that could excite lustful thoughts.
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A legislative effort to make Montana a so-called “Right to Work” state failed in committee. Lawmakers hear a bill requiring power suppliers to stockpile energy.
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See live election results for all Montana races after the polls close at 8 p.m.
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Montana has partnered with America Amplified to answer questions about how to participate in the special and midterm elections. Here are some of the top questions from Montanans we have been able to answer thus far.
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Do you know how to vote, where to vote, and what you might need when you show up to the polls? What if your voter registration is out of date, or has a mistake, and you are challenged at the polls — what can you do? What do certain ballot measures mean for the great state of Montana?
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A wildfire that started Tuesday afternoon is burning about 100 acres 10 miles west of Polson.
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A fire that began Thursday at the intersection of Highway 12 and Spokane Creek Road has led to evacuation orders for the west shore of Canyon Ferry Reservoir and Matt Staff Road in Helena.