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Research: Suicide Rates Remain Higher in Rural Areas
Daily Yonder - Kentucky
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July 7, 2025
A new study has found that suicide rates in rural communities continues to be higher than those in urban areas, largely due to challenges with accessing mental health resources. Rural residents face more challenges than just access when it comes...
Democrats are paying the price for going all in on transgenderism
LifeSite
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July 15, 2025
Blogs After suffering election losses in 2024, the Democratic Party is attempting to figure out the best way forward. (LifeSiteNews) — The Democrats painted themselves into a corner and the infighting on what to do next has been downright...
Blake Wiedenheft Named Montana State University Endowed Chair In Plant Science
Glasgow Courier - Montana
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July 9, 2025
Blake Wiedenheft, a scientist in the Montana State University College of Agriculture, has been named the university's next endowed chair in plant science. Wiedenheft grew up in Fort Peck and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1993. Wiedenheft...
MSUB's first chancellor, Ron Sexton, dies at 87
Yellowstone Public Radio - Montana
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July 15, 2025
Former Montana State University Billings Chancellor Dr. Ronald Sexton has died. The university shared news on Monday of his passing over the weekend. He was 87. Sexton was a native of Billings, growing up on the city’s South Side. He graduated...
Grant awarded to nonprofit organizations in Montana
NBC Montana
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HELENA, Mont. — A $175,000 grant funding is being awarded to 11 nonprofit organizations across Montana. These nonprofits support conservation through protecting natural resources, restoring habitats, and more. Grant recipients assist in...
Leasing underway at 162-unit property near Montana State University
Multifamily Dive
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July 9, 2025
Property: Highmark Developers: Clarion Partners, Wentworth Property Co. Location: Bozeman, Montana Units: 162 Rents: $2,245-$3,895 Cost: Withheld New York City-based real estate investor Clarion Partners has made its first investment in the...
Why Leave No Trace Matters For Montana Campers This Summer
The River 97.9 - Montana
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July 9, 2025
If you plan on recreating under the Big Sky of Montana, knowing these 7 easy principals will make the experience much better Pack it in, pack it out is a simplified description of the 7 principals of "Leave no Trace" when camping Leave No Trace...
Increase Wolf Harvest In Western And Northwest Montana
Northern Broadcasting System - Montana
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July 9, 2025
FWP Proposes Increase Wolf Harvest In Western And Northwest Montana According to the 2024 Wolf Report released this week their numbers in Montana remain relatively stable despite an increase in harvest. Montana law requires the Montana Fish and...
FWP Approves Next Phase of Project to Conserve Timber Forests in Northwest Montana
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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July 9, 2025
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) this week completed its review of a proposal to permanently protect 53,000 acres of private timberland in Flathead and Lincoln counties, recommending the state purchase a conservation easement that would keep...
Elizabeth Hurley, 60, shows off her incredible figure in a busty blue bikini in stunning snaps after enjoying an 'early morning swim in paradise'
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
Elizabeth Hurley showed off her incredible figure in a busty blue bikini in stunning new snaps posted to Instagram on Wednesday. The actress, 60, posed up a storm for her social media after enjoying an 'early morning swim in paradise'. Elizabeth,...
Stratospheric balloons spotted in Montana sky
KTVQ 2 - Montana
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July 9, 2025
MISSOULA — MTN News received several reports on Monday of something floating over the skies of Montana. It turned out to be two high-altitude balloons on research flights from Aerostar, a South Dakota-based aerospace and defense company. “When...
3 Big Predictions About Montana In The Year 2100
K99 - Montana
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July 8, 2025
Predicting Montana's Next 75 Years Change is inevitable, and Montana has seen loads of changes over the past 75 years. While not everyone might agree with the changes, it makes you wonder what the next 75 years in Montana will bring. Will Montana...
Grasshoppers in Montana: The Worst in the West This Summer?
KBUL NEWS TALK - Montana
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July 9, 2025
About a month ago, working in my yard, I first saw them. Hundreds of tiny, baby grasshoppers, about the size of a fat piece of rice. Walking through my grass, they were bouncing around everywhere. Now, in the first week of July, they've doubled in...
CSKT researchers chart safer paths for turtles crossing Highway 93
Montana Public Radio
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July 8, 2025
Highway 93 cuts through the heart of the Mission Valley, and the middle of the Ninepipes wetlands. These wetlands provide crucial habitat for a variety of wildlife, including turtles. Kari Kingery, is a wildlife biologist with the Confederated...
Federal education funding freeze puts pressure on Montana after school programs
KPAX - Montana
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July 8, 2025
BOZEMAN — A sudden freeze in federal education funding could impact after-school care for thousands of Montana families, including those relying on programs like kidsLINK, operated by Greater Gallatin United Way. The federal government announced a...
Montana steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Big Sky Times - Montana
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July 4, 2025
Montana implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
"Makes me laugh seeing a villain act like a victim": Malik Beasley’s ex-wife Montana Yao takes thinly-veiled shot at him amid gambling investigation
Sportskeeda
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July 8, 2025
Malik Beasley’s ex-wife, Montana Yao, took a thinly veiled shot at the NBA guard amid his legal troubles. It was reported in June that the FBI had launched a wire fraud investigation of Beasley related to gambling and prop bets. Since reports...
"I think you deserve this" — America's Got Talent's Sofia Vergara on giving Jessica Sanchez her Golden Buzzer
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
America's Got Talent season 20 returned with a new episode on July 15, 2025. The segment featured a new lineup of contestants, each vying to impress the panelists and secure a spot in the subsequent competition rounds. Among them was Jessica...
Montana State students release jazz album combining STEM backgrounds
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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July 3, 2025
Engineering and psychology students at Montana State University have released a jazz album titled "Something More." The Kellan Moore Trio, consisting of recent graduates Kellan Moore, Jaden Hopkins, and Carson Putnam, produced the album, which...
Scientists offer prize to stop invasive mussels
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The invasive quagga and zebra mussels have a $100,000 bounty on their "heads." The U.S. government is offering the six-figure prize for the best suggestion on how to stop their relentless and destructive spread because...