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SCHEELS Sets Sights on Blaine: New Sporting Goods Store Coming Spring 2028
The Bulletin - Kansas
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July 25, 2025
Blaine will be the company's second location in the Twin Cities metro FARGO, N.D., July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Employee-owned SCHEELS is excited to sign a Letter of Intent, deepening its Minnesota roots with a new 250,000-square-foot sporting...
Hardin police upgrading dispatch system thanks to $113K grant
KTVQ 2 - Montana
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July 23, 2025
HARDIN — The Hardin Police Department is set to receive a big upgrade to its dispatch system thanks to a $113,000 grant from the Montana Coal Board. The grant, along with leftover money from the last fiscal year, will allow the department to...
Choteau, Fairfield, Power receive grants
Choteau Acantha - Montana
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The Montana Farmers Union Foundation has awarded more than $43,000 to 22 projects that create new opportunities and contribute to the growth and enhancement of Montana agriculture and rural communities. “MFU Foundation’s grant program has been a...
Obituary: Jared Vielleux
KRTV - Montana
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July 23, 2025
Jared Vielleux, age 52, of Fort Benton, Montana passed away Saturday, July 19th 2025. Jared was born in Great Falls, MT and grew up on the family farm in Pleasant Valley, outside of Fort Benton. He lived his dream childhood growing up on the farm...
13 Of The Most Dangerous Roads For Semi-Truck Drivers
SlashGear
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July 26, 2025
While semi-trucks only make up about 5% of registered vehicles in the U.S., there are millions of them in the country. And with these vehicles averaging 45,000 miles every year, you'll find them all over your interstate highways and rural roads...
Federal Grant Cuts Don’t Spare Red States, New Report Shows
Inside Higher Ed
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The Trump administration’s cancellation of federal funds for highly selective universities in blue states has drawn national media attention. But a new report from a left-leaning think tank stresses that the federal government isn’t targeting only...
ENA Recognizes 96 Emergency Departments With Lantern Awards
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Record number of recipients includes first EDs in Montana, Saudi Arabia to be honored SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association on Wednesday announced a record 96 Lantern Awards for...
Legislation proposes tourist fee to aid U.S. national parks
Glacier Country News - Montana
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July 22, 2025
Rep. Ryan Zinke, U.S. Representative for Montana's 1st District | Official U.S. House headshotRep. Ryan Zinke, U.S. Representative for Montana's 1st District | Official U.S. House headshot Today, a group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the Protecting...
Physicians opting out of Medicare: State-by-state breakdown
Becker's ASC Review
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July 23, 2025
Despite CMS’ most recently proposed boost to physician payments, years of reimbursement declines have pushed some physicians to stop accepting Medicare patients entirely. Health policy research group KFF recently released data showing the overall...
Yellowstone’s Hidden Earthquakes: 86,000 Quakes Revealed by AI
SciTechDaily
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July 22, 2025
AI uncovered 86,000 quakes under Yellowstone, exposing chaotic swarms and reshaping our understanding of the supervolcano’s activity. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists used AI to reveal tens of thousands of previously undetected earthquakes beneath...
Lawmakers want re-do of Air Force missile cancer…
USA Today - Virginia
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Lawmakers may soon order an independent re-do of an ongoing Air Force study on possible cancer risk in personnel manning its nuclear missiles. A provision in the House's draft defense policy bill would, if passed, require the National Academy of...
Senators Baldwin, Collins Take Action to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Communities
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or the Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly...
Google Search Adds AI Calling Feature for Local Business Queries
Digital Information World
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July 17, 2025
Google has launched a new AI feature inside its search results that can call local businesses on behalf of users. The tool is designed to collect practical details such as pricing, opening hours, or booking availability. When users search for...
History: Pompey’s Pillar
Sheridan Media - Wyoming
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July 26, 2025
Not far from Sheridan, carved on a huge sandstone cliff, is the name Wm Clark, and the date, July 25, 1806. Captain William Clark was one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Expedition. In 1803, President Jefferson purchased a...
Young Americans sue Trump over fossil fuel agenda, claiming climate harms violate their constitutional right to due process
Fortune
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Is “drill, baby, drill” compatible with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”? That’s the question a federal judge in Montana will weigh this September, as a group of young Americans sues the Trump administration — arguing its aggressive...
Leavitt, Leona
The State Journal - West Virginia
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Leona Maxine Leavitt April 12, 1957 - May 26, 2025 Leona Maxine Leavitt beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on Monday May 26th at 7:56 a.m. surrounded by the love of her family. Born on April 12th, 1957 Leona lived a...
How I got my job as… Founder of Vintage Eyewear
Emirates Woman
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July 23, 2025
This week, Emirates Man speaks to Andre Montana, Founder of Vintage Eyewear. This eyewear brand specialises in private collection authentic pieces with high-quality designs. Welcome to the Emirates Man weekly series ‘How I got my job as…’ where we...
Climate Connections: Summer solidarity, sun and smoke
The Missoula Current - Montana
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July 26, 2025
Amy Cilimburg I had planned to write about our summer sun and new opportunities to stay healthy when wildfire smoke obscures our wonderful clear skies – keep reading, I’ll get there. But first, this international news is too exciting not to...
Northwest leaders offer warmer take on frosty U.S.-Canada relations
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS) Alberta beef is a lot like a Midwestern car. Auto parts have moved freely across the U.S.-Canada border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, since the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement...
Voices: Trump’s budget bill is a bittersweet victory for Downwinders like me
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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(The Associated Press) Scientists and other workers rig the world's first atomic bomb to raise it up onto a 100-foot tower at the Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, N.M. A new film on J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and his role in the development of...