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Montana hospitals agree to help fund Medicaid expansion

HELENA, Feb. 7 (AP) – Montana hospitals have agreed to pay a fee to help fund Medicaid expansion as the state's share of the cost of the health care coverage

Governor pushes for public preschool again

HELENA -- In a nearly 100-year-old schoolhouse in Alberton, Montana, kids are preparing for Kindergarten through one of 18 pilot preschool programs funded by the state. On a bright February

Professor John Hajduk releases new book

John Hajduk, History Professor at Montana Western, recently published “Music Wars: Money, Politics, and Race in the Construction of Rock and Roll Culture, 1940-1960.” He has spent over 25 years

Firefighter rescues dog that fell in icy river

WHITEFISH, Feb. 5 (AP) – A Montana firefighter plunged into an icy river to help a dog safely reach the shore in a dramatic rescue that was captured on video.

Twin Bridges Elementary School honor roll

Second quarter 2018-19 (* denotes high honor roll) Sixth Grade Kole Anderson, Janel Baker, Mila Dawson*, Cody Fuller, Ben Humbert*, Audrey Kish, Lily Mooney, Kris Poirier*, Mary Reynolds, Ben Wayland*,

Lawmaker proposes reducing taxes on Social Security benefits

HELENA, Feb. 7 (AP) _ A Montana lawmaker is proposing a bill to help retirees on fixed incomes better absorb increasing medical and property tax costs. Republican Sen. Dave Howard

Twin Bridges Junior/Senior High School honor roll

Second Quarter 2018-19 (* denotes high honor roll) Seniors–Makenna Adams, Riah Edsall, Nora Humbert, Taryn Johnson, Brikayla Salerno, Ayden Anderson*, Jace Caprara*, Cole Escott*, Anna Kaiser*, Blu Keim*, Ethan Kneeland*,

County approves jail hiring, airport engineer

The Beaverhead County Commissioners approved hiring a detention employee and selected an airport engineer at their Feb. 4 meeting. The commissioners unanimously approved hiring Hagen L. Hurst for the open

Veterinarians revive cat that nearly froze in Kalispell, Montana snowbank

KALISPELL, Feb. 7 (AP) – Veterinarians in Montana revived a cat named Fluffy that nearly froze to death after being found in a snowbank covered from head to tail in

To protect against expanding brucellosis, more Montana ranchers must vaccinate cattle

The number of counties where cattle and bison must be vaccinated for brucellosis more than doubled this year, from four to 10. All sexually intact female cattle and domestic bison