Babb, MT

Columbus, OH

Colorado State

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Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, several individuals in custody at Coffee County Jail in Coffee County appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis for bond hearings. Many individuals were denied bond, and some were granted release, with all defendants facing at least one felony charge.

Several defendants denied bond and bond reductions on felony charges in Coffee County

Bozeman, MT

Montana Free Press

WILSALL — In a pasture thick with yarrow, sagebrush and wheatgrass, Montana Audubon’s Peter Dudley scribbled all the plant species he could identify onto his data sheet. It was just before 5:30 a.m., and the grassland had a dull orange tinge as the sun rose over the Crazy Mountains. Dudley was about to start his mid-June bird survey on North Bridger Bison’s ranch, about 45 minutes outside Bozeman.

‘How do we keep this around?’

Gallatin Gateway, MT

Doug Rand is a lucky man. The 84-year-old Gallatin Gateway resident is a former assistant professor at Montana State University and lives in a home he designed and built himself over more than 50 years. Rand’s home, a storybook creation with twisting metalwork, multiple interconnected split levels, a whimsical ship’s...

Tale of a changing West

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Maine State

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Montana State

Missoula, MT

Montana Free Press today announced the inaugural Free Press Fest, a two-day event taking place September 5-7, 2024, at the University of Montana. The festival aims to promote civic engagement, celebrate the state’s rich culture, and advance conversations around issues that matter to Montanans. Presented by the nonprofit, nonpartisan,...

MTFP to present inaugural Free Press Fest

Helena, MT

Helena voters Tuesday appeared to approve, by less than 100 votes, the construction of a new fire station in the city but rejected a public safety tax that would have, among other things, paid the salaries of new firefighters, according to unofficial results. Lewis and Clark County election officials received...

Helena voters split over fire station, public safety levy

The office of Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Thursday that Chris Dorrington, a longtime state official who has led the Montana Department of Environmental Quality since 2021, will be taking the helm at the Montana Department of Transportation. DEQ, which among other duties regulates water quality, mining and some aspects of...

State environmental quality director appointed to lead highway department

FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS — In the first debate of Montana’s high-profile U.S. Senate race, Republican challenger Tim Sheehy Sunday repeatedly portrayed America as a country ravaged by problems enabled by Democrats and said he’s part of “new leadership” that can fix things. “Americans, they don’t...

Tester and Sheehy have first debate

California State

Josue Torres

Assembly Bill 230, set to come into effect in California on July 1, 2024, builds on existing legislation that mandates free menstrual products in public school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12. This new bill extends the requirement to include grades 3 through 5.

New California law mandates schools to provide menstrual products, including in boys' restrooms

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS – State Police are reporting that more shots have been fired at wind...
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More shots fired at wind turbines

Nearly 50 years after Xong Xiong left her home country of Laos amid the turmoil following the Vietnam War, the Missoula resident will celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday surrounded by family and friends. Like many Hmong people, Xiong doesn’t know her exact age, but she turned 100, or close...

An incredible life, an amazing woman

Despite a decades-long effort to remove heavy metals from the Clark Fork River after a flood more than a century ago washed tons of contaminated mining sediment into the river, a new study suggests the Clark Fork could face a similar disaster if a future flood breaches the berm at the Smurfit-Stone site.

‘When the berm breaks’: potential for catastrophe on the Clark Fork River

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Public health advocates in Montana are endorsing a boost in federal grants for maternal home-visiting programs and asking Biden administration officials to continue funding services for Montanans who are pregnant and parenting young children. Health Resources and Services Administration head Carole Johnson appeared in Bozeman Tuesday to tout $5.4 million...

Health officials tout funding for maternal home-visiting programs

Kalispell, MT

The city of Kalispell is considering amending or revoking the permit for the area’s only low-barrier homeless shelter following a rash of complaints from area residents about how it has impacted their neighborhood. The Kalispell City Council has been grappling with complaints about the Flathead Warming Center on North...

Future in doubt for Kalispell shelter amid neighborhood complaints

Browning, MT

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UPDATED: ‘Catastrophic’ failure of St. Mary siphons leads to localized flooding in Babb

UPDATED 10:56 A.M., JUNE 18: A piece of infrastructure used to divert water from the St. Mary River to the North Fork of the Milk River...

UPDATED: ‘Catastrophic’ failure of St. Mary siphons leads to localized flooding in Babb

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