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Miracle fruit comes to the rescue; thousands of cancer patients taste food again
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Don't break world climate accord
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Don't break world climate accord

Poll finds strong support for public lands conservation
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Poll finds strong support for public lands conservation

An excess of intellectual emptiness
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An excess of intellectual emptiness

Carroll College signs onto letter protesting Trump immigration executive order
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Carroll College signs onto letter protesting Trump immigration executive order

Conservation groups urge legislators to lift restrictions on Habitat Montana
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Conservation groups urge legislators to lift restrictions on Habitat Montana

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I-90 East closed near Livingston due to 3 crashes within 150 feet
Montana

I-90 East closed near Livingston due to 3 crashes within 150 feet

Helena Police Department incidents reported Tuesday, Jan. 31
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Helena Police Department incidents reported Tuesday, Jan. 31

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Moose rescued after fall into Idaho basement
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Moose rescued after fall into Idaho basement

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Bills aim to reduce nonresident hunting license fees
Montana

Bills aim to reduce nonresident hunting license fees

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Photos: Project for Alternative Learning graduates three students

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Today’s top pics: Veteran broadcaster Musburger retires and more

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Today In History, Feb. 1: "Late Night with David Letterman"

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Your daily 6: Big-spending actor, the presidential pick and buy bacon - it's in short supply

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Today's Birthdays, Feb. 1: Ronda Rousey

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Nation

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Man imprisoned for blast convicted in murder-for-hire plot

Trump's secretary of state pick headed for Senate approval

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World

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Police: Woman involved in motel shooting caught with a pound of meth

Police: Woman involved in motel shooting caught with a pound of meth

Helena Police Department incidents reported Tuesday, Jan. 31

Helena Police Department incidents reported Tuesday, Jan. 31

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Car crashes continue as snow falls in Helena

Car crashes continue as snow falls in Helena

Helena man jailed on meth charge

Helena man jailed on meth charge

Politics

Conservation groups urge legislators to lift restrictions on Habitat Montana

Conservation groups urge legislators to lift restrictions on Habitat Montana

Bill would make feeding wild turkeys illegal

Bill would make feeding wild turkeys illegal

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Sen. Thomas Walsh: Montana's last cabinet appointee never made it to D.C.

Sen. Thomas Walsh: Montana's last cabinet appointee never made it to D.C.

Bill would put sell-by and best-by dates on milk

Bill would put sell-by and best-by dates on milk

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AP NewsBreak: Clinton will reflect on 2016 race in new book

Survey: US businesses add 246,000 jobs, most in 7 months

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From marching bands to Beyoncé: A brief history of Super Bowl halftime performers

From marching bands to Beyoncé: A brief history of Super Bowl halftime performers

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Haller's double-double lifts Capital boys over Big Sky

Haller's double-double lifts Capital boys over Big Sky

Helena's Anderson to run for Davidson

Helena's Anderson to run for Davidson

HHS' Olsen headed to Rocky

HHS' Olsen headed to Rocky

Local Business

What's going on in the markets today?

What's going on in the markets today?

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Anaconda economic development advocates bet on downtown revitalization as winning strategy

Anaconda economic development advocates bet on downtown revitalization as winning strategy

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New owner aiming to bring Stillwater headquarters back to Montana

New owner aiming to bring Stillwater headquarters back to Montana

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Financial Matters: The efficient frontier verses index returns

Financial Matters: The efficient frontier verses index returns

Education

Carroll College signs onto letter protesting Trump immigration executive order
Education News

Carroll College signs onto letter protesting Trump immigration executive order

Officials say budget cuts would negate decade of tuition control
Montana Politics

Officials say budget cuts would negate decade of tuition control

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Photos: Project for Alternative Learning graduates three students
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Photos: Project for Alternative Learning graduates three students

OPI hires firm for ACT investigation; feds mum on topic
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OPI hires firm for ACT investigation; feds mum on topic

Entertainment

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Rep on the road: Montana company prepares for 3-month tour
Entertainment

Rep on the road: Montana company prepares for 3-month tour

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Alive @ 5 planning underway
YourTime

Alive @ 5 planning underway

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Film Review: Elle
YourTime

Film Review: Elle

Febfest entry deadline is Jan. 30
Breakout

Febfest entry deadline is Jan. 30

Life & People

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Long layover? How about a workout at an airport gym?
Lifestyles

Long layover? How about a workout at an airport gym?

Women are, very slowly, getting more seats in the boardroom
National

Women are, very slowly, getting more seats in the boardroom

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Quilling: Paper craft lends elegance to Valentine's cards
Lifestyles

Quilling: Paper craft lends elegance to Valentine's cards

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Homelessness activists evicted from pricey mansion in London
World News

Homelessness activists evicted from pricey mansion in London

Natural Resources & The Environment

Conservation groups urge legislators to lift restrictions on Habitat Montana
Natural Resources News Feed

Conservation groups urge legislators to lift restrictions on Habitat Montana

Bill would make feeding wild turkeys illegal
Natural Resources News Feed

Bill would make feeding wild turkeys illegal

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Photos: Over 1,000 rally in support of public lands
Photo Galleries, Lists and Slideshows

Photos: Over 1,000 rally in support of public lands

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More than 1,000 rally against transferring or selling federal lands
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More than 1,000 rally against transferring or selling federal lands

QUIZ: How much do you know about home improvement?
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QUIZ: How much do you know about home improvement?

'Sanctuary cities' respond to Trump's move to cut funding
National

'Sanctuary cities' respond to Trump's move to cut funding

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Photos: Here's what happens when a country doesn't recycle its electronics
World News

Photos: Here's what happens when a country doesn't recycle its electronics

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Marine Le Pen defends Trump's travel ban

Marine Le Pen defends Trump's travel ban

Explosive lava stream from Hawaii volcano

Explosive lava stream from Hawaii volcano

Ellen DeGeneres uses movie to slam Trump

Ellen DeGeneres uses movie to slam Trump

Video: Colleague, former students praise Judge Neil Gorsuch

Video: Colleague, former students praise Judge Neil Gorsuch