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One Native veteran's new mission: Fill in the gaps of VA care on his reservation

Five-tour combat veteran Jestin Dupree works for the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes on the Fort Peck reservation in Montana. He aims to fill in gaps in VA care that often leave Native veterans behind.

WEKU · Aug 24, 2022

This Montana couple built their dream home, only to have it burn down in minutes

After 18 months of building, the Holetts were nearly set to move into their dream home in Dayton, Mont. It took their life savings to build the cabin. It took one wildfire to burn it down in minutes.

WEKU · Aug 10, 2022

Post-Roe, people are seeking permanent sterilizations, and some are being turned away

HELENA, Mont. — A handful of people recently gathered in the shade of a large pine tree for a going-away party of sorts. Their friend, Dani Marietti, was going to have her fallopian tubes removed, a decision she made after a leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to…

Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022

Dogs are sniffing out disease in animals vital to traditions of the Blackfeet tribe

Montana's Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2022

Yellowstone's northern half is unlikely to reopen this summer due to severe flooding

Yellowstone National Park prepares for limited reopening as surrounding communities grapple with flood damage

WEKU · Jun 15, 2022

Some people in this Montana mining town worry about the dust next door

BUTTE, Mont. — Steve McGrath stood in an empty lot a block from his home watching for dust.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

Primary contests to watch Tuesday, led by races in California, Iowa and Montana

June's primary calendar kicks off Tuesday with seven states holding contests. One local race to watch: LA mayor.

WEKU · Jun 7, 2022

Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation

After 17 overdoses — including four deaths — this spring, Indigenous leaders in Montana and surrounding states look for ways to stop the fentanyl crisis and provide more treatment and care.

WEKU · Jun 1, 2022

The Blackfeet Nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations

BROWNING, Mont. — As the pandemic was setting in during summer 2020, Justin Lee Littledog called his mom to tell her he was moving from Texas back home to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana with his girlfriend, stepson and son.

Tribune News Service · May 29, 2022

Abortion politics lead to power struggles over family planning grants

BOZEMAN, Mont. — In a busy downtown coffee shop, a drawing of a ski lift with intrauterine devices for chairs draws the eyes of sleepy customers getting their morning underway with a caffeine jolt.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022