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Dangerous levels of lead were found in the water of about half the schools tested in Montana

About half of Montana schools that had tested their water by mid-February under a new state rule had high levels of lead, according to state data. But the full picture isn’t clear because fewer than half of the state’s school buildings had provided water samples six weeks after the deadline.

Tribune News Service

College mulls renaming building after pro-Hitler comments

Officials at Montana State University-Billings will consider removing the name of the college’s first president from its administrative building after discovering quotes from more than 85 years ago in which he supported Adolf Hitler’s sterilization plan to improve the genetics of the human race

The Independent UK

Montana governor kills mountain lion monitored by national park staff

Republican Greg Gianforte confirms that he shot the animal after chasing it up a tree

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Three Republicans under fire for voting against House resolution to ‘stand with Ukraine’ amid Russia invasion

Reps Paul Gosar of Arizona, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and Matt Rosendale of Montana were the only three lawmakers to vote against the resolution

The Independent UK

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte killed a mountain lion the National Park Service was monitoring

Famous for once assaulting a reporter, Greg Gianforte has moved on to shooting mountain lions while they’re trapped in a tree.

Mic

Montana governor kills mountain lion being monitored by national park staff

Republican Greg Gianforte confirmed he shot the cat after chasing it up a tree with dogs in his latest controversial hunting incident

The Guardian - US

Benedict Cumberbatch uses Power of Dog wrangling skills to save family stuck in field by cows

Benedict Cumberbatch spent two months living in Montana to get into the role of rancher Phil Burbank

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COVID aid to protect Montana prisons and jails sits unused

Last summer, Montana created a list of more than a dozen upgrades for its state prison facilities to protect inmates and staffers from coronavirus infections, all of which would be paid for with nearly $2.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief money.

Tribune News Service

Mark Z. Barabak: Where's the love? Here's why Kamala Harris' California poll numbers stink

In Montana, they describe the state as one small town with a very long main street.

Los Angeles Times

Anti-abortion Republicans face roadblock

Republicans stumble upon roadblocks to new abortion restrictions in state right-to-privacy protections

Salon

Mum discovers ‘beauty mark’ near lip is actually serious form of skin cancer

Andrea Moser, from Montana, US, decided to get the mark checked out as it appeared to be growing in size, getting darker and looked irregular in shape

Daily Mirror

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Currently, voters in Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont are slated to decide at least four ballot measures addressing abortion—the most since 1986. If proponents of an abortion-related initiative in Michigan collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, 2022 will be the year with the most abortion-related measures on record.

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State constitutions vex conservatives’ strategies for a post-Roe world

Republican lawmakers in a handful of conservative states have stumbled on a roadblock to what they thought would be a clear path to setting new restrictions on abortion if the Supreme Court upends the landmark Roe v. Wade decision: right-to-privacy protections enshrined in their own state constitutions.

Tribune News Service

Is justice coming to Yellowstone’s ‘Zone of Death’? Gabby Petito ignites call for action on lawless land

Legislators are urging Congress to fix a loophole that could make it impossible to prosecute crimes in the Idaho section of the park, Abe Asher reports

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Is justice coming to Yellowstone’s ‘Zone of Death’? Gabby Petito ignites call for action on America’s only lawless land

Legislators are urging Congress to fix a loophole that could make it impossible to prosecute crimes in the Idaho section of the park, Abe Asher reports

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Four men ordered to pay $50,000 in ‘disturbing poaching case’

A years-long investigation in Montana revealed that the four men unlawfully took dozens of game animals, and were cited for many violations.

Tribune News Service

Former Interior Secretary Zinke, now running for Congress, rapped for ethics violations

WASHINGTON — Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke failed to meet ethical obligations by continuing to be involved in Montana land negotiations and directing government employees to assist him while serving in his Cabinet post, government investigators said Wednesday.

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Gov't watchdog says former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke broke ethics rules

Zinke is currently running for Congress in Montana.

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Trump’s interior secretary misused position and lied to ethics official, watchdog says

Ryan Zinke lied to agency ethics official about his involvement with foundation to advance project in his Montana home town

The Independent UK

Investigation: Zinke misused position as Interior secretary

Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement

USA Today Sports Media Group

Trophy moose poacher receives lifetime hunting ban

A Montana hunter who illegally killed a trophy-size moose in 2019 has received a lifetime ban from hunting and trapping in the state.

The Independent UK

Unvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions

As the remaining vaccine mandates for medical workers get to set be implemented this week in 25 mostly conservative states, it is once again becoming clear how widespread the use of religious exemptions is in the U.S. as a workaround to complying with such requirements

Daily Mirror

Scientists uncover evidence dinosaurs with necks stretching 16m long 'caught colds'

Scientists from the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum in Montana believe that the bone of a young sauropod found in 1990 shows that some ancient reptiles suffered from coughs, breathing trouble and a fever

USA Today Sports Media Group

Falcons rookie TE Kyle Pitts led two states in jersey sales

Falcons rookie tight end led both Georgia and Montana in jersey sales last season.

Benzinga

TopBuild Acquires Billings Insulation For Undisclosed Sum

TopBuild Corp (NYSE:BLD) acquired Billings Insulation, a residential insulation installer serving the Montana and Northern Wyoming markets. Deal terms were not disclosed. Billings has serviced a wide range of customers for over 17 years and generated ~$6.5 million in revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. "We welcome Billings to TruTeam…

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