The Worm

Limits on mercury and other air pollutants stays in place for now, a big increase in water bills causes Billings residents to voice their surprise and anger, and the growing need for mental health care for Montana’s youth is getting new attention.

A change in what information from lawmakers can be private or public, laid off mine workers find new opportunities at a job fair in Columbus, and Montana has a new teacher of the year.

The state’s attorney general slapped with another lawsuit as he runs for reelection, four day school weeks in Montana appear to hinder student’s performance, and female firefighters face unique challenges.

NorthWestern Energy customers get relief with lower bills, a Montana ski resort recognized for pollution prevention, and we fact check Monday’s U. S. senate debate between the two top contenders for the job.

We hear highlights from the debate between Montana’s top two candidates for the U.S. Senate and from the candidates competing for two open seats on the Montana Supreme Court, plus Wyoming officials vote to allow wolves to be killed by vehicles.

Today on the Worm–We’ll tell you where to find tonight’s Senate debate between Tim Sheehy and Jon Tester, then we’ll take you to Billings to listen to a vigil fro Missing and Murdered and Indigenous People–then to Yellowstone Park where some of the country’s newest citizens are celebrating.

Today on the Worm—in a historic move, a Butte marijuana dispensary votes to unionize, a 20-foot-tall IUD casts a spotlight on the debate over reproductive rights, and lawmakers suggest building housing on public lands.

Today on the Worm—The search continues for a Minnesota man missing in Yellowstone National Park, the governor asks private businesses to step up to solve childcare shortages, and it’s Banned Books Week but some Montana teachers are celebrating the freedom to learn.

A high amount of Covid 19 virus found in Montana’s wastewater, prescription programs for healthy food increase in the state, and why leaves change color this time of year.

Rallies to rally votes ramping up in Montana, a polluted railyard in Harlowton could rally with new life, and a well-known newspaper reporter and wildlife writer shares what's next after abruptly being laid off.