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1 day ago | mtpr.org | Russell Lewis

The commissioner of Major League Baseball has removed Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players from the sport's permanent ineligibility list. The move clears the way for Rose, Jackson and others to potentially be voted into the Hall of Fame. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision after the Rose family filed an application to change the policy following Rose's death last year at age 83.

2 days ago | mtpr.org | Elinor Smith

Elinor Smith: Research into the on-duty deaths and long-term health of firefighters has been cut under the Trump Administration. Investigative journalist Mark Olalde wrote for ProPublica about the impact of these cuts ahead of fire season. He's here with me now in the studio. Mark, thank you so much for being here today. Mark Olalde: Of course, thanks for having me. Elinor Smith: Of course. You reported that Trump laid off most of the federal workers who investigate firefighter deaths.

2 days ago | mtpr.org | Jack Jenkins

In a striking move that ends a nearly four-decades-old relationship between the federal government and the Episcopal Church, the denomination announced on Monday that it is terminating its partnership with the government to resettle refugees, citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa who have been classified as refugees by President Donald Trump's administration. In a letter sent to members of the church, the Most Rev. Sean W.

2 days ago | mtpr.org | Elinor Smith

Federal budget cuts and economic uncertainty are raising questions about what this summer will look like in gateway communities, the towns surrounding national parks. A group of businesses in Yellowstone recently asked Montana’s congressional delegation for help. That’s according to a report from Montana PBS’ AJ Williams. She sat down with MTPR's Elinor Smith to discuss what she found. Elinor Smith:  AJ, thank you so much for being here today. AJ Williams Thanks for having me, Elinor.

3 days ago | mtpr.org | Aaron Bolton

Bozeman Health this fall is expected to open a 14-bed unit for adults who need longer-term psychiatric care. Patients in a mental health crisis can get specialized care through the hospital’s ER now. But director of psychiatric services Nicole Madden says patients who need more than three-days of care have to drive more than a hundred miles. “The next closest mental health inpatient psychiatric unit is probably Billings, about 135 miles away,” she says.