It’s Friday, July 15. Tourists are keeping gas prices high in Montana, the Big Sky State Games begin, and a poetry project gives south Billings a boost.

The Worm for July 15, 2022

It’s Thursday, July 14. Democrats have a plan for the state’s budget surplus, Montana prepares for a new suicide lifeline number, and wildlife experts work on their people skills.

The Worm for July 14, 2022

It's Wednesday, July 13. You'll hear about an incoming heat wave, drought conditions and potential hoot owl restriction changes.

 The Worm for July 12, 2022 

It's Monday, July 11th. COVID cases on the rise, a state lawmaker participates in a round table discussion on abortion access with Vice President Kamala Harris and why some child care providers receiving state aid are frustrated by the grant program.

The Worm for July 11, 2022

A former Wyoming senator receives a top honor, the Montana Folk Festival returns to Butte, and Red Lodge restaurants say they’re open for business.

The Worm for July 8, 2022

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland heads to Yellowstone National Park; a new wildfire outlook is out; and Montana farmers are making changes to their crops.

The Worm for July 7, 2022

It's Wednesday, July 6th. Flooding in downtown Helena, how biologists are tracking a fungal disease that wiped out most of the bats in a north central Montana cave and why researchers are training dogs to sniff out Chronic Wasting Disease.

The Worm for July 6, 2022 

It's Tuesday, July 5th. Funds for schools to address lead in drinking water, a warming center in Bozeman open year round for the first time and kids in Billings learn what it takes to be a zookeeper.

The Worm for July 5, 2022

It's Friday, July 1st. The head of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services steps down, push back against a health department rule barring transgender residents from amending the gender marker on their birth certificates and a conversation about why abortion havens on tribal lands are unlikely.

The Worm for July 1, 2022

It's Thursday, June 30th. An entomologist explains why there are so many moths in Billings, Canadian parents bring their kids to Montana to get COVID-19 vaccines and the state's high court rules the Legislature does not have the authority to make gun rules on college campuses.

The Worm for June 30, 2022

The Worm is a daily news podcast for early bird listeners. Host Jess Sheldahl rounds up stories from the newsrooms of Yellowstone Public Radio and Montana Public Radio. Available online and on podcasting apps by 7 A.M. weekdays.

It's Wednesday, June 29th. The state Attorney General calls for Montana's high court to get rid of protections for abortion access, the Department of Corrections misspends inmate welfare funds and how the Livingston community stepped up to help a flower shop damaged by recent floods.

The Worm for June 29, 2022

It's Tuesday, June 28th. Fire danger increases as summer weather heats up, the state's plan to expand electric vehicle infrastructure and Montana's Catholic leaders say they're grateful for the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

The Worm for June 28, 2022

It's Monday, June 27th. The impacts of rising COVID-19 cases on healthcare facilities, reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of federal protections for abortion access and how the extremophile microbes living in Yellowstone National Park might be useful to humans.

The Worm for June 27, 2022

It's Friday, June 24th. A documentary about the youth mental health crisis in the U.S., hearing from a craftsman in Fromberg affected by this month's flooding and a story from Lodge Grass High School students about Crow Native Days.

The Worm for June 24, 2022

It's Thursday, June 23rd. A drag story hour event in Billings draws nearly 2,000 people in support of the LGBT pride event, drought conditions across the state and the people working to rebuild communities after devastating flooding earlier this month.

The Worm for June 23, 2022

It's Wednesday, June 22nd. A temporary pay raise for federal firefighters, why a marijuana sales tax approved by Gallatin County voters will not go into effect and how the Fort Belknap Indian Community is training its young people to collect native grass seeds to restore prairie land.

The Worm for June 22, 2022

It's Tuesday, June 21st. Oil and gas lease sales see more bidders and higher prices, updates on the impacts of severe flooding across the state and a drag story hour moves forward at the zoo in Billings despite social media push-back.

The Worm for June 21, 2022

Its Monday, June 20th. More Montana kids eligible to get vaccinated for COVID-19, updates on damage from this month's historic flooding and the recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of the state's constitution in Helena.

The Worm for June 20, 2022

It's Friday, June 17th. The road connecting Yellowstone National Park's North entrance near Gardiner to Mammoth Hot Srpings may be irreparable, a disputed pollution rule for a northwest Montana lake stays in place and a bill expanding benefits for millions of veterans moves forward.

The Worm for June 17, 2022

It's Thursday, June 16th. Montana's governor on a personal trip out of the country, officials ask President Joe Biden to declare a major disaster in response to flooding events in the state and updates on the damage done by that historic flooding.

The Worm for June 16, 2022

Really happy to see a news podcast from Yellowstone Public Radio that recaps the major stories of the day. Been waiting for this since I found Montana Public Radio’s feed!

Finally a YPR daily podcast!

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