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A Planned Parenthood of Montana clinic in Helena is among those that recently changed its policies to restrict its distribution of abortion pills only to patients from states without abortion bans in effect.

Montana clinics preemptively restrict out-of-state patients' access to abortion pills

Montana is an island of legal abortion, but three of the state's five clinics now restrict abortion pills from people in states with trigger bans to shield themselves and patients from legal attacks.

Flowers are left for victims of the 4th of July mass shooting in downtown Highland Park, Illinois.

Why it's time to rethink the 'last place you'd expect a shooting' narrative

A common sentiment after a mass shooting is something like "this is the last place you'd expect this to happen." But what can those sentiments tell us about how society assigns empathy?

A sign calls for Britney Griner's release at a game between Portland Thorns FC and Angel City FC in Los Angeles earlier this month.

As calls grow to free Brittney Griner, Biden says he's spoken with her wife

The White House said President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke with Cherelle Griner on Wednesday, as more of the WNBA star's supporters publicly petition him to do more to secure her release.

On July 16, 988 will launch nationwide, but some mental health advocates are concerned Iowa isn't ready.

As Iowa prepares to launch 988, some question if the state is ready

Starting July 16, Iowans needing help for mental health will have a new number to dial: 988. However, as the launch date nears, some are concerned about the sustainability of the service.

Memorials for Irina and Kevin McCarthy, two of seven people killed in Monday's Fourth of July parade mass shooting, stands within a veterans memorial on Wednesday in Highland Park, Ill.

Strangers save a 2-year-old boy, whose parents died during the Highland Park shooting

Aiden McCarthy's parents, Kevin and Irina, both died in the shooting, which left five others dead and more than two dozen wounded.

An American flag flies at half-staff on Wednesday near a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill.

Highland Park suspect confessed to the July 4th shooting, prosecutors say

The 21-year-old charged with murdering seven people at the parade in suburban Illinois confessed to the shooting after he was taken into custody. He is being held without bail.

Wednesday, July 6th, 2022

The Iowa Supreme Court has declined the governor’s request to rehear an abortion case it decided less than a month ago. Residents of Linn, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton and Scott counties will have a chance in September to share their thoughts about another proposed CO2 pipeline. Plus, on July 16, Iowans in need of mental health services and support will have a new number to call but some worry about how prepared the state is to launch the new line.

Hayes Carll performing on Mountain Stage, 2021

Listen: Hayes Carll has the Mountain Stage Song of the Week

Join us starting Friday July 8 as Kathy Mattea welcomes Ani DiFranco, Hayes Carll, Dar Williams and Mipso, on a show recorded at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in Charleston, W.Va.

Latest 'Minions' movie set a box office record for the July 4th weekend

Minions: The Rise of Gru brought out audiences in droves for the July fourth weekend. Its success is partly due to a TikTok trend.

A street sign reads "Donetsk People Republic's Square" in front of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, after authorities renamed the address after a pro-Russian separatist region in Ukraine in June.

Russia and the U.S. engage in name-calling — over the U.S. Embassy's Moscow address

In response to the West's support of Ukraine, Moscow is renaming streets where the U.S. and British Embassies are located. The new names honor pro-Kremlin separatists fighting to break from Ukraine.

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