In 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sought to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s population of about 700 grizzly bears from the list of threatened species. A coalition of Indian tribes and environmental groups have spent the last three years litigating to stop them. Tuesday judges for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral ...
Attorney General Tim Fox And Ten Other Attorneys General Ask Justice To Launch Beef Processing Industry Investigation
Attorney General Tim Fox and attorneys general for ten other Midwestern states are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an antitrust investigation of the beef processing industry. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-16-1-1.mp3
Study Finds Increase in the Recovery of Missing Persons
A new Montana Department of Justice report has found the majority of people reported missing in the state are found or recovered and statewide reporting accuracy of missing people has likely increased. In the three year period of the study from 2017 through 2019 there were a little more than 5,500 missing person reports but more than 2,000 of...
Billings – Police Reminds Public that “Cruising” is Prohibited
Car rallies are becoming a problem in Billings and the Police Department is seeing an increase of traffic violations tied to the events. Cruising has led to large gatherings in parking lots with people drinking and littering trying to escape being cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic. Cruising is prohibited by city ordinance in designated...
Census Resumes Operations
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced Montana will be one of the few states in the nation to resume update leave operations this week. During the operation census employees will leave packets on doors of tribal nations in Montana as well as people who live on rural routes or get their mail via Post Office Box. Montana has among the highest pe...
Charitable Trust Works to Prevent Further COVID-19 Deaths
With 456 cases of COVID-19 reported in Montana the Leona M. and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust is working to prevent further COVID-19 deaths through a $4.7 million donation across Montana the Dakotas Nebraska and Wyoming. The funding will be used to pay for 367 LUCAS mechanical CPR devices to be deployed to hospitals for caring the patients...
Governor Steve Bullock Details First Round Of Emergency Funding Grants Starting Thursday May 7th
Tuesday Governor Steve Bullock hosted a press call to announce the first round of funding for emergency grants being guided by more than 1,400 public comments and his Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Council. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-18-1.mp3
Bozeman Voters Approve Parks and Trails Fee
Bozeman voters approved a new annual fee in the form of a parks and trails district Tuesday. The measure was pitched to help cover a backlog of maintenance for city green spaces. 61% of voters were in favor of the measure and 38% voted against it. The city collects other fees through districts like for trees and street maintenance.
Bozeman Voters Approve Parks and Trails Fee
Bozeman voters approved a new annual fee in the form of a parks and trails district Tuesday. The measure was pitched to help cover a backlog of maintenance for city green spaces. 61% of voters were in favor of the measure and 38% voted against it. The city collects other fees through districts like for trees and street maintenance.
Limited Tours in Glacier Park This Summer
The company that operates Glacier National Park’s fleet of red buses will suspend tours through the end of June due to uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus and the pending reopening of the park. The announcement from Xanterra comes about a week after Glacier Park Boat Company said its vessels won’t operate for the entirety of the 20...