Archive for year: 2020

Montana KIDS COUNT Coordinator Xanna Burg Worries More Treasure State Children Will Be Going Without Health-Care Coverage Due To COVID-19

A number of states are seeing more kids go without health-care coverage including Montana. The Treasure State had an estimated 15,000 last year compared to 12,000 in 2016 and childcare advocates worry the situation will get much worse because of the coronavirus pandemic. Xanna Burg is the KIDS COUNT coordinator for Montana. https://northernbr...

St. Mary Canal And Conveyance Works System Water Running Again After Twenty-Two Weeks Since Collapse Of Drop 5

22 weeks after the collapse of Drop 5 of the St. Mary Canal and Conveyance Works System water is once again flowing through it. Milk River Joint Board of Control Project Manager Jennifer Patrick says water began running through it around noon Thursday. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Untitled-5-2.mp3

Four Montana Cities Replacing Columbus Day Name Monday With Indigenous Peoples Day Instead

Four Montana cities replaced commemorating Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Marsha Small is an earth sciences doctoral student at Montana State University leading a push to observe Indigenous Peoples Day statewide and wants everyone to think about their ancestors Monday rather than just the legacy of European explorer Christopher Colu...

St. Vincent Healthcare COO Michael Skeehan On Stress Of Billings Hospital And What’s Being Done About It

Wednesday Governor Steve Bullock held a press conference saying hospitals are being stressed and starting today more data on them will be posted. Chief Operating Officer of St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings Michael Skeehan on his hospital’s situation. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Untitled-7-1.mp3

ND Hunters Be Aware of fire danger index

With pheasant hunting season opening this Saturday and thousands of hunters taking to the field, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds hunters to be aware of the daily fire danger index.   Recent high daytime temperatures, combined with typical dry, late-summer and early-fall ground conditions, have caused an elevated fire danger i...