The Department of the Interior announced today the transfer of all lands comprising the National Bison Range to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The National Bison Range was established on May 23rd 1908 when President Theodore Roosevelt sign...
Federal Government To Investigate Native Boarding School Oversights
The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools compiling and reviewing decades of records to identify past boarding schools locate known and possible burial sites at or near those schools and uncover the names and tribal affiliations of students. A recent discovery of children’s remains bur...
Deep Creek Canyon Fire Now 75% Contained
Firefighters appear to be winning the war against the Deep Creek Canyon Fire. Details from our Capitol City Correspondent Troy Shockley. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-23_832.mp3
U.S. BLM Nominee Still Receiving Local Support Despite Recent Criticism
Tracy-Stone Manning of Missoula who has served as director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is receiving pushback for her nomination to direct the U.S. Bureau of Land Management but supporters are speaking up in her defense. Montana sportswoman and rancher Kathy Hadley says Stone-Manning has the experience for this position. ...
Subpoenas For Montana Judicial Branch Withdrawn
A legislative committee investigating the judicial branch has withdrawn its subpoenas for Montana Supreme Court records after consulting with the state Department of Justice. The committee had produced a preliminary report by the end of April outlining its concerns with the judicial branch following a month of investigation. Withdrawing the su...
Governor Gianforte Signs Letter Requesting Redistricting Data
Fifteen Republican governors including Montana’s Governor Greg Gianforte sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Tuesday urging the U.S. Census Bureau to release redistricting data this month or as soon as possible. They say further delays would hurt efforts to redraw congressional and legislative districts determining how many ...
Navajo Nation Frontrunner To Purchase Remington Assets
Richard Barber is from Willow Creek. His 9-year-old son was killed in a hunting accident involving a Remington Model 700 in 2000. Barber along with his family settled a wrongful death claim against Remington in 2002 for an undisclosed amount of money. Reuters reports Remington is now preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and i...
Yellowstone National Park Cautions Visitors To Prevent Wildfires
Yellowstone National Park is at high fire danger throughout the park. There are no wildfires in the park nor are there any fire restrictions in place or planned in the park and they want to keep it that way. Park Spokesperson Linda Veress on what visitors should now be mindful of. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-2...
Tourist Destinations Across Montana Ready For Summer Influx
Millions of people will head to Glacier National Park this summer after last year’s pandemic caused tourism declines and they will once more be able sightsee and camp nearby on the recently reopened Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The tourists’ return is a relief to the owners of the restaurants campgrounds and hotels forced to shut down last su...
Gianforte Speaks About State Voting Changes At GOP Convention
Governor Greg Gianforte recently told the Montana Republican Party State Officer’s Convention dead people’s votes would stop counting in Montana elections but that isn’t exactly the case. Northern News Network’s Eric Young explains.