About 100 supporters of the For the People Act rallied and marched around the State Capitol Monday to draw attention to the law that expands voting rights which the U.S. Senate will vote on this week. According to the Associated Press the bill would restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts strike down hurdles to voting and ...
Montana Rancher Applauds Recent Anti-Trust Legislation For Meat Industry
Ranchers see opportunities for reform in the wake of a cyberattack on the world’s largest meatpacking company. JBS controls nearly a quarter of beef processing in the United States and a ransomware attack on the Brazilian-based company in late May sent shockwaves through in industry. Democratic Senator Jon Tester and two of his Republican coll...
Montana Petroleum Association Director Weighs In On Carbon-Free Future.
The road to a carbon-free economy is a long and winding one. Alan Olson Executive Director of the Montana Petroleum Association. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-21_437.mp3
Glacier National Park Visitors Avoiding New Ticket System
Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana on the Canada border had almost 300,000 visits through May the highest year-to-date number on record. The Park is seeing more visitors showing up early in the morning and evening when the park’s new ticketed entry system is not in effect. Glacier administrators say people who arrive at the pa...
Nearly Half Of The Deep Creek Fire Now Contained
An update now on the Deep Creek Fire burning between Townsend and White Sulphur Springs. Our Capitol City correspondent Troy Shockley says it is now 48% contained. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-21_832.mp3
Montana Ranked Most Patriotic State In The Country
With Fourth of July celebrations able to proceed this year due to the fact 45% of the population is vaccinated and states have largely reopened the personal-finance website Wallet Hub today released its report on 2021’s most patriotic states in America. Montana ranks 1st across 13 key metrics of patriotism ranging from the state’s military enl...
Crooked Creek Fire Now At 20% Containment
When you hear a wildfire is 20% contained, like the Crooked Creek Fire 25 miles east of Bridger is, what does that mean? Matt Hall, Planning Intelligence Manager for the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, explains. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-21_637-1.mp3
Smith River Floaters experiencing conditions
Historically low water flows on the Smith River are making for extremely difficult floating conditions for permit holders. As of Friday afternoon June 18, streamflow at the Eagle Creek gauge measured a flow of 116 cubic feet per second (CFS). The long-term median flow for this date is 532 CFS, and the previous low flow ever recorded in the 2...
Montana Kids With Health Insurance Negatively Impacted By Pandemic
Troubling trends in Montana may have made the pandemic harder for children according to the latest Annie E. Casey’s KIDS COUNT report. Xanna Burg, KIDS COUNT coordinator with the Montana Budget and Policy Center, says one is the recent rise in Montana children without health insurance up to about 15,000 in 2019. https://northernbroadcasting.co...
$4 Million To Be Invested Towards Developing Infrastructure Along Yellowstone River
$4 million in funding to invest in habitat protection to establish additional strategic access points and to develop needed infrastructure from the legislature will be used by the Lower Yellowstone Advisory Committee as they look for opportunities along the Yellowstone River between Hysham and the North Dakota Border. Chair Angie Grove says it...