The Federal Emergency Management Agency will change flood insurance costs nationwide October 1st. Quote wizard’s team of analysts found that FEMA’s new rules will cost 63% of Montana residents as much as $100 more a month. 63% of policyholders in Montana will see a price increase 37% of policyholders will see a price decrease 2% of Montana pol...
Shodair Children’s Hospital Highlighting Suicide Prevention In September
Shodair Children’s Hospital is accepting submissions for its suicide prevention awareness scholarship until Monday. It gives participants a chance to share their thoughts and experiences with mental health and suicide and a chance to win $10,000 in scholarships. Shodair’s Chief Communications Officer Alana Listow on how everyone can potentiall...
Yellowstone County Judge To Rule On New Abortion Laws
Yellowstone County District Court Judge Gregory Todd will decide before October 1st if he’ll halt the implementation of three new abortion laws challenged by Planned Parenthood of Montana. The laws ban abortions after 20 weeks gestational age require a woman be informed of the option to view an ultrasound before an abortion and require i...
Al Gore To Speak At University Of Montana
Former Vice President Al Gore will participate in an annual speaker series October 28th hosted by the University of Montana’s Max S. Baucus Institute and will be accompanied by former Senator and Ambassador Max Baucus. The topic this year will focus on the current climate both environmental and political. Those interested in participatin...
MHA Sues Governor Gianforte Over Recent Legislation Affecting Medical Practices
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday the Montana Medical Association a Missoula hospital medical clinics and individuals with compromised immune systems seek to overturn a law passed earlier this year by Republican legislators that bars employers including hospitals from requiring their employees be vaccinated. It became the only law in the country to...
Stakeholders Discuss Future Of Renewable Energy In Montana
State economic and political leaders in Montana met at a virtual roundtable Wednesday to discuss the benefits of Montana’s current renewable energy industry and how expanded infrastructure spending could improve it. Assistant Manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 233 in Helena Jack McBroom highlighted one major p...
Former Sanders County Health Officer Explains Resignation
Sanders County Health Officer Nick Lawyer resigned last week at the request of the county’s commissioners. He recently shared the details that led to the request to resign on Newsy. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-23_832.mp3
WGFD Closings & Preparations for the 2022 Seasons
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be closing the 2021 watercraft registrations and preparing for the 2022 season during the month of October. Watercraft registrations will resume again Nov. 1, 2021 at Game and Fish offices and online, with one-year registrations valid through 2022 and three-year registration valid through 2024. ...
New Group Representing Local Montana Voters Files Suit Against Secretary Of State
A coalition including worker unions and a disability rights group has filed a lawsuit against Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen over a law passed earlier this year that eliminates same-day voter registration. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-23_737.mp3
Missoula Mayor Blames Recent Legislature For Recent Increase In COVID-19 Cases
Missoula is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and mayor John Engen has been vocally critical of the state’s recent response to the pandemic. During an interview on CNN, he shared his thoughts on why the state is experiencing this spike. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-23_637.mp3