With 71% of people whose jobs can be done remotely working from home all or most of the time during the pandemic, Wallet Hub today released its report on the best states for working from home. Montana ranks 46th when compared to all the states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. Data sets range from the share of workers working...
Secretary of Homeland Security Set To Meet With Western State Sheriffs Association
Rumble strip installation on highways in western Montana will begin this month, though start and end dates are still yet to be determined. Studies show they can reduce crashes by 42% and severe injuries from them by 73%. The Western States Sheriffs Association will meet with the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas Wednesday to di...
WGFD is amping up fish stocking throughout Wyoming
It’s spring in Wyoming and that means the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is amping up fish stocking throughout the state. Travis Trimble, Game and Fish assistant fish culture supervisor, said this year’s stocking plans are similar to 2020 when Game and Fish stocked 7.1 million fish in Wyoming waters. About two-thirds of those 7.1 million fis...
This Is National Library Week But May 3rd It Will Hit Home To Missoula Public Library Patrons
A new 20,000-square-foot clinic, which will serve about 5,000 veterans and have more room for staff areas, will open today at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Helena. Veterans will remain in a single appointment room and each provider will come to them in a one-stop shop approach. The Montana VA Health Care System facility also has six e...
Montana Chamber Of Commerce Looking For Ideas Where To Spend COVID Relief Infrastructure Funding
Montana did not report any additional COVID-19 cases or deaths Monday due to a system update to the Department of Public Health and Human Services’ reporting database Sunday, which prevented reporting cases to Monday’s update. As a result new cases which would have appeared in Monday’s update will now be reported within the ...
Vice President Of Western States Sheriff’s Association Leo Dutton Talks About Mexican Drug Cartels And Montana Connection
After exhibiting mild symptoms Sunday, Governor Greg Gianforte was tested for COVID-19 Monday and received a positive result. Following his doctor’s instructions and public health guidance, he is isolating for 10 days and has notified all individuals with whom he may have had close contact. All of the governor’s in-person events have been canc...
Senator Steve Daines Announced Resolution Designating April 17th Through April 25th National Park Week
Former Montana Governor Stan Stephens a longtime state legislator and 1996 inductee to the Montana Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame died Saturday in Kalispell after a period of declining health at the age of 91. Stephens was a Republican from Havre who was born in Calgary Albert, but made his way to Montana through a custom cutting combi...
Voluteer Opportunity Coming Up Soon at Lewis and Clark State Park
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks invites the public to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Earth Day by participating in Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park’s largest volunteer event of the year. The annual trails repair and weed management day at Montana’s very first state park will take place on Thursday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....
Attorney General Knudsen Eases Enrollment For Learner’s Permits
Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced a temporary relief program to clear a driver education backlog and help Montanans who are 15 years old to get their learner’s permit and eventually a driver’s license in a timely fashion. There are an estimated 22,000 Montana students waiting to enroll so they can obtain their learner’s permit. St...
Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant Programs Awards Over $1 Million Across State
The Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant Program was established by the legislature in 1985 to provide funding for noxious weed research projects state and community education/development projects and local cooperative landowner cost shares. This year, 75 grant requests came to almost $2.5 million and the council that reviews the program has ...