Big game hunter check stations will be in operation across Montana beginning this weekend and continue through the general rifle season. General big game season runs from Oct. 23 through Nov. 28. Hunters must stop at check stations that they pass, even if they have not harvested any animals. For hunters without game, the check station process...
Boulder Voters To Decide On $12 Million Upgrades For High School
Jefferson High School District leaders are asking voters to approve a 12-point-five-million-dollar-bond. Details from Troy Shockley our Capitol City Correspondent. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-21_832.mp3
Districting & Apportionment Committee To Decide On Final Congressional Map
For the first time in 30 years the U.S. Census awarded Montana a second seat in Congress. Today, the state’s districting and apportionment commission will select district boundaries in essence dividing the Treasure State in half. With little common ground between the commission’s two Republican and two Democratic members much of the decision m...
New Law Brings Attention To Rural Voters’ Absentee Ballots
A new Montana law bans the process of collecting other people’s absentee ballots a practice that has been used regularly by some rural voters. Opponents of the law say it will affect vulnerable communities that can’t easily reach a place to drop off their ballots. Alex Rate legal director for the ACLU of Montana says it could even affect someo...
AG Knudsen Challenging Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Laws
Attorney General Austin Knudsen is appealing a decision by Judge Michael Moses in the state Supreme Court. The Yellowstone County District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month that temporarily stops several laws from going into effect restricting abortion access. The order is in effect while a legal challenge is under...
Montana Asia Trade Office Reopens In Taiwan
This afternoon, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the official opening of the Montana Asia Trade Office in Taipei. First opened in 1988, the newly reopened Trade Office will focus on generating new business opportunities for Montana and expanding sales and investments across the wheat, pulse crops, machinery, education, optics, coal, and pharm...
Governor Gianforte Announces Increased Conservation Efforts For Flathead Forest
Governor Greg Gianforte has announced that fuels reduction and forest stand improvement work is underway on Flathead National Forest Lands to address Montana’s forest health crisis. It’s happening through a Good Neighbor Authority partnership with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The project will work to reduce hea...
Districting & Apportionment Commission Holds Public Hearing On Map Proposals
Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission held its public hearing Tuesday where citizens shared their thoughts on the final congressional map proposals. State Auditor Troy Downing. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-20_737.mp3
DEQ Reaches Agreement For Colstrip Power Plant Cleanup
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Talen Montana LLC have reached a settlement agreement for the cleanup of two coal ash ponds at the Colstrip Power Plant. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has the details. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-20_637.mp3
Montana Has Highest COVID-19 In The Country
Montana became the state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the country Tuesday morning. The New York Times COVID tracker moved Montana into the top slot as the state hit 97 cases per 100,000 people per day. Idaho and Wyoming follow with 78 cases and 75 cases per 100,000 people respectively. Alaska, which had been ...