Starting today both Helena High and Capital Schools will be closed for two weeks due to staffing shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic. Superintendent Tyler Ream says it was not a decision school officials wanted to make but it was also one that couldn’t be put off any longer. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/...
Montana Conservation Voters To Fight For Marijuana Tax Funds To Be Use For Habitat Montana In Upcoming Legislative Session
Conservation groups plan to defend their priorities in the upcoming Montana legislative session and their top priority is Habitat Montana a program used to protect public lands. Jake Brown political director with Montana Conservation Voters says the voter-passed marijuana legalization bill lays out funding for programs including Habitat Montan...
Shodair Children’s Hospital In Helena Getting More Than $50 Million To Build A New Facility
Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena is getting more than $50 million to build a new facility. Our Capitol City Correspondent Troy Shockley has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-1-1.mp3
Montana Must Approve Water-Crossing Permit For Keystone XL Pipeline Construction To Begin
Montana must approve a water-crossing permit for Keystone XL Pipeline construction to begin and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is taking public comment on the permit until November 30th. Sierra Club Montana director Summer Nelson says at a public hearing this week all but one of the comments came from opponents of the project....
Superintendent Of Public Instruction Picks Up $41+ Million Check From State Land Board Commissioners
This week Superintendent Of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen was presented with a check for a little over $41 million at the State Land Board Commissioners meeting. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-13-1.mp3
Workforce Recovery Grants Available To Montana Businesses From Montana Department Of Commerce
Workforce Recovery grants are available for Montana businesses ready to rehire individuals after to having to lay them off due to impacts of the pandemic. Communications Manager for the Montana Department of Commerce Sam Offerdahl. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-7-4.mp3
Thanksgiving Gatherings Could Be COVID-19 Superspreaders. Billings Mayor Bill Cole Recalls Meeting White House Coronavirus Official
Thanksgiving is one week away which could be good or bad for coronavirus spread as families and friends gather to celebrate or not. Billings Mayor Bill Cole. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-21-1.mp3
Montana Department Of Environmental Quality OK’s Talen Energy Ash Pond Cleanup Proposal Number Ten
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has approved the plan submitted by Talen Montana and selected a remedy to address contamination at Colstrip Units 1 and 2 Stage I and II ash pond areas. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-17-3.mp3
The Life Guard Group Of Missoula With Agencies Across Montana Launches New Human Trafficking Hotline
The Life Guard Group of Missoula in cooperation with agencies around the state has launched a new Human Trafficking Hotline. The group’s Lowell Hochhalter. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-14-2.mp3
A-C-L-U Of Montana On Approval Needed For Keystone XL Pipeline Construction To Begin By Montana
Montana must approve a water-crossing permit for Keystone XL Pipeline construction to begin. Its route crosses more than 200 Montana waterways including the Missouri River. Angeline Cheek an indigenous justice organizer for the A-C-L-U of Montana from the Fort Peck Reservation says the threat to tribal members especially their drinking water h...