Katie Lynn Big Bow, who admitted to stabbing a man in the upper chest with a butterfly knife on the Rocky boy’s Indian Reservation in 2019, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release. The Box Elder woman and the victim were in a long term relationship.
Montana Air National Guard Public Affairs Chief Talks About Air Salute Over Montana For COVID-19 Health Workers And First Responders
There is a special sight you can see in the sky sometime today courtesy of the Montana Air National Guard. Public Affairs Chief Captain Dan Bushnell on the C-130 salute. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-2-1.mp3
Removal of Grizzly Bears from Threatened Species Litigation Update
In 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sought to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s population of about 700 grizzly bears from the list of threatened species. A coalition of Indian tribes and environmental groups have spent the last three years litigating to stop them. Tuesday judges for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral ...
Census Resumes Operations
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced Montana will be one of the few states in the nation to resume update leave operations this week. During the operation census employees will leave packets on doors of tribal nations in Montana as well as people who live on rural routes or get their mail via Post Office Box. Montana has among the highest pe...
Charitable Trust Works to Prevent Further COVID-19 Deaths
With 456 cases of COVID-19 reported in Montana the Leona M. and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust is working to prevent further COVID-19 deaths through a $4.7 million donation across Montana the Dakotas Nebraska and Wyoming. The funding will be used to pay for 367 LUCAS mechanical CPR devices to be deployed to hospitals for caring the patients...
Governor Steve Bullock Details First Round Of Emergency Funding Grants Starting Thursday May 7th
Tuesday Governor Steve Bullock hosted a press call to announce the first round of funding for emergency grants being guided by more than 1,400 public comments and his Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Council. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-18-1.mp3
Bozeman Voters Approve Parks and Trails Fee
Bozeman voters approved a new annual fee in the form of a parks and trails district Tuesday. The measure was pitched to help cover a backlog of maintenance for city green spaces. 61% of voters were in favor of the measure and 38% voted against it. The city collects other fees through districts like for trees and street maintenance.
Limited Tours in Glacier Park This Summer
The company that operates Glacier National Park’s fleet of red buses will suspend tours through the end of June due to uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus and the pending reopening of the park. The announcement from Xanterra comes about a week after Glacier Park Boat Company said its vessels won’t operate for the entirety of the 20...
Attorneys General Launches Antitrust Investigation on Beef Processing
Attorney General Tim Fox and attorneys general from other ranching states are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an antitrust investigation of the beef processing industry. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr they request an investigation to determine if the companies have entered into agreements that deprive consume...
Perkins Restaurant In Billings Opens With Stringent Restrictions In Place For Everyone
Restaurants in Montana were allowed to reopen Monday with some restrictions. Kevin Stenberg is the owner of Perkins Family Restaurant in Billings. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-16.mp3