Another 10,500 Montana residents filed new unemployment claims last week bringing the total over the past five weeks to nearly 81,000. The state issued over $62 million in unemployment benefits last week including $48 million in federal unemployment benefits. As of April 18th the state’s unemployment rate was 14.2%.
CEO Of Montana Electric Cooperative Association On Voices Of Montana Talks Moratorium
Today a guest on Voices of Montana was Gary Wiens CEO of the Montana Electric Cooperative Association. There has been a stay on shutdowns and disconnects for utilities since the governor’s stay at home order was issued. He was asked if when that ends officially Sunday if the moratorium goes away as well. https://northernbroadcasting.com...
Beware Of Text Messages From Scammers Says Better Business Bureau’s Hannah Stiff
Beware of text messages from scammers posing as the U.S. Department of Health. The Butter Business Bureau State Director Hannah Stiff talks about the unemployment scams. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Untitled-2-3-1.mp3
Montana University System Task Force Tasked With Reinventing The System With First Meeting Today
A new approach starts with the first meeting today of a task force to chart a new path for the Montana University System. Heading it is Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education Brock Tessman. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Untitled-12-6.mp3
Billings Man Identified as Pilot Killed in Plane Crash
The pilot who was killed in an airplane crash Monday morning about a mile and a half from the Billings airport has been identified as 64 year old Lloyd Gerber of Billings. He was pronounced deceased on the scene of the crash at the Rod and Gun Club. The airplane was registered to FMR Aviation LLC out of Miles City and Gerber was the only occu...
Drug Traffic From Mexico To Montana Being Interrupted By The Coronavirus Pandemic
Some sectors of the economy aren’t doing well but in this case that is a good thing. From the Drug Enforcement Agency Stacey Zinn explains. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Untitled-23-2-1.mp3
Judge Lifts Injunction Blocking Timber Sale
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen has lifted an injunction blocking a timber sale project south of Bozeman. He found that the U.S. Forest Service had done enough work to ensure its Bozeman Municipal Watershed Project Wouldn’t cause major harm to Canada Lynx. The 4,700 acre thinning and burning project in the Hyalite and Bozeman creek draina...
Charitable Trust Includes MT Hospitals in COVID-19 Grant
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced a multimillion dollar effort to help save the lives of COVID-19 patients and protect frontline healthcare workers caring for them. A total of $4.7 million in funding will be distributed across five upper-midwestern states including Montana’s SCL Health Hospitals.
Montana Department Of Labor And Industry Unemployment Statistics Released
Over the week of April 13th through the 17th the Montana Department of Labor and Industry made 74,000 unemployment insurance payments totaling over $62 million. Public Information Officer Lauren Lewis. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Untitled-5-2.mp3
Hospitals Come Together on Resuming Elective Procedures
With public health data indicating success in containing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Montana the state’s hospitals have together identified a path to resuming elective procedures. They have decided to begin to resume needed healthcare services and safely bring healthcare professionals back to work.