Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and the Montana Raptor Conservation Center worked together to relocate two orphaned bald eagle chicks. The eaglets were rescued from a nest on state land just east of I-90 in north Bozeman shortly after two adult bald eagles were found dead below the nest. Both chicks are in good condition.
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
Montana Unemployment Numbers
The Department of Labor and Industry issued over $75 million in over 57,000 Unemployment Insurance payments for the week of April 27th through May 1st. As of Monday Montanans can now access an additional 13 weeks of Unemployment Insurance benefits expanded through the passage of the recent CARES Act.
$1.25 Billion For Montana Needs To Be Spent By Year’s End And Stockman Bank President Says That’s Good
Through the CARES Act $1.25 billion has been appropriated for Montana to assist sectors of the economy impacted by COVID-19. Bill Coffee President and CEO of Stockman Bank is a member of the Coronavirus Relief Fund Advisory Council. Montana on Voices of Montana he was asked if the end of year requirement to spend the money is a good idea. http...
Billings – School District 2 Considers Graduation in First Interstate Arena
After previously rolling out ideas for small-group no-spectator high school graduation ceremonies Billings School District 2 is looking at hosting graduation in the First Interstate Arena at Metrapark. There is still no final plan on the books and any preliminary plan can change quickly with the monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fort Peck Reservoir Recreation Areas Have Reopened
Glasgow – Day-use and multi-purpose recreation areas around Fort Peck Reservoir have reopened. The opening applies to all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed sites but new reservations for camping and group use shelters are not being accepted at this time. Recreational use and COVID-19 health recommendations will continue to be monitore...
Montana Streams Flowing at Twice Their Normal Velocities
Western Montana streams are generally flowing at twice their normal velocities but are not at flooding levels. Snowpack levels and weather outlooks continue to point to average runoffs in the Clark Fork Bitterroot Flathead and Kootenai drainages. This year while lower and mid-elevations have lost their snowpack higher snow telemetry sites are...
First Full Week In May Has Senators Heading Back To Washington According To Senator Steve Daines
As we are into our first full week of May this week will be the first time many Senators have been in the nation’s capitol in quite a while. Senator Steve Daines. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-15.mp3
Smith River floating season to begin May 5
With all the uncertainty around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those lucky enough to have drawn a Smith River permit can look forward to getting away from it all with the kick-off of the Smith River floating season May 5. The season is starting a few weeks late this year because of the pandemic, but with spring finally coming on stron...
Stimulus Checks Now Coming The Old Fashioned Way Through The U.S. Post Office Mail
The stimulus checks are in the mail. On Voices of Montana Friday the Internal Revenue Service’s State Advocate Paul Harper said so. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-14-1-2.mp3