The state hospital in Warm Springs which serves 239 patients should employ 524 full-time personnel but approximately 40% of those positions are currently vacant. State lawmakers have received multiple concerns from staff members and they in turn took the matter up with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. It put out a re...
Three Teens Arrested For Starting Gibson Flats Fire
Three teenagers have been charged with arson connected to the Gibson Flats Fire in Great Falls last week. KMON’s Pat Frisch first reported the story and said the initial investigation quickly led to these three suspects. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12-08_1137-1.mp3
Federally Contracted Montana Business Discusses Potential Vaccine Mandate
Tuesday a federal judge blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors from taking effect nationwide. Todd Donahue is the owner of the contracted Homestead Helicopters which has a federal contract to support Montana’s wildfire fighting efforts and he says this mandate would have made a difficult job even tougher. https://nor...
MT FWP looks to approve hunting regulations proposal for public comment
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Dec. 14 in person at the State Capitol in room 152. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. This year is a biennial season setting year for hunting regulations. For the bulk of this meeting, the commission will review regulations proposals and approve a regulation proposal package to go out for public...
State Department Of Justice Highlights Growing Human Trafficking Trend In Montana
Human trafficking remains a big law enforcement challenge. Andy Yedanik from the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation said Tuesday on Voices of Montana the numbers are going in the wrong direction. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12-08_737.mp3
Report Finds Increase In Adult Obesity In Montana
The United Health Foundation’s 2021 America’s Health Rankings Annual Report finds Montana has had a 13% increase in obesity to 28.5% of adults between 2017 and 2020. Between 2019 and 2020 there was a 7% increase in flu vaccinations among Montana adults to 46.1%. Between 2015 to 2017 and 2018 to 2020, Montana had a 19% decrease in air pol...
Montana Superintendents Send Letter Of Disapproval To Superintendent of Public Instruction
Superintendents from Montana’s AA schools have sent a letter to Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen expressing their disappointment in her leadership and calling on her to improve the current Office of Public Instruction. Northern News Network’s Eric Young. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12-08_637.mp...
State Legislators Meet To Discuss Election Committee
Republican state lawmakers Senator Theresa Manzella of Stevensville and Representative Brad Tschida of Missoula spoke to Montana’s Legislative Council this week to reiterate an appeal made earlier this fall for the formation of a special legislative committee to investigate alleged irregularities in Montana’s 2020 election. The council did not...
Montana Legislature Appeals Subpoena Case To Supreme Court
Yesterday, the Montana Legislature and State Attorney General Austin Knudsen appealed a Montana Supreme Court decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that state justices should have excused themselves from a ruling on legislative attempts to acquire internal court documents. This comes following their ruling that the lawmakers did not have ...
COVID Relief Funds To Go Towards Child Care In Montana
Montana is using $5.5 million in pandemic relief money to help health care workers pay for licensed child care over the next year. Funds will be available for parents and guardians who work in health care behavioral health disability services and long-term care settings including assisted living and home health. Families can receive help with ...