Montana’s archery hunting season begins next week followed by Montana’s general hunting season but hunters are going to need to be extra cautious and considerate this fall. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Commission and Education Program Manager Bob Gibson explains. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-12_1237.mp3
Montana Joins Lawsuit For Overturning Bump Stock Ban
The Montana Department of Justice along with 17 other states have filed a brief with a federal appeals court in support of a lawsuit attempting to overturn a ban on bump stocks a firearm accessory allowing semi-automatic rifles to fire more rapidly. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is the lead attorney on the amicus filing with the 6th ...
Anaconda Plant To Plead Guilty To Negligent Endangerment
U.S. Minerals in Anaconda has reached a plea agreement in a federal case charging the company with exposing its employees to unsafe levels of arsenic. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has the details. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-12_832.mp3
Montana Legislature Files New Case Challenging Supreme Court Ruling
The Montana Legislature is asking the state Supreme Court to withdraw its opinion and order in a case decided last month where justices unanimously said the Legislature exceeded its authority by subpoenaing judicial records and ordered the immediate return of any of the emails it obtained through subpoenas or copies of those documents to the c...
Extended Medicaid Eligibility May End Soon
The Department of Public Health and Human Services is seeking federal permission to eliminate the continuous eligibility provision for Medicaid expansion of which about 100,000 Montanans are covered. Currently people remain eligible for coverage for a full year even if their income increases and they no longer meet financial requirements. The ...
All Counties Now Qualify For Drought Assistance
In late July over 40 senators and members of Congress pushed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide additional drought relief and flexibilities for Montana agriculture producers located in counties that were not covered by drought designations or federal assistance programs. Wednesday afternoon, Senator Steve Daines announced the USDA h...
Missoula Group Advocates For Making Child Tax Credit Permanent
The Federal Child Tax Credit is putting hundreds of dollars into more than 200,000 Montana families’ pockets every month. Groups that advocate for those families say the program appears to be doing what was promised pulling families out of poverty. The head of Child Care Resources in Missoula Kelly Rosenleaf says there are many social problems...
MT FWP Seeks Public Input regarding proposed Rock Canyon Wildlife mgmt. area
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on whether it should purchase approximately 772 acres of forestland along the Flathead River near Columbia Falls to protect public recreation access, fish and wildlife habitat, and water quality. Known as the Bad Rock Canyon project, the property is located off U.S. Highway 2 and would...
Helena Schools To Require Masks For Upcoming School Year
Pre-K through 8th grade students in Helena will be masking up to start the school year. Troy Shockley our Capital City Correspondent has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-11_1237.mp3
FWP Receives Thousands of Comments On Wolf Ruling
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks reported roughly 25,000 public comments were submitted ahead of next week’s Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting when it is expected to adopt final wolf hunting and trapping regulations. The majority of public comments were form letters that opposed killing wolves but about 1,000 that could be identified...