Additional fire restrictions are in place for properties managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in several southwest Montana counties due to high fire danger. FWP sites in Silver Bow, Beaverhead and Madison counties have entered Stage-2 fire restrictions. FWP sites in Jefferson County will enter Stage-2 fire restrictions at 12:01 a.m. o...
Lawsuit Filed To Prevent Logging Project Near Red Lodge
A lawsuit has been filed to halt a Red Lodge-area logging project approved by the Forest Service this spring claiming it will be conducted in some of the best remaining wildlife habitat in the landscape. Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council filed the suit in District Court in Missoula Monday, the second suit they have fi...
Helena Commissioners Approve DMV Renovations
At Monday’s Helena City Commission meeting, the commissioners approved funding for renovations to the Department of Motor Vehicles inside the city/county building. Our Capitol City Correspondent Troy Shockley has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-27_832.mp3
Air Quality Deemed Unhealthy Across 13 Counties
Smoke from wildfires has prompted the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to issue air quality alerts for 13 state counties where air quality has reached unhealthy for sensitive groups or unhealthy. Air quality across the state ranges from moderate to unhealthy with the worst air quality concentrations occurring south of the I-90 corri...
Attorney General Knudsen Plans To Use Opioid Settlement Money For Drug Treatment
Details about a major settlement with drug manufacturers concerning their marketing of opioids to doctors and other health care providers and hospitals that Montana was a part of during the past administration are yet to be released. Current Attorney General Austin Knudsen commented on it recently during Voices of Montana. https://northernbroa...
Potential Funding For St. Mary’s Would Come At Crucial Point For Northern Montana
$100 million in infrastructure funding is expected to help restore the 113-year-old St. Mary’s diversion system on the Hi-Line serving 18,000 people with drinking water and irrigating 140,000 acres for crop production if Congress passes and the president signs it into law. On Voices of Montana Monday Marco Manoukian in Phillips County Extensi...
Man Escapes From Park County Detention Facility
Authorities in southcentral Montana were searching Monday for an inmate who overpowered a Park County jail guard, took their gun and car keys and escaped in a jail minivan. Inmate Jordon Earl Linde, ditched the minivan after Sunday night’s escape in Livingston and was travelling in another stolen minivan on Monday. He was last seen on U.S. Hig...
Attorney General Addresses Statewide Lack Of Mental Health Services
The topic of mental health and the comparative lack of treatment opportunities was brought up on a recent Voices of Montana with guest Attorney General Austin Knudsen. He believes he knows part of the reason for the problem. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-26_1137.mp3
Yellowstone National Park Announces Fishing Closures
Yellowstone National Park has closed all fishing in rivers and streams during afternoon and evening hours. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-26_737.mp3
Bozeman Schools To Provide Remote Option For Upcoming Year
The Bozeman School District will offer a revamped remote only option for high school students this fall after learning from last year’s online model. Unlike last year though where there was more movement between the online and in-person models the district is asking students to commit to a full semester due to staffing configurations. https:/...