A legislative committee investigating the judicial branch has withdrawn its subpoenas for Montana Supreme Court records after consulting with the state Department of Justice. The committee had produced a preliminary report by the end of April outlining its concerns with the judicial branch following a month of investigation. Withdrawing the su...
Governor Gianforte Signs Letter Requesting Redistricting Data
Fifteen Republican governors including Montana’s Governor Greg Gianforte sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Tuesday urging the U.S. Census Bureau to release redistricting data this month or as soon as possible. They say further delays would hurt efforts to redraw congressional and legislative districts determining how many ...
Navajo Nation Frontrunner To Purchase Remington Assets
Richard Barber is from Willow Creek. His 9-year-old son was killed in a hunting accident involving a Remington Model 700 in 2000. Barber along with his family settled a wrongful death claim against Remington in 2002 for an undisclosed amount of money. Reuters reports Remington is now preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and i...
Yellowstone National Park Cautions Visitors To Prevent Wildfires
Yellowstone National Park is at high fire danger throughout the park. There are no wildfires in the park nor are there any fire restrictions in place or planned in the park and they want to keep it that way. Park Spokesperson Linda Veress on what visitors should now be mindful of. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-2...
Tourist Destinations Across Montana Ready For Summer Influx
Millions of people will head to Glacier National Park this summer after last year’s pandemic caused tourism declines and they will once more be able sightsee and camp nearby on the recently reopened Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The tourists’ return is a relief to the owners of the restaurants campgrounds and hotels forced to shut down last su...
Gianforte Speaks About State Voting Changes At GOP Convention
Governor Greg Gianforte recently told the Montana Republican Party State Officer’s Convention dead people’s votes would stop counting in Montana elections but that isn’t exactly the case. Northern News Network’s Eric Young explains.
Senator Daines Weighs In On For The People Act Vote
About 100 supporters of the For the People Act rallied and marched around the State Capitol Monday to draw attention to the law that expands voting rights which the U.S. Senate will vote on this week. According to the Associated Press the bill would restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts strike down hurdles to voting and ...
Montana Rancher Applauds Recent Anti-Trust Legislation For Meat Industry
Ranchers see opportunities for reform in the wake of a cyberattack on the world’s largest meatpacking company. JBS controls nearly a quarter of beef processing in the United States and a ransomware attack on the Brazilian-based company in late May sent shockwaves through in industry. Democratic Senator Jon Tester and two of his Republican coll...
Montana Petroleum Association Director Weighs In On Carbon-Free Future.
The road to a carbon-free economy is a long and winding one. Alan Olson Executive Director of the Montana Petroleum Association. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-21_437.mp3
Glacier National Park Visitors Avoiding New Ticket System
Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana on the Canada border had almost 300,000 visits through May the highest year-to-date number on record. The Park is seeing more visitors showing up early in the morning and evening when the park’s new ticketed entry system is not in effect. Glacier administrators say people who arrive at the pa...