An update now on the Deep Creek Fire burning between Townsend and White Sulphur Springs. Our Capitol City correspondent Troy Shockley says it is now 48% contained. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-21_832.mp3
Montana Ranked Most Patriotic State In The Country
With Fourth of July celebrations able to proceed this year due to the fact 45% of the population is vaccinated and states have largely reopened the personal-finance website Wallet Hub today released its report on 2021’s most patriotic states in America. Montana ranks 1st across 13 key metrics of patriotism ranging from the state’s military enl...
Crooked Creek Fire Now At 20% Containment
When you hear a wildfire is 20% contained, like the Crooked Creek Fire 25 miles east of Bridger is, what does that mean? Matt Hall, Planning Intelligence Manager for the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, explains. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-21_637-1.mp3
Smith River Floaters experiencing conditions
Historically low water flows on the Smith River are making for extremely difficult floating conditions for permit holders. As of Friday afternoon June 18, streamflow at the Eagle Creek gauge measured a flow of 116 cubic feet per second (CFS). The long-term median flow for this date is 532 CFS, and the previous low flow ever recorded in the 2...
Montana Kids With Health Insurance Negatively Impacted By Pandemic
Troubling trends in Montana may have made the pandemic harder for children according to the latest Annie E. Casey’s KIDS COUNT report. Xanna Burg, KIDS COUNT coordinator with the Montana Budget and Policy Center, says one is the recent rise in Montana children without health insurance up to about 15,000 in 2019. https://northernbroadcasting.co...
$4 Million To Be Invested Towards Developing Infrastructure Along Yellowstone River
$4 million in funding to invest in habitat protection to establish additional strategic access points and to develop needed infrastructure from the legislature will be used by the Lower Yellowstone Advisory Committee as they look for opportunities along the Yellowstone River between Hysham and the North Dakota Border. Chair Angie Grove says it...
Montana GOP Convention Begins In Helena
The Montana GOP convention is being held in Helena today, featuring Governor Greg Gianforte, Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Matt Rosendale as keynote speakers. Former Congressman Ryan Zinke has filed papers to run for the state’s newest congressional seat as a Republican and sopped by the Northern News Network earlier this week where he ...
Bozeman Mayor Talks About New Requirements For Metropolitan Classification
The federal government is updating its definition of metropolitan areas doubling the minimum number of residents required in a city’s urban core to 100,000 people. Bozeman does not meet the criteria. This week, at a Senate hearing, Senator Steve Daines spoke with Bozeman Mayor Cyndy Andrus about the importance of keeping things as they are so ...
Montana Veteran Voted Unanimously To Veteran’s Affairs Under Secretary
The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Montana Major General Matthew Quinn to be the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-18_737.mp3
Congressman Rosendale Votes In Opposition To New Federal Holiday
Montana’s lone Congressman Matt Rosendale was one of only six members of the United States House of Representatives who voted against both the legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday and award Congressional Gold Medals to fallen U.S. Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty. He said the legislation was intended to make Ameri...