Inflation is causing considerable trouble for households and cities. Billings is no exception. City Administrator Chris Kukulski.
BLM Misses Oil & Gas Lease Deadline
The Bureau of Land Management has missed the deadline to notice a sale on promised oil and gas leasing for the fifth consecutive quarter. The BLM announced November 1st it would complete an environmental assessment of 195 recommended parcels and accepted public comment through December 1st. The agency is also required to notice a sale at least...
Regional Councils Addressing Elder Abuse In Montana
Various agencies have come together to address elder abuse in Montana through regional councils. Former prosecutor Paul Greenwood who has been involved with them over the years pointed out recently on Voices of Montana it’s often those closest to the victims who are the abusers.
Lawsuit Filed For Amtrak Derailment
The families of passengers Donald and Marjorie Varnadoe and Zach Schneider filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit Monday alleging Amtrak and track owner BNSF were responsible for the lethal derailment last fall near Joplin. The Empire Builder was traveling along a scenic route from Chicago to Seattle. The Varnadoes were on a trip celebrating t...
Senator Tester Weighs In On Russia Conflict
Monday, both President Biden and the European Union announced sanctions against Russia in response to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s acknowledgment of separatist groups in Eastern Ukraine on the brink of a possible invasion of Ukraine. Senator Jon Tester agrees the U.S. should intervene if that would happen.
Flash Freezing Projected To Continue Throughout Montana
The abrupt chill that collided with a moist Pacific weather front and caused flash-freezing in several spots across Montana is expected to stay at least through Wednesday. Winds will persist also as a second wave of Canadian cold air pushes south spilling over the Continental Divide. Temperature lows could drop to 10 or 15 below zero for most ...
DPHHS Announces Additions To Parent Resource Website
The Department of Public Health and Human Services has updated resource tools on its website ParentingMontana.org to help Montana guardians teach kids about marijuana and other drug misuse and topics like stress and childhood trauma. Director Adam Meier.
Carbon Cropping On The Rise In Montana
Later this year when you see crops growing or land with nothing growing know there could be some “Carbon Cropping” going on. Brekke Munks, a carbon cropping agronomist with Agoro Carbon Alliance, talked about how today’s farmers are getting paid for sequestering carbon recently on Voices of Montana.
Bison Program Transferred To Blackfeet Tribe
A new phase has kicked off as the Wildlife Conservation Society has handed off its Rocky Mountain Bison Program to Blackfeet Tribal partners. After numerous community meetings eventually wild bison were transferred to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation along with biological research equipment and funding. All of that got transferred from the Wil...
Montana Tribes Working To Protect Wildlife Migration Paths
A measure in Congress would guarantee $50 million per year in grants for protecting wildlife migration corridors on tribal lands. Shailyn Miller who grew up in Montana is with the Native American Fish and Wildlife Service. She says tribes are already working to protect wildlife migration paths including the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tri...