Over 3,000 Montanans have died from the coronavirus and there are nearly 20,000 active cases across the state. Billings Clinic epidemiologist Dr. Neil Ku says 7 million Americans are immunocompromised but we aren’t necessarily able to identify them just by looking at them because COVID-19 is not like heart disease where it only hurts one perso...
New Bison Management Plan For Yellowstone National Park Announced
Federal officials have officially kicked off the drafting of a new management plan for the bison that live in Yellowstone National Park. The idea is to update guidance for managing Yellowstone’s roughly 5,400 bison which are now managed under a 22-year-old document called the Interagency Bison Management Plan. They hope it will result in the r...
Governor Appoints New Department of Agriculture Director
Christy Clark has been appointed as the Director of the Montana Department of Agriculture after serving as acting director when Mike Foster left to serve as the state’s ARPA Program Director. Clark recently highlighted the department’s initiatives.
Montana Economist Points Current Challenges To Rapid Growth
There are always problems with the economy but according to Dr. Patrick Barkey the ones we have now are mostly growth problems. That’s the message the Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research brings to Billings today during the annual Economic Outlook Seminar at the Big Horn Resort.
Wolf Hunting Suspension Denied
Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Michael McMahon has denied the request of two wildlife advocacy groups to suspend parts of Montana’s wolf hunting regulations while litigation plays out over their implementation. The groups allege Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and the Fish and Wildlife Commission failed to abide by the legally req...
County Health Departments Now Distributing Rapid COVID-19 Tests
Montana county health departments have begun distributing the free rapid COVID-19 antigen tests acquired by the state last month. University of Washington Medicine’s Dr. Patrick Mathias says these tests area a good option for communities with a high rate of infection.
Traffic Closed At Sweet Grass Canadian Port Of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning the public of traveling delays due to the closure of Canadian Highway 4 north of the Sweet Grass border crossing into Alberta due to a vehicle blockade of people protesting Canadian COVID regulations. Michael Wilson the CEO of Billings-based Whitewood Transport said on Voices of Montana recently th...
University of Montana’s Economic Outlook Focus On State Inflation
In a series of annual Economic Outlook Seminars put on by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research Dr. Patrick Barkey will be in Billings Tuesday. Recently on Voices of Montana he previewed what he’s say about inflation based on people who forecast that professionally expect.
Montana On Track For Over $200 Million In Marijuana Revenue
The sale of recreational marijuana rolled out in 29 counties on New Year’s Day for adults 21 and over who can legally buy up to 5 ounces or its equivalent each month. Sales to date won’t be released for a few days by the Department of Revenue’s Cannabis Control Division but it is estimated that in 2022 there will be $217.2 million ...
Sweet Grass Holds Protest Against Vaccine Mandate
Saturday, a group of Canadian and American citizens rallied at northern border crossings including the one in Sweet Grass to protest vaccine mandates recently enacted by the U.S. and Canadian governments. Maureen Steele, personal assistant to human rights lawyer Leigh Dundas whose Freedom Fighter Nation organized the rallies, said the rallies ...