During 2020 COVID-19 became the leading cause of death among Native American in Montana accounting for 25% of all deaths and the third-leading cause of death for the general population. Death certificates compiled by the state Office of Vital Records show 1,022 deaths last year of Native Americans in Montana. With the end of 2021 fast approach...
Montana 2nd In Population Growth This Year
Population growth in the United States dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as coronavirus curtailed immigration delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents. According to U.S. Census figures released Tuesday, Montana was tied for 2nd in the country in terms of pe...
AG Knudsen Files New Mandate Lawsuit
24 states including Montana signed onto a federal lawsuit Tuesday that takes aim at the Biden administration’s vaccine and masking requirements at Head Start programs. It challenges a recent federal provision requiring vaccines for Head Start teachers staff and volunteers as well as face masks for students aged two and older. Children ag...
Energy Customers Pushing For Increased Use Of Renewable Energy In Montana
Customers of Montana’s utility NorthWestern Energy have urged the company in an open letter to commit to renewable energy and move away from fossil fuels. Ann Hedges with the Montana Environmental Information Center says there is growing discontent with the company for its decision to build a methane-gas power plant in Laurel and its resource ...
Senator Tester Eyes Improvements For U.S. Food Chain & Production
As 2021 is about to end challenges will still be with us in 2022. Senator Jon Tester talks about the continuing effects of COVID-19 in agriculture. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12-21_537_2.mp3
Attorney General Knudsen’s Mandate Challenge Granted By U.S. District Judge
Magistrate Judge David D. Noce in the U. S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri granted Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s request late Monday for a preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. It covers Montana and 9 other states including Wyoming. https://no...
State Superintendent Responds To Public Criticism
Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen was on Voices of Montana Monday. She responded to recent criticism in a recent letter from school district superintendents and others across the state. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12-21_737.mp3
Updated Voting System Pushed Back To 2022
Montana won’t switch over to a new statewide voter management system until a later date, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced Monday. The move follows concerns by local elections officials that bugs in the new software could cause problems during the 2022 elections. Montana will continue to use MontanaVotes until a launch date is dete...
COVID-19 Omicron Variant Found In Montana
The state health department confirmed the omicron variant has been detected in Montana. The sample that was confirmed Monday through testing at the Montana State Public Health Laboratory and at Montana State University came from two Gallatin County residents in their 30s who have travel history to South Africa where Omicron was first detected....
WY Game & Fish stocks 6.5 million fish in 2021
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is wrapping up fish stocking for the year. The department put more than 6.5 million fish in 368 Wyoming waters in 2021 to maintain the state’s top-notch fishing opportunities for anglers. The majority of fish — cold-water varieties of trout — come from the department’s 10 hatcheries and rearing stations acr...