After decades of off-limits status, parts of Basin Creek Reservoir south of Butte will soon be open to the public for fishing hiking biking and picnicking. The reservoir is Butte’s most valuable source of drinking water and the county invested $30 million in a state-of-the-art plant to treat its water and that paved the way for public access s...
Study Outlines Montana Visitation And Spending Drop In 2020
A new study from the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research reveals just how much Montana visitor spending suffered in 2020. Interim Director Jeremy Sage notes the pandemic threw off what was an upward trend in the Treasure State. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-11_437.mp3
Jeannette Rankin Foundation Seeking Votes To Include Her On The U.S. Quarter
Today is the birthday of the country’s first Congresswoman and Missoula native Jeannette Rankin. The U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters program is taking votes to feature prominent American women on the quarter. Jeannette Rankin Foundation President Michelle Ozumba on why Rankin deserves the honor. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/...
Montana Tribes Receive Part Of Major Settlement Concerning Lands
In the settlement reached Thursday, the Little Shell Tribe and the Chippewa Cree Tribe in Montana along with the Turtle Mountain Tribe of North Dakota and the White Earth Tribe of Minnesota will share a $59 million settlement with the U.S. government. It is the result of a lawsuit over a series of claims dating back to land deals from the late...
SB 140 Ruled Constitutional, Granting Governor Judicial Appointing Power
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled Senate Bill 140 eliminating the judicial vetting panel is a valid new law under the state constitution. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-11_737.mp3
Talks Begin For Determining New Montana Congressional Districts
At a meeting of the state Districting and Apportionment Commission Thursday, the debate began to take shape over how the next few years will shake out with the April announcement that Montana will gain a second congressional district in 2022. The commission will draw Montana’s new congressional district along with its 150 legislative dis...
Professor Natelson Talks Possible Legal Action For Recent EPA Water Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency intends to reverse the Navigable Waters Protection Rule but pledged not to return to overreaching regulations of the past, which were opposed by farmers and ranchers who care about clean water and preserving the land. Rob Natelson, a Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Independence Institute...
Two Men Arrested Involving Search For Missing Girl
Two arrests have been made relating to recent reports of intimidation towards searchers of a lost girl. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-10_306.mp3
Crossroads Correctional Center Expecting New Contract From CoreCivic
The Montana Department of Corrections’ contract with CoreCivic which operates the 600-bed Crossroads Correctional Center near Shelby expires at the end of the month. All of the basic details are already figured out and the final language is being worked out between the parties’ attorneys for a new contract to begin July 1st. It req...
Senator Tester Pushes For Increased Cybersecurity After Meat Processing Hack
In response to a ransomware attack that forced one of America’s largest meat processors JBS to shutter facilities last week Senator Jon Tester is urging the Biden Administration to thoroughly investigate the incident and to beef up America’s cybersecurity infrastructure. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-10_737.mp3 ...