In response to a new law allowing firearms on public college campuses, the Montana Board of Regents will consider whether to file a lawsuit against House Bill 102 which was signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte in February. The law removes the Board of Regents’ ability to enforce restrictions for guns carried on campuses. After hearing Mont...
State Departments Warn Of Salmonella Cases From Live Poultry
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and Department of Livestock officials warn that Salmonella cases linked to live poultry are increasing. Salmonella infections aren’t only caused by eating contaminated food they can also come from contact with animals and animal environment including backyard poultry which has become a...
Billings Receives New Funding For First Responders
Approximately four million people annually visit Yellowstone National Park and during the 2019-2020 seasons, the park recorded more than 1,400 calls for medical response. Yellowstone has three medical clinics at Lake Old Faithful and Mammoth staffed by concession provider Medcor. Physicians and paramedics rely on air ambulances for severe inju...
Department of Public Health & Human Services To Conduct Arthritis Survey
The Department of Public Health and Human Services is conducting a survey to learn more about how arthritis impacts the lives of Montanans. Partnering with the Arthritis Foundation Montana has been selected to understand how arthritis affects adults that live in rural communities due to the fact it disproportionately impacts adults living in r...
Goodwill CEO Talks About What The Company Provides Montana
With graduation season upon us and employers planning to hire 7.2% more graduates from the Class of 2021 than they did from the Class of 2020, the personal-finance website Wallet Hub released its report on 2021’s best places to start a career comparing more than 180 U.S. Cities. Billings ranks 66th while Missoula is at 97th based on 28 key ind...
Former Montana Attorney General Spreads Awareness Of Raptor Conservation
Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke hopes to float Montana’s rivers on a listening tour as he embarks on running for Congress to represent Montana. The redistricting process for Montana’s second House seat will be done later this year. Traditionally, the Congressional districting has spilt the state along an east-west axis and its anti...
Commercial Buildings Get Improved Access To Energy Efficient Renovations
According to the Tax Foundation, Montana ranks 5th in the nation for having the best taxes for business success a position it has held since 2019. Montana ranked 21st in terms of corporate taxes and 25th in terms of individual income taxes. The Big Sky Journal reports the Treasure State is 28th for property taxes and 20th as to the impacts of ...
Grizzly Bear Euthanized After Killing Cow Outside Lewistown
Montana reported 52 COVID-19 cases in an update Sunday to the state case mapping and information website. There are 1,036 active cases and a total of 1,598 Montanans have died because of COVID-19. Active hospitalizations for COVID-19 were reported to be at 59 statewide. A grizzly bear was euthanized last week by the U.S. Department of Agricul...
NorthWestern Begins Replacing Electric Meters
After 20 years Northwestern Energy is replacing its electric meters for its customers across the Treasure State and the upgraded meters will offer improved remote readings at no extra cost. The new meters will provide faster connections. Butte and Whitehall should be completed by the end of the year and then NorthWestern will move on to the re...
Daines Presses President Biden To Re-Open Northern Border
Senator Steve Daines is asking the Biden Administration to be more aggressive about reaching an agreement to re-open the Canadian border to regular traffic after rising vaccination rates in Montana as the busy summer travel season approaches. MTN News reports Canadian vaccination rates continue to lag behind Montana in particular, but Daines s...