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...
New Study Identifies Montana’s Cost Of Living Increase
Inflation is on the rise at a historic pace in the United States. The consumer price index surged 7.5% on an annual basis in January; the highest increase in about 40 years. In Montana, the cost of living is 0.7% higher than it is on average nationwide. Overall, the cost of living in Montana ranks as the 23rd highest among states according to ...
Montana Doctor Predicts Development Of Further COVID Variants
The Delta variant was followed by the Omicron variant. Is that the end of the COVID-19 saga? Maybe but maybe not according to Montana Doctor and author David Graham who projected this phase of the pandemic in his 2020 book “From Killer to Common Cold.” He explained recently on Voices of Montana.
Montana FWP To Review Bitterroot River Rules
Because numbers of recreational anglers are on the rise and cutthroat trout are feeling the impacts of warmer waters this year Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks will review rules and consider recommendations for the upper reaches of the Bitterroot River. The river rules require a review every five years.