Wreaths Across America is a nationwide and worldwide event that honors service members and remembers those who died for the United States. Monday about a few dozen people gathered in the Capitol Rotunda in Helena to honor and remember those that served. While the main day of this weeklong event is on the 18th of December the Monday of the week...
50% Of Montana’s Population Vaccinated One Year Later
It was one year ago today when COVID-19 vaccinations arrived in Montana. Since then at least 1,276,145 doses have been administered in the state. Vaccinations were phased in through the year for different age groups now including those as young as five years old. The Food and Drug administration also recently approved boosters for those 16 and...
Senator Tester Explains Stances For And Against Different Vaccine Mandates
Senator Jon Tester recently voted to oppose President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employers but still believes it’s important for those on the front lines taking care of people. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12-14_737.mp3
Cannabis Laws Re-worked Ahead Of Legalization
Reworked cannabis rules proposed by the Montana Department of Revenue were approved Monday by state lawmakers. They will require outdoor grow operations to remain at the same size. Providers are not permitted to develop new outdoor grow facilities although outdoor sites that were in place before the 2020 election have been grandfathered in. La...
FWP To Discuss Changes To Hunting Regulations
Staff with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks met with the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for a work session Monday afternoon ahead of today’s commission meeting when the commission will take up hunting season proposals from the department. The commission meeting begins at 8:30 this morning in room 317 at the Capitol and will be broad...
Montana Parents Reveal Lack Of Childcare As Major Factor For Missing Work
A survey of Montana parents concerning childcare in 2020 found 62% had missed work because of childcare problems. It also found 22% of the parents had turned down a job offer because of childcare concerns and another 26% had declined further training or education for the same reason. The University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Re...
Study Finds Liberty County Residents Having the 3rd Highest Life Expectancy In The Country
Life expectancy is falling at a historic rate but there are isolated counties that are countering the trend including Liberty County in Montana. The Big Sky Business Journal reports it has the third highest rank in the U.S. with a life expectancy at birth of 91.2 years. That is about five years longer than the national average of 79.2 years. O...
Wy Spring Creek Pronghorn hunt proved very satisfying for a young hunter
When South Laramie Game Warden Bill Brinegar signed up to volunteer with the #WYHUNTFISH Spring Creek Pronghorn Hunt based out of Cheyenne, little did he know just how important this hunt would be to his assigned hunter. Several months after helping the young hunter and his stepfather apply for tags, Brinegar received heartbreaking news that t...
Beaverhead Ranch Sells For Record Price
Rupert Murdoch and his wife Jerry have purchased the 340,000-acre Beaverhead Ranch property for a reported nearly $200 million setting a new record for Montana ranch sales. The News Corporation Chairman and CEO is the world’s 85th richest person with a net worth of about $21.6 billion. It was purchased about 70 years after Fred Koch founder of...
CWD detected for 1st. time in Livingston
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in a white-tailed deer doe that was harvested by a hunter in hunting district 317. The deer was harvested near the junction of U.S. Highway 89 and Interstate 90, northeast of Livingston. This is the first time CWD has been detected in the district. Samples from the deer will undergo a follow-...