The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has been ordered by a jury to pay more than $16 million. The Division of Child and Family Services was found negligent in their handling of a case where a young child experienced life-altering injuries from child abuse. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-23...
Bridge To Gartside Reservoir Under Repair
Drive-in public access to the Gartside Fishing Access Site near Sidney is temporarily unavailable. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-23_832.mp3
Billings
Billings Strong Campaign Billings Strong kicked off during the campaign. Led by Dan Carter, Leif Welhaven, and Jonna Jones, the team decided that they needed to do something in an effort to turn the negativity of the pandemic around. They started Billings Strong, a social and visual campaign (thanks to Ultra Graphics) that focused on the pos...
Billings Schools May Soon Lift Mask Mandate
Montana’s largest school district Billings School District 2 might lift the mask mandate in mid-January under the right conditions. Superintendent Greg Upham explains. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-23_737.mp3
Senator Tester Comments On Current Gun Laws
The recent acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in the high-profile case that left two people dead and one injured has brought attention back to the debate of gun ownership open-carry and self-defense laws. When asked on Meet the Press Sunday, Senator Jon Tester had this to say about the use of guns and recent laws that have been passed. https://nort...
Helena Residents Charged For Insurrection Plead Not Guilty
East Helena brothers Joshua and Jerod Hughes charged in the January 6th U.S. Capitol insurrection entered not guilty pleas Monday via video in front of U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly for an updated indictment in their case and will return to court January 7th for a status conference. The prosecution has said the Hughes brothers pla...
Northern Plains Resource Council Highlights Solutions For Climate Change
The Northern Plains Resource Council begins its 51st year this week standing up for family agriculture in Montana. Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy, says climate change presents a major challenge to Montana and the rest of the world but she doesn’t believe people should feel despair. https://n...
Small Business Administration Reveals Funding Distributed To Montana Businesses
The Montana District of the U.S. Small Business Administration “non-COVID” loan data for fiscal year ending September 30th shows 323 Montana small businesses received over $186 million. Of these loans 277 for $158,922,700 were made through its Guarantee Loan Program which provides short- or long-term financing for small business start-up or ex...
MT Bighorn Sheep Season to close Tuesday
By order of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, hunting district 500 in south central Montana, as described in the current moose, sheep and goat regulations legal descriptions, will close to the hunting of ALL bighorn sheep one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The order halting the hunt came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlif...
Laurel Power Plant Development Stalls
NorthWestern Energy’s plans to build a gas-fired power plant have stalled in Laurel where neighbors say the generator will ruin their quality of life. Last week the Laurel City Council delayed votes critical to the plant’s development and formed a fact-finding commission. NorthWestern has conveyed the importance of the gas plant, telling the C...