Montana Chamber of Commerce Director of Network Development Matthew Olson was on Voices of Montana Monday. He was very bullish about the future of the state and its business community. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-26_437.mp3
Congressman Rosendale Introduces Bill Calling For Medicare and Medicaid Transparency
Through a federal program called 340B, hospitals and medical facilities that dispense prescription drugs can get steep price discounts from manufacturers for drugs sold to patients covered by federal health-insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. A bill introduced earlier this month by Representative Matt Rosendale would require hosp...
Western Montana Anticipating La Niña Weather Patterns This Winter
Wintery weather dominates both the short- and long-term forecasts for western Montana with a La Niña weather pattern that should make the 2021-22 winter wetter and cooler than average. We’re expected to see accumulations of snow in the higher terrain that could impact mountain passes. Westerly winds of 30 to 45 miles an hour will accompa...
Montana COVID-19 Cases Remain Steady With New Cases
The state reported 1,422 new COVID-19 cases this Monday. There are 10,739 active cases with 447 active hospitalizations. Three have been 8,601 total hospitalizations. 158,983 individuals have recovered from the coronavirus. During the last week there were at least 47 more Montanans dying from COVID-19 for a total of 2,259. Since last Monday 6,...
West Central MT. Big Game Hunts off to a good start
Big game hunting season in west-central Montana got off to a good start over the weekend with steady hunter traffic through the region’s four hunter check stations and a harvest on track with last year’s opener. Hunter traffic through the check stations was 35 percent higher than the first weekend in 2020. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (F...
NW MT White-Tailed deer Harvest largest since 2017
The start of the general deer and elk hunting season produced the highest number of harvested white-tailed deer at game check stations in northwest Montana since 2017. Overall, hunters in northwest Montana (Region 1) reported harvesting 209 white-tailed deer, including 102 bucks, as well as 12 mule deer and 21 elk at four check stations. The o...
AG Investigation Gets Approved By Montana Legislature
Republican leaders in the Legislature have approved a Democratic request for an investigation into the Montana Department of Justice’s involvement in a complaint made by the family of a COVID-19 patient at St. Peter’s Health in Helena. The family claims three public officials threatened to use their positions to force doctors and n...
Federal Changes To Trucking Licenses Could Benefit Montana Drivers
The trucking industry is struggling to find enough drivers to meet current supply chain needs and there is talk of some federal changes to address this. One option is lowering the age to attain a Commercial Driver’s License and the ability to drive across state lines to eighteen. Miles City College’s CDL Program Manger Tyler Niedge is in favo...
Montana Hospitals To Face Decision Between State & Federal Employee Vaccine Madates
Hospitals and many other health care facilities in Montana will soon face a choice get employees immunized against COVID in violation of a new state law forbidding workplace vaccine mandates or forfeit federal dollars. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will begin requiring staff at CMS certified facilities throughout the country to mandate...
WELCOME to 7 New Wyoming Ultimate Anglers
Seven more Wyoming anglers can say they mastered the state’s waters. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is happy to announce the newest Ultimate Anglers who caught 10 different species of trophy-sized fish in Wyoming. The achievement is recognized as part of the department’s Master Angler program. The newest Ultimate Anglers are: Casper Regi...