The January 6th Capitol riot was aimed at overthrowing the results of the 2020 election. The attack resulted in five deaths and more than 130 injuries among police officers. To date federal prosecutors have charged more than 700 people with storming the Capitol including five from Montana. Candlelight vigils are being held across the country i...
Infrastructure Bill Looks To Impact Nearly 15 Million Acres of Public Land
American Forests analysts estimate Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act passed last week will affect about 14.8 million acres of public land through restoration recovery and reforestation work. A $60 million line item pays for grants for wood energy programs and $20 million goes to the Joint Fire Science Program based in Missoula and Bozema...
Bozeman Provides Fall Update On Municipal Watershed Project
The Sourdough Canyon Trail officially opened for Bozeman residents Tuesday but there is still much work to be done for the Municipal Watershed Project. Bozeman District Forest Ranger Corey Lewellen on what the Custer Gallatin National Forest crew is working on. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-10_306.mp3
Gallatin County Housing Prices Continue To Soar
For the second time this year, average home prices in Gallatin County this September topped $1 million as inventory for homes remained low. Medium home prices increased 24% from September 2020 to September 2021. In Bozeman, the medium price for a single family home was more than $734,500 in September, a 26% increase from prices in 2020. https:...
Bozeman Among Montana Cities Experiencing A Storage Space Shortage
With the lack of housing available in towns like Bozeman, a lack of storage units has quickly followed. Montana Storage Units Co-owner Dave Morell on why this has been the case. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-02_537.mp3
Bozeman Mayor Talks About New Requirements For Metropolitan Classification
The federal government is updating its definition of metropolitan areas doubling the minimum number of residents required in a city’s urban core to 100,000 people. Bozeman does not meet the criteria. This week, at a Senate hearing, Senator Steve Daines spoke with Bozeman Mayor Cyndy Andrus about the importance of keeping things as they are so ...
Bozeman Schools Lift Mask Mandate
The Bozeman School District lifted its mask mandate this week after more than a year since it enacted a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to lift the mandate before a July 8th meeting was made to allow the adults who have had access to the vaccine and are working in the district during the summer to do so without a ...
MSU Researchers Discover COVID-19 Variant
Researchers at Montana State University discovered a variant that originated in Bozeman early in the pandemic. According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, among 55 samples five had the same mutation, namely a change in the virus’s genome, which was significant enough to signal a variant. Some variants have made headlines across the globe for eas...
MSU-Northern Chancellor Discusses COVID Response
Investigators looking into a fish kill along the lower Madison River haven’t seen more dead fish since hundreds were found in the river last week. Dead and dying fish were taken to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lab in Bozeman for testing but it wasn’t complete Wednesday. In 2016 thousands of fish died over a weeks-long period along ...
Montana Cities Ranked High For Starting New Businesses
With National Small Business Week approaching and COVID-19 having caused around 100,000 permanent business closures in 2020 the personal finance website Wallet Hub today released its report on 2021’s best small cities to start a business. Bozeman ranks 10th and Missoula comes in at number 14 on the best small cities list to start a business. W...