Evacuations have been ordered along Finley Point after heavy winds pushed a wildfire to the shore of Flathead Lake. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation reported the Boulder 2700 was human-caused and has burned about 1,100 acres as of Sunday. Thanks to the evacuation, no one has been injured, but 15 homes and five outbu...
Senator Tester On Compromising For Infrastructure Package
President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he will sign the current infrastructure proposal even without the spending plan he originally said must be included which featured many Democratic priorities. Jon Tester, one of the ten senator’s behind the initial proposal, was on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday where he discussed what may still need to be...
Local Beekeepers Highlighted During Pollinator Month
We’re nearing the end of pollinator month in Montana, but that doesn’t mean the bee’s work will come to an end. Beekeeper Chuck Bushy with Bushy Bees shares how those interested in beekeeping can get started. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-29_1137.mp3
Second Vaccination Clinic With Cash Incentive To be Held In Billings
Yellowstone County residents who have not yet received their first COVID-19 vaccination will have another chance to get $50 this Thursday for doing so. Matching the $20,000 donated last week, a second anonymous donor wanted to keep the vaccination momentum going due to that clinic’s success. The clinic will again be at the Shrine Auditor...
Weekend Helena Burn Postponed
Thursday, Gallatin County Sheriff’s evacuated residents of a mobile home park, where law enforcement negotiated with a man armed with a pistol and taser, who had taken a woman hostage. Gallatin County said on Twitter shortly before 3 p.m. the hostage had been released. Sheriff Dan Springer stated in a press conference, the situation began abou...
Senator Daines Responds To Biden Address
A Hamilton woman who shot and killed her husband following an alleged abusive relationship was sentenced to a suspended 20-year commitment to the Montana Department of Corrections. Joanne Evelyn Campbell, 61, wiped away tears as she appeared via video link during her sentencing hearing Thursday before Ravalli County District Court. Campbell wa...
U.S. Fish Wildlife And Parks To Look Into Gianforte’s Bison Proposal
U.S. officials said they will consider whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge in central Montana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans in July, “to engage Tribes and stakeholders on the topics of bison and bighorn sheep reintroductions” on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refug...
Gasoline Boats Can Test Engines At Lake Elmo Next Month
James Bradley from the UM Legislative News Service reports the federal government already earmarked the majority of the money in the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, but it still needs to be allocated to specific projects. Kalispell Republican Representative Frank Garner, the bill’s sponsor, said he was happy with the bill. Boat owners will ...
Lewwistown Streets and Sidewalk Improvement Projects Begin
The Lewistown Street and Sidewalk Improvements project are underway. Width restrictions are active on US Highway 87 with a max width of 12 feet. Crews have begun paving approaches along the Truck Bypass. Along Main Street, crews will be raising manholes, water valves, and patching sidewalks. Temporary lane striping is expected within the next ...
State Budget Advances With Senate and House Amendments
The state’s two-year $12 billion budget took another major step forward Tuesday as lawmakers from the House and Senate met to iron out differences between each of their versions. James Bradley from the UM Legislative News Service reports one successful amendment Republican lawmakers supported recommends the state cut continuous Medicaid eligib...