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Montana seeks to revive signature restrictions for ballot petitions, including on abortion rights
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday for an emergency order to block a ruling that allowed signatures from inactive voters to count on petitions for several proposed November ballot initiatives, including one to protect abortion rights. A judge said Tuesday that Montana’s Secretary of State wrongly changed election rules to reject inactive voter signatures from three ballot initiatives after the signatures had been turned in to counties and after some of the signatures had been verified. The judge gave county election offices until July 24 to tally signatures of inactive voters that had been rejected. All the initiatives are expected to qualify even without the rejected signatures. Two organizations sued Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen when her office, in response to a question from a county election officer, said the signatures of voters who were considered “inactive” should not count toward the number of signatures needed to place initiatives on the ballot.
Gov. Gianforte: Montana National Guard is Ready to Fight Fires If Needed
The 2024 wildfire season is well underway on Montana, and there have already been76 fires reported, according to Gov. Greg Gianforte, who spoke on our Missoula sister station KGVO recently. He told listeners that the state was prepared for this fire season. In addition to money set aside by the state legislature for firefighting costs, and firefighters have been doing a great job attacking and containing more than six dozen wild fires so far.
New Housing Development Underway Near ZooMontana
A new housing project is underway on Billings' West End. Perhaps you've noticed the heavy equipment moving dirt for infrastructure at the south end of Shiloh Drive, near ZooMontana. I stopped to grab a couple of quick pictures last week, pondering what the development might be. "It's probably another shopping...
Benefis Health System undergoing outage due to Microsoft IT issue
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Benefis Health System is undergoing an outage Friday due to a worldwide Microsoft IT issue. The outage is affecting many of Benefis Health System's phones and other electronic devices, potentially preventing calls from going through. Benifis said in a social media post they will contact individuals...
'Don’t make the game bigger than it is': Billings Outlaws aim to have fun at ArenaBowl Friday
BILLINGS — Billings Outlaws coach Cedric Walker knows a thing or two about winning ArenaBowl championships. As a player in 1997 with the Arizona Rattlers and as a defensive coordinator with the San Jose SaberCats in 2015, Walker has been a part of AFL championship squads. Now as a...
Taxes Are On The Rise In Great Falls
It's no secret that the cost of just about everything is going up, and the same can be said for the City Of Great Falls. One of the most significant talking points concerning the budget has been funding public safety. Safety In The Falls. In an effort to address the...
Nichole Bluenshine's mother hope daughters accident will bring awareness to proper river safety
BILLINGS, Mont. -- It has been less than a week since Nichole Blumenshine tragically died in a drowning incident last Sunday. Her mother, Susan Blumenshine said that Nichole had been swimming ever since she was a young girl; however, even the strongest swimmers should never underestimate the power of the Yellowstone River.
2024 Great Northern Ram Rodeo Brings MSU-Northern Together with Pro Circuit
The Great Northern Fair will have a two-day rodeo starting on Thursday. New Media Broadcasters talked with MSU-Northern rodeo coach Doug Kallenberger to see what hand he and his team will have in helping with the events. “So we were approached about three or four years ago by the (Great...
UPDATE: University of Montana’s ‘Monte’ Wins Another Award
UPDATE 7/19/24/ 7:30am- Congratulations to the University of Montana's mascot Monte for wining the latest edition of the Big Sky Conference's Mascot Challenge. Monte defeated the University of Idaho's "Joe Vandal". This makes it a back-to-back win for Monte, who took home the crown last year. The University of Montana...
Whitefish doctor admits to defrauding Medicare, other federal health programs
MISSOULA, Mont. — A Whitefish doctor admitted to defrauding Medicare and other federal health programs Wednesday. Ronald David Dean pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and now faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. Court documents...
True Crime Montana Style! UM Launches New Criminology Degree
The bad guys have one more thing to really worry about now that the Griz are on the case!. Okay, way overdid that one. Still, UM News Service tells us that judging by the amount of interested applicants already, it appears a new degree is taking the campus by storm. Faculty modernized the curriculum and built criminology into a stand-alone Bachelor of Arts degree.
Inspiring Crow Nation Celebration for New Childcare Center
Pretty soon, Crow Agency will transform into the teepee capital of the world. If you wanted to get a taste of just how incredible Crow Fair will be next month, you should have been in Crow Agency, Montana Tuesday night. I was heading to Hardin for an event at the...
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