Daily News Roundup
June 11, 2024
Water Flows by Belfry and Edgar; Elsewhere Emergency Repairs are Necessary to Save Roads and Bridge
By Denise Rivette Yesterday, the Clarks Fork from Belfry through Edgar entered the night under a flood advisory. This morning, as most in the southcentral portion of the county were heaving a sigh of relief that the runoff from last weekend’s mountain precipitation was moving through without incident, and that a fire in the Bridger district had been extinguished quickly, Carbon County Commissioner Bill Bullock was dealing with a critical incident on East Rosebud where Tuttle Lane was damaged and the Tuttle Bridge was threatened by the hard Spring runoff.
Funeral Procession For Fallen Officer To Drive Through Northern County Wednesday
By Denise Rivette Today Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) announced that tonight around 11:00 PM, a procession of local law enforcement officers, along with officers from the Gila River Police Department, will escort Fallen Officer Joshua Briese, from the Billings Logan International Airport, through downtown, to a local funeral home.
Tester and Sheehy face off in first Montana US Senate debate
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan The first debate between Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy on Sunday showed the two candidates sticking to the central themes of their campaigns – Tester as a Big Sandy farmer who works across the aisle to get things done for Montana, and Sheehy as a political newcomer and former U.S. Navy SEAL who says Tester and the old guard in Washington, D.C., have failed and new leadership is needed.
Link to Watch Sheehy/Tester Debate
By Denise Rivette The debate between Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy that took place in Anaconda yesterday can be viewed on CSPAN HERE.Montana Independent News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Tree Scorched In Yellowstone National Park In Start Of Fire Season
By Daily Montanan Staff Yellowstone National Park said Sunday marked its first wildland fire this season, one detected by a motorist on Highway 191 on the west side of the park, but firefighters were expected to have it under control Monday. “The .1-acre lightning-ignited Milepost 17 Fire torched a single tree almost a mile west of Highway 191 and 17 miles north of West Yellowstone,” the park said.
Three Republican Calls For a Special Legislative Session Fail
By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan Three separate Republican calls for a special session failed to get enough votes from legislators, the Montana Secretary of State’s Office announced Monday. Legislators need to get 76 affirmative votes in order to convene. None of the three calls – requesting legislators meet in Helena to address issues from immigration to judicial election reform – broke 60 votes after Friday’s deadline.
Trump Says He’ll Work ‘Side By Side’ With Group That Wants Abortion ‘Eradicated’
By Jennifer Shutt for States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that if reelected he plans to work “side by side” with a newly formed religious organization that says abortion is the “greatest atrocity facing” the United States and should be “eradicated entirely.”