Daily News Roundup
May 2, 2024
Potential Spring Storm Early Next Week
By Denise Rivette The Billings office of the National Weather Service is communicating about a potential spring storm that could impact the region early next week (Sunday through Tuesday). KEY POINTS Cool and Unsettled Through Friday Active Weather Returns Sunday through at least Tuesday
Supreme Court Decision on Water Rights May Divide Montana’s Ag Community
By Darrell Ehrlick for the Daily Montanan In a decision that some in the Treasure State agricultural community warned could have far-reaching impacts on both education and agriculture, the Montana Supreme Court unanimously sided with the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, saying the state owns a portion of the water rights a Gallatin County family has understood to be theirs for more than 60 years.
Montana Records Largest Drop in Childhood Medicaid Coverage From Pre-Pandemic Figures, Study Shows
by Mara Silvers for the Montana Free Press Montana had a 27% drop in childhood Medicaid enrollment from April to December 2023, the second highest in the nation, according to a new report that evaluates how states handled post-pandemic Medicaid eligibility throughout much of last year.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Wrong About a Ban on NIH Research About Mass Shootings
By Louis Jacobson for PolitiFact “Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.” —Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an April 21 post on X The National Institutes of Health is the federal government’s main agency for supporting medical research. Is it barred from researching mass shootings? That’s what presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said recently.
Billings man sentenced to 30 months in prison after threatening to kill Tester
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan A Billings man who threatened to kill U.S. Senator Jon Tester, D-Montana, and his family last spring was sentenced Wednesday to nearly three years in prison. Anthony James Cross, 30, will have to spend 30 months in prison, then undergo three years of supervised release, after he
Montana Disaster Services reports massive turnover since ‘22 flood
By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan Montana Disaster and Emergency Services said it has seen 60% staff turnover in the two years since the Yellowstone River flood and asked lawmakers Tuesday for 14 more full-time employees. Administrator for the Disaster and Emergency Services Division Delila Bruno told legislators the staff losses are in part due to burnout, and most often they lose employees to the private sector after training them.