Daily News Roundup
June 3 and 4, 2024
Strong west to northwest winds will impact the region through Wednesday. Look for widespread gusts of 40+ mph. Gusts should reach 50-60 mph near Miles City, Baker and Ekalaka on Wednesday. Winds will subside across the region Wednesday night.
Beartooth Highway Closed Due To Winter Conditions
By Denise Rivette As of 11:41 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, the Beartooth Pass remains closed due to winter conditions. Montana Department of Transportation reports: Emergency Closure on US-212 from MP 45.0 to 48.9 Additional Information: US-212 (BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY) is CLOSED from Vista Point to the Wyoming State line due to winter conditions.
Woman gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park, park reports
By Daily Montanan Staff A bison “defending its space” gored an 83-year-old woman from Greenville, South Carolina, in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday, according to a news release from the park. The woman sustained serious injuries, and her condition was not known late Monday, according to Yellowstone National Park. The incident remains under investigation.
Wide Scope Of Presidential Emergency Powers Could Be Reined In By Congress This Year
By Jennifer Shutt for States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Senators from both political parties at a May 22 hearing appeared to be on the same page about limiting presidential emergency powers, striking a bipartisan agreement that Congress should take steps this year to rework a decades-old law.
How Dutton Schools Solved Their Teacher Shortage By Opening A Daycare
by Susan Shain for High Country News This school year, Montana, a state with fewer than 8,000 teachers, had 1,000 unfilled teaching positions. Meanwhile, Dutton-Brady Public Schools, a rural district about an hour from the Canadian border, easily filled its three vacancies.
Helena Man Sentenced After Allegedly Planning ‘Columbine-Style Attack’ With Homemade Bombs
By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan A Helena man who admitted to possessing homemade bombs who allegedly had a desire to commit a “Columbine-style attack” on a Helena High School was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison with three years supervised release.
Daines Proposes Coal Land Swap, Reinstatement of Signal Peak’s Mine Expansion Plan
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a series of bills during the past two weeks that seek to force the restart of coal mining on federal land in the Bull Mountains and could put coal money back into the hands of the Crow Tribe as part of a revenue sharing agreement that would involve a land swap.
Fauci defends his work on COVID-19, says he has an ‘open mind’ on its origins
By Jennifer Shutt for States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, testifying before Congress about his work on the virus as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during two presidencies.
Medicaid Providers Due at Least $8.5M in Delayed State Payouts, They Estimate
By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan Jason George has been waiting since September for the healthcare facility he works at in Sheridan to be reimbursed by the state for Medicaid expenses in one case – with facility owners taking out loans to make payroll and using their own funds to cover some patients’ prescriptions. And George isn’t alone.
Doctors Take on Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
By Kate Ruder for KFF Health News DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots and treatments for illnesses like ear infections. But Braun also did something most primary care doctors don’t. She peered inside mouths searching for cavities or she brushed fluoride varnish on their teeth.