Daily News Roundup
April 8 through 10, 2024
Informational Meetings Scheduled for the County-Wide EMS Levy
Press Release from Carbon County EMS Agencies Carbon County EMS agencies will be holding community meetings this month to answer questions and help educate the public about the challenges the ambulance services are facing and about the upcoming county-wide EMS levy. The levy which will provide much needed funding to the ambulance services will be on the June 4th primary ballot.
Book Review: Valor in the Field is Muscle Memory for Dan Steffensen, But It Took All His Courage and Community to Recover From the Harris Fire
By Denise Rivette Farcountry Press and Sweetgrass Books just announced that A.J. Otjen’s new book on Red Lodge firefighter Dan Steffensen will be available in retail stores in June and available for preorder in May through Amazon. The official launch and signing event with both Dan Steffensen and A.J. Otjen will be at the Roosevelt Center in Red Lodge, Montana on June 15th. Books will be sold at the event by Beartooth Books starting at 7:00 pm. There will be a short presentation, opportunity to chat with Dan and A.J. and refreshments. For books purchased prior to the event, Dan and A.J. will begin signing those at 5:00 pm.
Carbon County Man Pleads Not Guilty to Deliberate Homicide of Infant
By Denise Rivette Brandon Lee Head Carrier, 24, of Carbon County, appeared in custody via video for arraignment Wednesday in Carbon County District Court in front of the Honorable Matthew J. Wald on charges of assault on a minor and deliberate homicide, both felonies. He pleaded not guilty. The charges stem from events that occurred on the morning of December 13 after a baby in distress was reported to Carbon County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Dispatch. Responding to that call were CCSO personnel, Joliet EMS and, eventually, the St. Vincent Help Flight helicopter. The child died a few days later.
Applications for State Property Tax Assistance Programs Due April 15
by Eric Dietrich for Montana Free Press Low-income Montanans seeking help paying their property tax bills have until Tax Day this coming Monday, April 15, to apply for aid through two state relief programs administered by the Montana Department of Revenue — including the flagship
U.S. Senate Hopeful’s Company Reported Losses of More Than $77 Million in 2023
by Arren Kimbel-Sannit for Montana Free Press Bridger Aerospace, the Gallatin County-based aerial firefighting company founded by Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy, announced a record-high annual revenue of almost $67 million when it released its 2023 earnings report last month.
Report: Female Grizzly Bears Could Be in Bitterroot Ecosystem in Four Years
By Keila Szpaller for the Daily Montanan On paper, the federal government is trying to figure out whether to restore grizzly bears to the Bitterroot Ecosystem, but the bears appear to have their own plans. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is mulling ideas for grizzly bears in the Bitterroot Ecosystem following a public scoping period that closed last month.
Montana Students, Educators Sue Over 2021 Human Sexuality Parental Notification Law
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan A group of Montana students, teachers, librarians, and organizations representing school counselors and psychologists filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the 2021 law that requires school staff to notify parents 48 hours in advance
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Pinocci Candidate Sign Case
By Darrell Ehrlick for the Daily Montanan A federal judge in Montana has issued a preliminary injunction against the Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT) prohibiting it from ordering political signage along the state’s highways and roads to be taken down within two weeks after an election.
Sheehy Says He Lied About Accidental Discharge, Gunshot Wound Incident in Glacier
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy told The Washington Post in a story published during the weekend he had lied to a Glacier National Park ranger about accidentally shooting himself in the arm to try to protect other military service members from what he believed could lead to an investigation into how he actually ended up with a bullet in his arm.
Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concern
By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News Federal and state regulators aren’t doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy switches for Affordable Care Act policyholders, say consumers, agents, nonprofit enrollee assistance groups, and other insurance experts.