MIN Midweek News Roundup

February 6, 2025

More Snow on the Way Tonight Through Friday Night

Courtesy Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Offers Winter Camps to Children of All Ages

Crash Detection Devices and Apps Call 911 with False Alarms When Skiers Fall-Improve Dispatch Performance

Montana House District 55 Legislative Update

DSVS Funding in Jeopardy – Help SafeguardCritical Services for Survivors

Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans’ Private Information From Elon Musk

Laser Pointers Are Not Toys When Pointed at Aircraft - Kalispell Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison

Glasgow couple can sue DPHHS workers in federal court

‘Queer Drain’ Being Documented in Montana as Legislature Advances Contentious Bills

Northern Cheyenne Woman Gets Her Day in Court Against the Federal Government

Sheehy, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create National Wildland Firefighting Service

Amtrak’s Empire Builder runs between Chicago and Portland/Seattle across the northern tier of Montana. The train here is seen near Coram, Montana, in 2023. Credit: Justin Franz / MTFP

Are Passenger Trains Entering a Golden Age or Reaching the End of the Line?

Credit: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Daines Works to Protect Wildland Firefighter Pay

Sheehy, Cantwell Bipartisan Fire Ready Nation Act Passes Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Lawmakers consider requiring voted levies to be expressed in dollar amount, not mills

2021 Robertson Draw Fire blows up on Mount Maurice (photo Denise Rivette)

Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bills to Combat Catastrophic Wildfires

DRUG RECALL: One Lot of Fentanyl Transdermal System, 25 mcg/hr by Alvogen: Recall - Due to a Defective Delivery System

Officials seek to dismantle appeals board for Montanans denied public assistance

Lawsuit Filed Over Attempts by Elon Musk’s DOGE to Take Over U.S. Benefit Payment System

Bill to Congratulate President Trump Gets Support, Some Criticism

Senate Ethics Investigation into Former President Expected to Take All of February

Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana’s Rural Schools

$70K or $700K: State Challenges Attorneys’ Fees in Transgender Rights Case

Change is Coming for Montana’s Environmental Policy Act

Felony Bill for Adults Who Procure, Provide Treatment for Trans Minors Advances

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Montana Tribal Leaders Call for Reinstatement of Health Department Position

Despite Pleas From Yellowstone County Residents, Commissioners Won’t Rescind Letter

Today Begins the Official National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week

Montana Legislators Turn Down Bill That Would Have Resumed Lethal Injections

Little Tracking, Wide Variability Permeate the Teams Tasked With Stopping School Shootings

What We Found in The Legislature’s ‘Junque’ Drawer

Make Your Bid Now in Auction to Support Filmmaking in Montana and Help Save 1,300 Jobs

Winter in Carbon County (photo by Denise Rivette)

Safety First