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Tonight on Montana Evening Edition; Friday, December 14th
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee this week adopted a policy statement that basically recognizes hunting can serve as a management tool once the animal loses its federal protections. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, Chris Servheen, is a member of that committee. In tonight's feature interview with Edward O'Brien, Servheen discusses what that policy statement does - and does not - mean. He also talks about the possibility of the grizzly one day getting delisted from the Endangered Species Act, a topic that generates plenty of passion from those on both sides of the issue...
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Tonight on Montana Evening Edition; Thursday, December 13th
Somers is a small, tight-knit community on the north shore of Flathead Lake. The history of this former company town is still very much a part of its present. John O'Brien built himself a mansion when he opened up the lumber mill in Somers in the early 1900's. The mill is gone, so is the railroad tie factory, but the company homes and the O'Brien mansion remain. The mansion has fallen into disrepair with roof damage allowing water to seep into the house. In tonight's feature, Flathead Reporter Katrin Frye takes us to Somers, on a tour of the historic home, and into a conversation with longtime community members who have watched the community grow, shrink, and renew over time.
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Tonight on Montana Evening Edition, December 12th
Nearly a third of Americans are obese - a statistic that alarms health professionals who know the personal and societal costs of the obesity epidemic. An annual study by the United Health Foundation ranks the health of states based on their obesity rates, and a number of other factors, including drinking. Montana does well on obesity but poorly on drinking - putting us 29th overall. Vermont is the nation's healthiest state; Mississippi the least. In tonight's feature interview, News Director Sally Mauk talks with United Health's regional medical director, Dr. Willam Mandell, about the latest health rankings - and where Montana needs to improve...
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Tonight on Montana Evening Edition; Tuesday; December 11th
2012 ended up as a good year for Montana's tourism-based industry.
In this evening's feature interview with Edward O'Brien, the director of the University of Montana's Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research says resident and non-resident travelers pumped some 4-billion dollars into our economy. What's more, Norma Nickerson says there seems to be a rather optimistic long-term outlook for Montana's tourist related businesses.
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Tonight on Montana Evening Edition, December 10th
The final figures confirm that Montana's 2012 U.S. Senate race between Democrat Jon Tester and Republican Denny Rehberg smashed campaign spending records, with at least 47 million dollars poured into the race - almost three times what was spent in the 2006 Tester/Burns race. Montana State University political science professor David Parker is writing a book on the 2012 race. In tonight's feature interview, Parker breaks down the campaign spending numbers with News Director Sally Mauk...
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