MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs To an outsider passing by, the missile alert facility tucked into the grassy hillside of central Montana's U.S. Highway 87 could easily be mistaken for a long-abandoned military fortress originally used during the Cold War. The few pale-colored buildings sitting atop Alpha 01-Missile Alert Facility are surrounded by chain-link fencing, simply id  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in February 2023, 5.5 percent, followed by Oregon, 4.7 percent. North Dakota and South Dakota had the lowest jobless rates, 2.1 percent each. The next lowest rates were in Nebraska, 2.3 percent, and Montana and Utah, 2.4 percent each. The rates in Maryland (2.9 percent), Montana (2.4 percent), and Wisconsin (2.  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: The Air Force is assessing the public's interest in establishing a Restoration Advisory Board for Malmstrom Air Force Base. The advisory board, known as a RAB, is a community group that meets to receive and discuss information about environmental cleanup projects at a military base. A RAB facilitates and improves communication, outreach, and transparency between the m  more

HELENA, Montana, April 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: * * * Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $62,283,000 for Montana essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 billion boost fr  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: A Billings man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in the community after law enforcement found 9,500 fentanyl pills and a firearm in his vehicle was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kyngsten Bargar, 30, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, April 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: A Box Elder man accused of trafficking drugs on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation after law enforcement found a pound of methamphetamine and eight firearms in his truck admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Thomas Knife, aka "Smurf," 41, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and to p  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, April 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: A Wolf Point woman today admitted to allegations that she trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Jordan Paige Day, 24, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Day faces a mandatory minimum of five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 millio  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Starting in May and continuing through November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the monthly Agricultural Yield Survey. The information captured in this survey will help NASS track changes in yields that can occur due to weather, pests, disease, and  more

MANHATTAN, Montana, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comment until May 3, 2023, for a Draft Environmental Assessment regarding the water resource recovery facility improvements project in Manhattan, Montana. The proposed project entails upgrading the existing mechanical water resource recovery facility to improve nutrient removal, rehabilitate the existing surface wat  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, April 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman and Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Senator Jon Tester, senior U.S. Senator for the state of Montana, visited Malmstrom Air Force Base, April 4-5, 2023, to engage with Airmen and receive updates on the ongoing missile community cancer study from Department of the Air Force leadership. "Thank you to each  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 575) entitled "Montana Rail Link, Inc. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - In Yellowstone, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Park, Gallatin, Broadwater, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Powell, Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Lake, Mineral, and Sanders Counties, Mont.; Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho; and Spokane County, Wash.": * * * Digest:/1 The Board denies a pe  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, April 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman and Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Senator Jon Tester, senior U.S. Senator for the state of Montana, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and other Department of the Air Force senior leaders visited Malmstrom Air Force Base, April 4-5, to engage with Airmen and receive updates on the ongoing missile community cancer study from DAF leadership.   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: A draft integrated letter report and programmatic environmental assessment has been developed to determine the economic and environmental impacts of federal participation in state-managed watercraft inspection programs within the states of Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska to protect the Upper Missouri River Basin. Comments on the draft Programmatic EA  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for Montana Companies have committed to invest over $400 million in Montana since President Biden took office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden's Investing   more