BILLINGS, Montana, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Reclamation's April forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows: * Bighorn Lake - Bighorn River April through July inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast to be approximately 1,267,000 acre-feet (af), which is 103% of the 30-year average of 1,235,000 af. As of April 1, Bighorn Lake was 78% full./* * Buffalo Bill Reservoir -   more

HELENA, Montana, April 13 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Today the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division, in partnership with the Office of the Attorney General for the state of Montana, hosted a Family Summit in support of those who have lost loved ones to the drug poisoning and overdose epidemic. A dozen families from around the state attended today's sum  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On March 29, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana sentenced Nathan Zito, president and owner of a paving and asphalt company, to 3 years of probation with a special condition of 6 months of home detention, a $27,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment. As early as January 2020, Zito knowingly engaged in anticompetitive  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The MH-139A Grey Wolf stood out against the austere landscape of evergreen trees and snow. As it moved toward the ground, the five-rotor downwash created a white cloud of snow that enveloped the aircraft and the aircrew inside. Upon touchdown, the horizon was barely visible through the snow cloud. This landing was the culmination of the 413th Flight Test Squadron's austere landing testing at Mal  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: A Clinton roofing company owner today admitted to allegations that he used a federal business loan of more than $400,000 intended for economic relief caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to instead buy personal items, including an ATV, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a camper, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Damon Alexander Wahl, 46, pleaded guilty  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a Washington man of trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine in Lake County last year, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a two-day trial that began on April 10, the jury found David Loren Waldeck, 57, of Port Orchard, Washington, guilty of possession with intent to distribute controlled sub  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release: United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will now manage the scientific and technological advancements of the Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP), a dataset with an interactive online mapping tool that allows users to access more than three decades of vegetation and production trends across the United States. Developed by the Un  more