GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 14 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release: A Great Falls woman who admitted to dealing methamphetamine and heroin for a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Katie Marie Marceau, 38, pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Chief  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA, Region VIII VPPPA name outstanding safety, health professionals * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by nine Montana employers all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022. The nine employers include: Energy Keepers Inc  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Montana man was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for shooting into a residence and attempting to shoot others with the intent of ridding a town of LGBTQI+ residents. John Russell Howald, of Basin, was convicted by a federal jury on Feb. 17 of a hate crime involving an attempt to kill and discharge of a firearm during  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA, Region VIII VPPPA also name outstanding safety and health professionals * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized 16 Colorado employers for recording zero injury or illness incidents in 2022. The companies are members of the OSHA Region VIII Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' As  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: A Great Falls man accused of lying about his income to receive Medicaid while he had cancer admitted to fraud charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Dustin Tempel, 38, was arraigned on and pleaded guilty to an information charging him with health care fraud. Tempel faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years   more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: A Great Falls man admitted today to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl pills in the community, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Shacotta Keenan St. Onge, aka Shaq, 30, pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. St. Onge faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years imp  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: A Great Falls woman who admitted to dealing methamphetamine and heroin for a drug trafficking organization in Mexico was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Katie Marie Marceau, 38, pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute controlled  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release: A Montana man was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for shooting into a residence and attempting to shoot others with the intent of ridding a town of LGBTQI+ residents. John Russell Howald, of Basin, was convicted by a federal jury on Feb. 17 of a hate crime involving an attempt to kill   more

BILLINGS, Montana, June 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Two Mexico citizens convicted of trafficking 29 pounds of methamphetamine from Denver, Colorado, to the Bozeman and Billings communities were sentenced this week to prison terms, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Isidro Vega Carmona, 28, was sentenced on June 15 to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Carmon  more

FORT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Montana, June 13 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Montana sun blazed down over the shoulders of Mount Helena's foothills and into a wide plain of tall grass; its presence was dulled only by the scattered rain clouds that provided cool relief for armored security forces personnel running in formations on the ground below. Operation Avalanche Defender was afoot, and nearly 2  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 8 issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized 16 Colorado employers for recording zero injury or illness incidents in 2022. The companies are members of the OSHA Region VIII Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association and are among 35 "Zeroes Heroes" companies in the six-state mountain reg  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 8 issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized two Utah employers for recording zero injury or illness incidents in 2022. Morton Salt in Grantsville and Phillips 66 in Salt Lake City are members of the OSHA Region VIII Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association and are among 35 "Zeroes Her  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of $119.9 million in federal funds for broadband infrastructure projects in Montana and $68.3 million for multi-purpose community facility projects in North Dakota under the American Rescue Plan's Capital Projects Fund (CPF), part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda. A key priority of the CPF program is expa  more