WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 35 oil and gas parcels totaling 10,463.09 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in North Dakota. The comment period ends July 24, 2023. The parcels the BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions o  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 21 (TNSper) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: Commencement for the annual Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Director Election is underway. Members in the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Montana will each elect one individual to fill the one member director seat in its respective state. Four independent director seats, including one public interest independent director (PID) seat,   more

BILLINGS, Montana, June 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: A Mexico citizen accused in trafficking 29 pounds of methamphetamine from Denver, Colorado, to the Bozeman and Billings communities admitted to a drug crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Victor Daniel Mejia Ocampo, 22, pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with possession with intent to distribute meth. Ocampo faces a   more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Airman Hannah Hardy, 341 Missile Wing Public Affairs Rotor blades cut through the hot summer air and the distinct "whomp, whomp, whomp" of a UH-1 Huey filled the ears of five Airmen, grass stinging their faces as the helicopter took off and the sound that once enveloped the overgrown meadow grew increasingly distant. The surrounding forest was seemingly shrouded by  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: * * * Orders BNSF Railway Company to Transport 4.2 Million Tons of Coal for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC * * * The Surface Transportation Board today issued a preliminary injunction requiring BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to transport 4.2 million tons of coal from Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC's (NTEC) Spring Creek mine in Montana   more