BUTTE, Montana, July 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: * * * Funding will allow CTEC to develop website, increase technical support for cleanup decisions * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $150,000 Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) for the Butte Citizens Technical Environmental Committee (CTEC) to expand public communication about cleanup of the Silver Bow Creek and Montana Pole Treatment Superfund site  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following notice of apparent liability for forfeiture (FRN No. 0003749892): * * * In the Matter of Glendive Broadcasting Corporation, Licensee of Station K13IG-D, Sidney-Fairview, Montana MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER AND NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it the application (Application) of Glendi  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs The engine of an all-terrain vehicle hummed steadily as four Airmen drove up a secluded dirt road, leaving a thick haze of dust behind them. Tires gripped the rocky path lined with purple flowers, and the warm Montana air turned into a piercing wind on the traveler's faces as they climbe  more

BILLINGS, Montana, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: A Manhattan man with felony convictions was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking meth and illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Jamey Wayne Charon, Jr, 26, pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute meth and to prohibited person  more

BILLINGS, Montana, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: A Kalispell man convicted of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Andrew Joseph Shields, 40, pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. District Judge  more

BILLINGS, Montana, July 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: A Forsyth woman accused of defrauding customers through her insurance company, Rosebud County Insurance Inc., by spending client payments on personal expenses appeared today on charges, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kileen Moria Hagadone, 57, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging her with six counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggr  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: Poor track conditions led to the fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Joplin, Montana, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. NTSB investigators said a combination of factors, including worn rail, vertical track deflection, subgrade instability and track misalignment, led to the derailment of Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder on Sept. 25, 2021, killing three passengers and injuring 49  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The National Park Service Yellowstone issued the following news release: Yellowstone National Park asks the public for comments on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes a proposal by Custer Gallatin National Forest and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks about native fish conservation. In 2022, Custer Gallatin National Forest along with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks issued an EA proposing to remove nonnative rainbow trout and hybridized cutthroat trout from the   more