YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal More than 130 Airmen assigned to four wings across the Connecticut, Montana, and Missouri Air National Guard united to form the C-130 Hercules Force Element here during Mobility Guardian 23, July 5-21, 2023. Fifty-eight maintainers assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, 120th AW, 103rd AW, and Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center school house, ensured thre  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: As part of ongoing efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the U.S. Geological Survey, in conjunction with the National Park Service, is working to inform the public that pre-baiting and scientific capture operations are once again about to begin within Yellowstone National   more

ANACONDA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * Cleanup milestone reflects Superfund progress in securing healthier communities * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced deletion of the Anaconda Co. Smelter site from Superfund's National Priorities List (NPL), benefitting the environment, the community of Anaconda and the people of Montana. This deletion includes operable unit (OU15) of t  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The Atlantic Richfield Company and ARCO Environmental Remediation, L.L.C. (collectively, Atlantic Richfield) have agreed to the cleanup of community soils--including both residential and non-residential yards and soil affected by the refinery's operations--at the ACM Smelter and Refinery Superfund Site (Site) in Black Eagle, Montana, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $800,000 to the University of Montana to fund a program that provides assistance to victims of child abuse in tribal communities. The grant is for the Fiscal Year 2023 Victims of Child Abuse Act Tribal Children's Advocacy Centers Training and Technical Assis  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: A Billings woman admitted to a methamphetamine trafficking crime today after law enforcement found meth and a semi-automatic handgun in her vehicle during a traffic stop, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Nancy Michelle Hartsock, 36, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Hartsock faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 mi  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: A Missoula doctor who operated clinics in Missoula and Kalispell that dispense ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects, has agreed to pay the federal government $85,000 to settle alleged Controlled Substances Act violations that he distributed the drug from an unregistered location and failed to maintain records for his   more

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A Forsyth woman accused of defrauding customers through her business, Rosebud County Insurance Inc., by spending client payments on personal expenses admitted fraud charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kileen Moria Hagadone, 57, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and to aggravated identity theft. Hagadone faces a maximum of 20 years in prison  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Two Havre residents accused of distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine to the Fort Belknap and the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations admitted today to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Brittany Alice Bradley, 25, and Daniel First Raised, 32, each pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substanc  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A man and a woman accused in large-scale, multi-state drug investigation centered on the Crow Indian Reservation admitted to trafficking methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Darlon Richard Lefthand, 37, of Hardin, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute meth. Darlon Lefthand faces a mandatory minimum of 10 y  more

BUTTE, Montana, Aug. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following statement on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Increased community engagement efforts include additional staffing, increased site visits, open meetings, and public engagement on science and cleanup topics * * * Earlier this year, following my fourth visit to Butte, I made a commitment to invest more in community engagement and transparency related to ongoing Superfund activity. While engagement takes time and resources to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36708) entitled "John Howell - Continuation of Control Exemption - Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway LLC": * * * John Howell (Howell), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1180.2(d)(2) to exempt from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. Sec. 11323 his continuance in control of Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway LLC (WIM), a no  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36707) entitled "Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway LLC - Operation Exemption - BLPI RR LLC": * * * Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway LLC (WIM), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1150.31 to operate approximately 43.744 miles of rail line owned by the BLPI RR LLC (BLPI RR)/1 in the County of Latah, Idaho, from  more

BELGRADE, Montana, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun the process to federalize airport security screening operations at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport (BZN). Since September 1, 2014, these services have been contracted by TSA to a third party company. TSA has maintained oversight of all operations and required the c  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A Kalispell man who admitted to threatening to kill Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester in calls to his office was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Kevin Patrick Smith, 46, pleaded guilty in April to threats to murder a United States Senator. U.S. Distric  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: By Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office HELENA, Mont. -- Over the course of 10 days, more than 230 individuals from the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as observers from Turkmenistan, came together for Exercise Regional Cooperation 23, held Aug. 8-18, 2023, in Helena, Montana. The annual, multi  more