BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: GREAT FALLS -- A Dodson man today admitted an assault charge after he drifted into the oncoming lane while driving and crashed into another vehicle, seriously injuring the other driver, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Marvin James Cole, 27, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Cole faces a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing $37.7 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 100,000 students nationw  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2023, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. ER23-2402-000) involving Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.: * * * Today's order is consistent with the Commission's existing policies regarding the CWIP Incentive and Abandoned Plant Incentive, as articulated in Order No. 679;[1] thus, I will concur rather than dissent. This order illustrates, however, w  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt: Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistr  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: A Lame Deer man accused of assaulting a woman on two separate occasions on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation admitted to multiple crimes today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Curtis Leo Crazymule, 45, pleaded guilty to assault of a dating partner resulting in substantial bodily injury, assault of a dating partner by strangulation and assault with a dangerous w  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in eight Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in nine North Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Montana are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought i  more