WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Montana to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from June 1-8, 2023. The President's action makes public assistance available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Montana man pleaded guilty today to buying firearms in Montana and selling them to individuals in Mexico. Cristyan Jose Gonzalez-Carrillo, 37, of Bozeman, pleaded guilty to illegal export before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto. According to court documents, an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) determined that from February 2020 to May 2020, Gonzalez-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Montana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from June 1 to June 8, 2023. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergen  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Montana following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of flooding that occurred June 1 - 8, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide es  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: In response to public requests, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is extending the public scoping period for the proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area to November 27, 2023. The public scoping period will determine public interest, identify issues that require further analysis, and gather insight on a proposal to create a Missouri Headwaters Con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the State of Montana following flooding across 10 counties in June of this year. In response, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts. USDA staff in the regional, state, and county offices are responding and providing a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to res  more