DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites. The Rocky Mountain Field Division collected just over 18,500 pounds of u  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following notice of proposed rulemaking (MB Docket No. 23-380; RM-11968) on Nov. 7, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Missoula, Montana) NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), has before it a petition for rulemaking filed August 16,  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Once again, Malmstrom made history during Global Strike Challenge 2023 by taking home the Blanchard trophy, naming them 'best overall missile wing' for the fifth contest in a row. The win, secured by a 10-point difference, was a major team effort. Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bombe  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs When Senior Airman Connor Crawn received a religious hair accommodation in October of 2022, after more than two years of fighting for the freedom to display his Kanien'keha:ka faith, he had no idea what the future held for him as a pillar for his indigenous community. Now, with a new, tidily tapered b  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: A Great Falls man who admitted to lying about his income to receive more than $75,000 in Medicaid health care benefits was fined $70,000 and sentenced to three years of probation today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Dustin Tempel, 39, pleaded guilty in June to health care fraud. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court a  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: The owner of an interior design company in Whitefish today admitted charges in a scheme in which she defrauded customers of approximately $900,000 and used the money for personal expenses, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Jennifer Michele Helm, aka Jennifer Michele, 45, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and to aggravated identity theft. Helm faces a maxi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: I'm Ricky Ingram, we are at Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge, and you're watching This Week at Interior! This Week at Interior In Bozeman, Montana this week, Secretary Haaland held the 12th and final stop on The Road to Healing, a nationwide tour to allow survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system the opportunity to share their stories, help connect communities with trauma-infor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 22-04135-06) on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings  more