BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: The Missile Community Cancer Study's (MCCS) first round of environmental sampling results for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and Minot AFB, North Dakota, found no additional instances of contaminants above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today. The study, conducted by the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (US  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Billings, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering 12 parcels covering 3,650.81 acres in North Dakota. In total, 12 parcels covering 3,650.81 acres sold for $7,703,153. The environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale and proposed lease stipulations are av  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The quits rate (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) for the nation was 2.3 percent in September 2023. Thirty-six states had quits rates of 2.3 percent or higher. Among those with the highest rates were Montana (3.5 percent) and Alaska and Wyoming (3.4 percent each). * * * Chart: State quits rates, Septe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: On Monday, December 11, 2023, Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade Diane Farrell will join federal, state and local dignitaries and representatives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of the International Trade Administration's (ITA) Pacific Northwest Rural Export Center at the U.S. Commercial Service office in Boise, Idaho. The new   more

BILLINGS, Montana, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: A Billings man convicted by a federal jury of trafficking methamphetamine after investigators intercepted a package containing the drug hidden in false bottom cans was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. After a two-day trial that began on July 10, the jury found S  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Two Busby residents convicted of methamphetamine and firearms crimes after the drug and guns were found in a vehicle in which they were traveling were sentenced to prison terms today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Jamesey Maria Jefferson, 33, was sentenced to seven years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release. Co-defendant  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: David Szymanski, a 25-year National Park Service (NPS) veteran, has been selected to serve as the regional director for the Pacific West Region, which includes all parks in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, parts of Arizona and Montana, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. He begins his new role after the holidays. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: DILLON, Montana -- The Bureau of Land Management Dillon Field Office is proposing to increase and begin collection of fees at BLM recreation sites along the Madison River. Costs for general maintenance and daily operations of these sites is increasing annually. In addition, there has been a sharp increase in recreation use of these sites over the past five years. For example,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Montana under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Montana are working together to offer over $3 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resili  more