KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.1 percent in  more

EAST HELENA, Montana, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * EPA to host March 11 information session and open house to discuss additional Superfund residential lead cleanups * * * Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a third and final wave of more than $1 billion new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding for cleanup projects at more than 100 Superfund sites across the country. As part of today's an  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: A federal jury on Feb. 29 convicted a Washington man accused of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in communities in Hill County and on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a three-day trial that began on Feb. 27, a jury found the defendant, Antonio Ledesma Rodriguez, aka Uncle, 53, of Yakima, Washi  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Investigations by federal and local law enforcement agencies into methamphetamine traffickers who attempted to set up base in Livingston in Park County have resulted in federal drug convictions, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced today. During a press conference at the Park County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Building in Livingston, U.S. Attor  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: A Missoula man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community was sentenced today to 11 years in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kevin Dean McLeod, 54, pleaded guilty in October of 2023 to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. U.S. District Judge Donald W. Mo  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: The National Forest Foundation (NFF), the congressionally-chartered nonprofit working to improve and restore the health of the 193-million-acre National Forest System, and USDA Forest Service announced today the "Nature Connects Us" outreach campaign which sparks awakening and strengthening of all peoples' connection to national forests and grasslands. This camp  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available up to $6.1 million for grants through its Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. USDA  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56995) involving Monticello Nuclear Plant, Montana: * * * Facility: Monticello Region: 3 State: MN Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Andrew Anderson HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 02/28/2024 Notification Time: 13:25 [ET] Event Date: 02/28/2024 Event Time: 08:39 [CST] Last Update Date: 02/28/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-1-006) on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Performance Audit of Incurred Costs - Montana State University." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance AUDIT OBJECTIVE The National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General engaged Sikich CPA LLC (Sikich) to conduct a performance audit of costs that Montana State University (MSU) incurred on 176 NSF awards during the period of No  more

WEST GLACIER, Montana, Feb. 28 -- The National Park Service Glacier National Park issued the following news release: Glacier National Park is initiating public scoping for an environmental assessment (EA) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to update a long-term Fire Management Plan (FMP) for Glacier National Park. The park's FMP and EA were last updated in 2003. As part of its mission, the NPS Wildland Fire Program manages wildland fire and fuel treatments to prote  more

YAKIMA, Washington, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today that Bree R. Black Horse has joined her office as an Assistant United States Attorney dedicated to prosecuting cases involving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), in connection with the Justice Department's MMIP regional program. AUSA Black Horse will work out of our Yakima O  more